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
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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.
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Environmental Concerns
Native Plant Trust’s Seed Ark Initiative
October 19, 2020 | by Arabella Dane, Chairman Photography & Linda Jean Smith, Consultants' Councils Gardening Schools
NATIVE PLANT TRUST'S SEED ARK INITIATIVE
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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.
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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 Marker Dedicated in France
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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?
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Gardening
Nothing Beats Home-Grown Tomatoes
March 14, 2022 | by Pat Neasbitt
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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.
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Gardening
Off With Their Heads
December 20, 2021 | by Donna Rouch
Have you noticed the colorful small cacti in the big box stores and nurseries?
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Plant America
One By One
November 09, 2020 | by Marilyn McDonald, Director Azalea District, GCG, Inc.
ONE BY ONE
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Gardening
Overwintering Geraniums
October 04, 2021 | by Peggy Riccio
When my mother lived in Vienna, Virginia, she grew red geraniums in large whisky barrels by the front door.
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Gardening
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme
October 17, 2022 | by Pat Neasbitt
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