Gardening greats
For the second time, Frank and Joan Travers, of Bristol Champion Townline Road in Champion Township, have won first place in the Tribune Chronicle and Trumbull County Master Gardeners Amateur Garden contest. The Travers also won the contest in 2006. Fay Young of Brookfield was the second place winner with her English country garden. The contest, which is in its fifth year, has showcased several of Trumbull County’s best backyard gardens. Each spring, Trumbull County amateur gardeners have the opportunity to enter the contest, provided they have not completed the Master Gardener program through a state extension program or are not affiliated with the Tribune Chronicle. Gardens are judged by Trumbull County Ohio State University Extension Master Gardeners. Judging is based on a system of points based on the criteria used by professional flower judges. The criteria includes garden design, choice of plant material, use of structures and ease of maintenance.
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Gardeners love to show off.
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Preserving herbs: How to store those useful plants
Thanks to cooking shows on television, everyone is getting into the act of using herbs to season their favorite foods.
It isn’t surprising that herbs have become one of the staples of most kitchens.
Splitting up means getting ahead for perennials
If your once lovely perennial plant is
beginning to die out in the center, it is likely not a doomed plant but is simply in need of dividing.
Perennial, by definition, means to endure or to last for a very long time.
Divide to thrive
If your once lovely perennial plant is
beginning to die out in the center, it is likely not a doomed plant but is simply in need of dividing.
Perennial, by definition, means to endure or to last for a very long time.
July vegetable garden
July in the vegetable garden is when the real harvest begins.
Neighbors are competing for the first ripe tomato of the season.
