April 2014 – Down To Earth Garden Club

Pat sent us the following picture from the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival in Mt. Vernon, Washington. She and Sharon got to view 350 acres of tulips in the field and in demonstration gardens. Apparently, the growing conditions and climate in this area is similar to that of Holland and tulips thrive. The largest grower in […]

Cold Spring/Late Spring

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| Gardening Techniques

I find Pennsylvania Ag Clips in the garden club inbox every morning. In the March 31 addition there were some thoughts by Tim Fritz from King’s AgriSeeds on how the odd weather patterns are going to affect the planting season. He was suggesting that farmers reconsider when they plant their crops this year. We aren’t […]

Panola (Pansy) (Viola x wittrockiana)

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| Plants

We discovered a “new” plant on our field trip that included the at Country Farm & Home Gift and Garden Center . The plant is a Panola (Viola x wittrockiana); a cross between a pansy and a viola. I’ve put new in parenthesis because I’m not sure how new the plant actually is. There is […]

Down To Earth Garden Club

Month: April 2014

Pat and Sharon among the Tulips

Cold Spring/Late Spring

Panola (Pansy) (Viola x wittrockiana)