http://gardeningsource.info Your First Source for All Things Gardening Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:04:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On the air: A radio discussion about gardening and seasonal foodsKansas City Star, MO - 10 hours agoToday: Tom Ruggieri of Fair Share Farms, Karen Elliott from University of Missouri Extension and chef Ted Harbiger from Room 39 will talk about gardening ... http://gardeningsource.info/on-the-air-a-radio-discussion-about-gardening-and-seasonal-foods-kansas-city-star/ The world's largest marrow goes on display at a gardening show after getting in the record books. http://gardeningsource.info/monster-marrow-a-record-breaker-bbc-news/ Unbelievably, it is time to start thinking about autumn, at least in terms of caring for our plants. The average first frost date is Sept. 15, but in colder areas or microclimates, freezing temperatures are likely to occur sooner. http://gardeningsource.info/time-to-start-thinking-about-autumn-gardening-the-record-courier/ The gardening season is winding down but that doesn’t mean gardener’s wind down. Fall is a great time for planting. http://gardeningsource.info/fall-gardening-workshops-set-by-lee-co-extension-the-amboy-news/ Steve Kraske, The Kansas City Star 's political correspondent, is host of “Up to Date” from 11 a.m. to noon weekdays on KCUR, 89.3 FM. Today: Tom Ruggieri of Fair Share Farms, Karen Elliott from University of Missouri Extension and chef Ted Harbiger from Room 39 will talk about gardening ... http://gardeningsource.info/on-the-air-a-radio-discussion-about-gardening-and-seasonal-foods-the-kansas-city-star/ landscapingLAWN CHAIR LECTURE LakelandTom MacCubbin will speak on "Water Wise Landscaping."WHEN: 11 a.m. SaturdayLOCATION: Peterson Nursery & Garden Center, Inc., 2184 E. County Road 540-ACOST: FreePHONE: 644-6491 to sign up. vegetablesVEGETABLE GARDENING WORKSHOP BartowWHEN: 9 a.m. to noon Saturday http://gardeningsource.info/gardening-calendar-the-lakeland-ledger/ My friend and fellow gardening author, Felder Rushing, coined a term not too long ago: 'slow gardening.' According to Felder, 'slow gardening isn't lazy or passive -- it actually involves doing more stuff, but carefully selected to be productive without senseless, repetitive chores. By focusing on seasonal rhythms and local ... http://gardeningsource.info/the-concept-of-slow-gardening-can-grow-on-one-the-gleaner/ Pat Glover and her vegetable gardenKansas City Star, MO - 17 hours agoAt that time we had a huge garden of straight rows of vegetables which we children weeded. It was a tough job, but somehow the values of the earth and ... http://gardeningsource.info/pat-glover-and-her-vegetable-garden-kansas-city-star/ Children teach us much about spatial design. They love tunnels and arches and everything they can go through, under or over. Open space doesn't impress them, nor do grand vistas. Children prefer to become integral with the space, to interact with it. And this, my friends, is the essence of ... http://gardeningsource.info/gardening-build-an-arch-in-your-garden-lancaster-online/ Salmon Bay Events, organizers of North America's third largest flower and garden show, today announced initial details on the 2009 Northwest Flower & Garden Show including the show's theme -- "Sustainable Spaces. http://gardeningsource.info/sustainable-gardening-takes-center-stage-at-north-americas-third-largest-flower-garden-show-pr-newswire-via-yahoo-finance/