Gardening With Charlie

Garbage-Can Gardening- It\’s mid-winter and the kids are clamoring for things to do. Outdoor play is great, but here\’s a fun indoor planting activity to offer when the weather is lousy. With little eff

Gardening With Charlie – How to Grow a TomatoTomatoes are far and away the most popular vegetable grown by home gardeners. Who can resist the vast array of sizes, shapes, colors, and flavors of hybrid

Gardening With Charlie – Pruning Fruit TreesWhile it\’s easy this time of year to just daydream about next year\’s garden, there are some chores to be done. Late winter is the perfect time for one of my

Gardening With Charlie – Charming Annual Vines(Family Features with Kathie Bond-Borie, Guest Columnist)
Would you like to cloak a summer porch in cooling shade? Hide an eyesore such as a chain-link fe

Gardening Remedies From Your Kitchen- It\’s summer and time to start enjoying the fruits of your gardening labors by harvesting a bounty of vegetables, fruits and flowers. However, you aren\’t the only

Gardening With Charlie – Contain Yourself- I remember when container gardening meant throwing a few geraniums in a clay pot out on the front steps. The pot invariably would be filled with weeds by mid

Gardening With Charlie – Pruning a Shrub Rose- Kathy Bond-Borie, Guest Columnist
Many a gardener has stood before a favorite rose shrub with pruners in hand, hesitant to make the first cut. Thorns asi

/media/k2/items/cache/938a195f8810cb9b31c6503221891897_L.jpgGardening With Charlie – Great Homemade Garden Gifts- Some of the best holiday gifts I\’ve ever received were handmade items from the garden.