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Gardening

My Go-To Gardening Tool - Felco #2 Pruners

July 31, 2024 | by Carol Reese

“What is your Go-To Gardening tool?”

Gardening

Nasturtiums and Canary Bird Vine

April 24, 2022 | by Debbie Hinchey, Anchorage Garden Club, photos by Julie Riley

I searched online for nasturtiums and discovered that Nasturtium was the generic name for watercress, not the brightly colored vines I had expected.

Human Interest Stories

National Parks- America's Best Idea

August 02, 2023 | by Brenda Moore

I enjoyed watching the Ken Burns 2009 documentary series “The National Parks” America’s Best Idea.” The idea of protecting natural wonders began with Frederick Law Olmsted’s vis

Gardening

Native American Paw Paw Trees

August 30, 2021 | by Peggy Riccio, NGC Blog Administrator

It’s paw paw season! Paw paws (Asimina triloba) are native trees that bear fruit in August, September, and October.

Environmental Concerns

Native Plant Trust’s Seed Ark Initiative

October 19, 2020 | by Arabella Dane, Chairman Photography & Linda Jean Smith, Consultants' Councils Gardening Schools

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Pollinators and Insects

Native Plants Attract Native Pollinators

April 26, 2021 | by Pat Neasbitt

The key to having butterflies, birds and pollinators is to have native plants. Native pollinators must have native plants in order to survive.

International

NGC Gold Star By-way Memorial Marker Dedicated In France…

March 19, 2020 | by Mary HazenChairman, Deep South RegionLouisiana Garden Club Federation Inc.

                                       NGC Gold Star By-way Memorial

Gardening

Nightshades

July 19, 2021 | by Bud Qualk, Horticulture Committee Coordinator, Edible Gardens Chairman and Master Gardener

With a name like nightshades you might be hesitant to grow these types of plants. What are nightshades?

Gardening

Nothing Beats Home-Grown Tomatoes

March 14, 2022 | by Pat Neasbitt

Environmental Concerns

Now is Not the Time to Quit

April 04, 2022 | by Peggy Riccio, NGC Blog Administrator

The article below is an excerpt from Sandra H. Robinson’s installation acceptance speech as printed in the summer 2015 issue of The National Gardener.