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I’ll be taking gardeners it Costa Rica in February of 2022. This trip has the best price point I’ve ever offered. This nine day trip explores the flora and fauna of one of this tropical paradise. We’ll visit San Jose, Coffee Plantation, Guanacaste, Monteverde Cloud…
The Iron Garden at the Carrie Blast Furnaces National Historic Landmark is one of Pittsburgh’s hidden treasures.
I’m a huge fan of Joe Hamm’s Daffodil Hortus in Washington County. It’s the greatest collection of blooming daffodils I’ve ever seen. Here’s a letter from Joe which explains how to order your bulbs. The sales of the bulbs helps Joe continue his work. From…
I’ll be taking gardeners it Costa Rica in February of 2022. This trip has the best price point I’ve ever offered. This nine day trip explores the flora and fauna of one of this tropical paradise. We’ll visit San Jose, Coffee Plantation, Guanacaste, Monteverde Cloud…
The Iron Garden at the Carrie Blast Furnaces National Historic Landmark is one of Pittsburgh’s hidden treasures.
I’m a huge fan of Joe Hamm’s Daffodil Hortus in Washington County. It’s the greatest collection of blooming daffodils I’ve ever seen. Here’s a letter from Joe which explains how to order your bulbs. The sales of the bulbs helps Joe continue his work. From…
Use these organic controls to keep the garden pest free.
Choderwood is a wonderful secret garden in Highland Park.
A little less than half my garden is filled with garlic, there are even containers filled with the plants. I would guess about two or three hundred head. I went crazy during the fall planting, hoping to grow enough homegrown garlic to get me through…
By Doug Oster May 26, 2021 After an early morning downpour followed by gray skies and imminent showers, the time was right to plant the first crop of tomatoes. There is a certain joy when the stars align in the garden. Oftentimes, things are so…
It was fun to do this video with my friend Andy Amrhein. We talk all about trees, how to plant, prune and choose the right varieties. This came about after Davey Tree did an extensive study of the trees in Bethel Park and then came…
I’ll be traveling to England and Holland to explore the Chelsea Flower Show, the gardens of England and a once in a decade celebration of flowers called Floriade in Holland. This is my third trip to the see the Chelsea Flower Show. It’s an amazing…