The Down to Earth Garden Club will be gift wrapping at JC Penney starting Friday, December 13 and continuing through to Sunday, December 15. The club will also be there December 20 to the 23rd. Hours will be 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. There will be a table at each entrance to Penney’s for shoppers...

Saprophytic plants are not unusual in nature. These are plants that live off of dead and decaying matter. They cannot make their own food as they contain no chlorophyll and cannot photosynthesize. Most of them are found in defined locations since they have a very specific arrangement with their environment. While some such as mistletoe...

It is important to know the difference between cultivars, hybrids and varieties for propagation as well as legal reasons. Hybrids are fairly simple and most people who deal with plants are familiar as to how they are produced. Two plants of the same species or closely related species are crossed. This is done by placing...

The Down to Earth Garden Club plant sale will be held at the BMP parking lot at 1263 Maple Ave. This is on the left close to the intersection of Shaffer Road and Maple Ave. The dates are May 17-May 18. The sale will run from 7:00 am-5:30 pm on Friday and from 8:00 am...

Whether you’re a green thumb gardener or someone with little to no luck with plants, you could really enjoy the exotic looking air plant. As part of the library’s “Lunch and Learn” program the Down to Earth Garden Club is doing a series of discussions on subjects related to gardening. The second program in the...