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John Wright | The Sun A sign marks the Governor's Garden on the grounds of the Whitehaven Visitors Center in Paducah.
Whitehaven garden helps fill table
There is a joke that zucchini is so prolific, gardeners resort to leaving their excess on the doorsteps of neighbors, friends and strangers in the middle of the night. The vegetables from the garde...
Jul 23, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Nothing says summer better than ice-cold watermelon
Watermelon is not a favorite of mine, but it seems I am the exception. Not only is this National Watermelon Month, but now through September each weekend there are watermelon festivals throughout t...
Jul 16, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Growing tomatoes remains top American hobby and staple in every vegetable garden
Whoever was bold enough to be the first to eat a deadly Nightshade could not have imagined it would become a staple in every vegetable garden. Today, tomatoes are the most popular vegetable in the ...
Jul 09, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Associated Press With care, homegrown lettuce can be enjoyed almost year round, from transplants that begin as seeds sown indoors in winter to and the latest ones from plants sheltered beneath plastic or glass tents.
Lettuce needs special care when it’s hot
by LEE REICH Associated Press Homegrown lettuce is so tasty and tender for salads. It’s also cold-hardy, so can be enjoyed almost year round, the earliest salad fixings coming from transplant...
Jul 02, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Where are the hummingbirds? Just wait, they are coming
Where are the hummingbirds this summer? Mine have not appeared, and several gardening friends have said only one or two have shown up. John Pollpeter, lead naturalist at Land Between the Lakes, ...
Jul 02, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Weeping soaker hoses, sprayed containers ease vacation watering
After loading the car with all of the newest annuals and perennials, planting, fertilizing and watering, the garden is beginning to look like the pictures in the gardening magazine. Now that summer...
Jun 25, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Some insects show benefits, others are simply a pain
As a rule, insects are not my favorite things. Of course, the exceptions are bees and butterflies that pollinate our food sources and ornamentals. In addition, other beneficial insects control the ...
Jun 18, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Daylilies: a tried and true part of the flower garden
I love daylilies as much as old gardening books, so naturally “Four Months of Hemerocallis Bloom” in the Aug. 1, 1932, issue of Horticulture caught my eye. In it, Elizabeth Noble Nesmith noted t...
Jun 11, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Associated Press The Little Boutique Wall Decal of a tree available from ToysRus, is Inexpensive and easy to install. Wall decals are popping up on walls in every room of the house.
Ask a Designer: doing decals right
BY MELISSA RAYWORTH Associated Press Wall decals have quickly become the fast food of home decorating. Inexpensive and easy to install, these peel-and-stick pieces of vinyl are popping up on ...
Jun 11, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Take precautions when planting paw paw trees
A friend recently gave me a bunch of paw paw seedlings. What an odd name for a tree. The only thing I knew about it was the children’s song “Way down yonder in the paw paw patch.” The Appalachia...
Jun 04, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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