Sharon Hull, This Week in the Garden: Lavender just loves it here - Santa Cruz Sentinel

Lavender farming can be an important business in Mediterranean climates like ours. Many products are made from the aromatic oils produced by the plants, including culinary and medicinal items. Most of us know about Bonny Doon Farms and their soaps ...

Save Up to 40% of Landscape Water and Still Have a Beautiful Lawn - Forbes

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers offers consumers with lawns these water-saving tips in the face of widespread drought cutbacks affecting many California cities ...

Garden Reports - KYW News radio

If you’d like to find a flowering plant for a shady spot in the garden this season, a spectacular one is tuberous begonia. For anyone who is interested in building an inexpensive greenhouse that will cost practically nothing to heat, here's a book ...

Meet the urban sharecroppers - Guardian Unlimited

It was a small notice, in between the ads for childminding and English lessons. "Free gardening. I will cultivate an abundant vegetable plot for you in your garden and we will share the produce 50/50." Then a number. When I got home I looked at my ...

Sam Champion's Just One Thing - ABC News

When shopping for back to school, it's important to be conscious of what your purchasing, not only for the sake of the earth but for your kids' health. Kick this school year off with an eco-friendly approach. Follow the tips below and your school ...