Picture yourself in a passionate embrace–at the flower show! No, friends, you haven’t stumbled onto the cover of a new romance novel, although the guy in this picture does look a lot like Fabio. This is a poster on display at the flower show, and as you can see, there’s a cut-out where the woman’s [...]
Whether you want to grow a single perfect blossom or learn how to raise fresh veggies and herbs for your table, the 2009 Southeastern Flower Show has something to teach you, something to show you, and something to inspire you. The beautiful image you see above is an entry from the “Passion in Bloom” interpretive [...]
Have you checked your mailbox lately? Mine is starting to fill up with new seed catalogs, and yesterday, I got one from Tomato Growers Supply Company, a mail order business that will celebrate 25 years in 2009. Tomato Growers, as you’d guess, specializes in tomatoes, and there are some delicious new varieties coming onto the [...]
Did you know that Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue has declared today, Nov. 15, “America Recycles Day” here in our state? So save those paper towels that you cleaned the kitchen with this morning, along with the cartridge from your laser jet printer, yesterday’s milk jug, the motor oil from your car, and…well, you get the idea. [...]
Ready to go green? Of course you are! If you live in the Southeast, like me, you’ve struggled with the drought over the last few years. Because you care about our environment, you’ve switched to canvas bags, instead of those flimsy plastic ones, when you go shopping. You crunch aluminum cans, recycle newspapers, cook with fresh produce, and buy from local growers whenever [...]