MESA, AZ – Phoenix Rising Homes is renovating a home to become a sanctuary for homeless veterans. Veteran homelessness is a major problem facing veterans in the United States and this project will be one step towards solving it. “America is strong because of these men and women, who through selfless actions have fought to […]

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The spring-flowering bulbs are now long finished, and all that is left is their leaves. It is time for the summer flowering plants like cannas, dahlias, lilies, tuberous begonias and Lily of the Nile to bring color to the landscape. Perhaps one of the most notable summer foliage tubers is Caladiums. The heart-shaped leaves of […]

The neighbourhood has become a hotbed of gardening fervour. Three households, all a few steps from my home, have been bustling with planting zeal. Next door, Jan’s greenhouse is jammed with transplants. Great mounds of topsoil sit at the top of her driveway. She’s a new neighbour, just starting out growing vegetables. Directly across the […]

Much like Netflix’s glass art show Blown Away or the makeup competition Glow Up, The Big Flower Fight introduces an under-appreciated art form to our living rooms. This time, it’s floral decoration. Based on The Big Flower Fight contestant Instagrams, the competition is bound to be fierce as 10 teams of skilled artists vie for […]

March 2020 had the largest boom in America’s backyard gardening world since the push for victory gardens during World War II. Seeded by the coronavirus pandemic and its ripple effect of stockpiling, food shortages, food safety concerns, stay-at-home orders and wanting to avoid crowded grocery stores, gardens have made a huge comeback. Seed company after […]

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Green vegetables growing in a backyard garden. (EM Images) Our CorrespondentKohima, May 3 (EMN): As an antidote to the restrictions imposed due to the nationwide lockdown, many in urban Nagaland are resorting to backyard gardening.   Some of those shared with Eastern Mirror the benefits of having a kitchen or backyard garden. Opangmenla Jamir said that […]

As part of its efforts to encourage people to grow their own vegetables, the Vegetable and Fruit Promotion Council, Keralam (VFPCK), is set to distribute kitchen garden kits to kickstart a vegetable challenge. Kits with items including grow bags, vegetable seeds, neem oil, coir compost, and organic manure will be distributed. A kit with six […]

Do you have an overgrown garden that needs a little TLC? Or an unused lawn space that you’d be interested in making a bit more productive?   I’m a professional landscape designer (I typically work at institutional scales; hospitals, universities etc), living in a small apartment and looking for a space to do some organic vegetable […]