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...
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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...
By lavender at Feb. 1. 2019. with No Comments
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The weather outside is “frightful” but the DuBois Public Library can offer a bit of spring and a cup of coffee to the winter weary. As part of the library’s “Lunch and Learn” program the Down to Earth Garden Club will be doing a series of discussions on subjects related to gardening. The first of...
By lavender at Jan. 21. 2019. with No Comments
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It is a jungle out there this year. With all of the rain and sunshine not only the weeds are growing like weeds but many plants that bloom infrequently have blossomed out with a glorious show. Some oddities are also appearing. We presume that plant breeders spend years crossing and recrossing plants to produce...
By lavender at Aug. 5. 2018. with 1 Comment
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How many of you think that those showy rhododendrons that bloom so gloriously in spring are just a domestic version of our state flower, the mountain laurel? It is a natural assumption as they appear to be very similar and the impulse to use the names interchangeably is understandable. While they are both members of...