Inq H&D Gardening http://www.philly.com/inquirer/home_design/gardening RSS Feed for Inq H&D Gardening en-us Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:36:28 GMT For truly tasty garlic, it's a do-it-yourself delight http://www.philly.com/inquirer/home_design/gardening/20091106_For_truly_tasty_garlic__it_s_a_do-it-yourself_delight.html Last year, Tim Jones created the perfect recipe for garlic butter, but as he searched for just the right ingredients, he discovered something many Americans still don't realize: Most of the garlic sold in supermarkets comes from China. Time to ... http://www.philly.com/inquirer/home_design/gardening/20091106_Time_to____.html Be selective when cutting back perennials. Leave part if not all of the growth on the following, which helps them survive winter: ornamental grasses, evergreen ferns, Lobelia cardinalis (cardinal flower), chrysanthemums, perennial geraniums, nepeta (catmint), euphorbia (spurge), Chelone lyonii (turtlehead). Garden Calendar http://www.philly.com/inquirer/home_design/gardening/20091106_Garden_Calendar.html Tomorrow Begonia growing methods, including simple bonsai training, hands-on demonstration at the Delaware Valley Branch, American Begonia Society meeting; 10 a.m. Free. Huntingdon Valley Library, 625 Red Lion Rd., Huntingdon Valley. Information: 610-446-2160, wiener1@verizon.net. Good old orchids http://www.philly.com/inquirer/home_design/gardening/20091030_Good_old_orchids.html Six years ago, Julie MacKenzie wandered into a greenhouse looking for a Christmas gift. She emerged lovestruck - for orchids. Garden Calendar http://www.philly.com/inquirer/home_design/gardening/20091030_Garden_Calendar.html Tomorrow How to Create a Backyard Habitat Learn why native plants are important and how to use them to attract local wildlife; 2 p.m. Free. Terrain at Styer's, 914 Baltimore Pike, Glen Mills; 610-459-2400, www.terrainathome.com. Garden Q&A http://www.philly.com/inquirer/home_design/gardening/20091030_Garden_Q_A.html Question: Over the last several years I have had an increasing problem with mushrooms growing in my lawn. They are ugly looking things, 2 to 8 inches in diameter, brown or blackish in color rather than white. If I chop them out they return in a matter of weeks/months, and recur each year. Inq PGL Gardening http://www.philly.com/inquirer/home_design/gardening/7169112.html "Inspirational Garden" Contest sponsored by University City District http://www.philly.com/inquirer/home_design/gardening/inspirationalgardenscontest.html Welkinweir Arboretum http://www.philly.com/inquirer/home_design/gardening/8625082.html High on hydrangeas http://www.philly.com/inquirer/home_design/gardening/20070615_High_on_hydrangeas.html Tina Krause spent many a summer on MacMahan Island in Maine, an idyllic place she remembers for its salty air and turn-of-the-20th-century cottages.