By David P. Davis Newsroom@DominionPost.com As we head into the end of summer, the West Virginia Botanic Garden, at 1061 Tyrone Road, continues to provide blooms not only from cultivated […]
Tag: garden
DIY Greenhouse
By Aldona BirdNewsroom@DominionPost.com While summer gardens are in full swing, autumn seedlings may just be popping up. Whether you are planting new things or wanting to protect some plants you’ve […]
Beetles a favorite of chicks, not Bird
One of my sustainability goals is to feed my chickens a significant portion of their daily rations from my garden. They have lots of time to free range and forage […]
Slugs eating garden goods
If I told you you have hundreds of creatures in your garden, each of whom had 27,000 teeth, you might opt to stay indoors. I know my garden has just […]
What’s Blooming at WVBG
By David P. Davis Newsroom@DominionPost.com This article is dedicated to my mom, Sarah Davis, who passed away this week at 94. Sarah was a true lover of plants and gardening to […]
Family honors mom with memorial garden at PMH
Newsroom@DominionPost.com KINGWOOD — The family of the late Mildred Thornton Lindley is honoring and remembering Mildred through the creation of a memorial garden at Mon Health Preston Memorial Hospital in […]
What’s blooming at WVBG
By David P. Davis Newsroom@DominionPost.com Every year at the West Virginia Botanic Gardens, 1061 Tyrone Road, gardens are expanded, flower beds are refreshed and new plantings are established. Our new pollinator […]
Pay attention and notice new plants to keep
You don’t have to mow, I’ll scythe, I said to my father. He has taken me at my word, and our gardens and paths are now more overgrown than usual. […]
DIY: Bucket Caddy
By Aldona BirdNewsroom@DominionPost.com A misplaced trowel can slow planting down. Locating garden snips or other garden tools that you’ve set aside can not only take time but can be quite […]
Goldenrod is a native species, but not without its problems
Save the bees! Many of us have said this phrase with conviction. Many of us applaud or nod in support when we hear or read it. The popular phrase often […]
