August 2011 Monthly Roundup for Garden Snob

Bulbs

• Plant bulbs in fall for blooms in spring

Decorations for Garden and Patio

• Lawn furniture on sale for fall--an all weather two seat bench

Garden Books

• An old approach to preserving food made new!

Garden Thoughts

• Simple and quick--a great pickled cucumber recipe
• The August garden cruise

Garden Tools

• Spice rack makes a good seed saving container
• Lots of good buys on lawn furniture
• A float recliner for easy living
• A juicer/steamer makes extracting juice easy and mess free
• Mid Summer Garden delights and invites a fall planting
• The problems of an aging lawnmower overcome
• A food dehydrator is a good investment

Industry News

• Monsanto has a new GMO! Sweet corn!
• Labeling GMOs has to be a grass roots project

Monthly Roundup

• July 2011 Monthly Roundup for Garden Snob

Plants

• Now is the time to keep it going--Fall planting
• Blackberries are ripe!!!!
• This Summertime salad just keeps on giving
• Simple and quick--a great pickled cucumber recipe

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July 2011 Monthly Roundup for Garden Snob

Bees

• The Backyard Beekeepers Handbook for beginners

Composters

• A Stainless Steel Compost keeper for kitchen

Garden Thoughts

• Pac Choi is a perfect winter vegetable
• Territorial Seed fall catalog arrives on the solstice

Garden Tools

• Save the taste of summer with a pressure canner
• A Harvesting Bag to bring in the garden bounty
• Vine clips are easy to use and effective

Industry News

• No good deed goes unpunished

Monthly Roundup

• June 2011 Monthly Roundup for Garden Snob

Plants

• Growing Chinese vegetables in your backyard
• Mid summer planting for fall harvest
• How to attract birds to your yard and garden
• Oriental lettuces liven salads and stir frys
• Thinking ahead by planting Fava Beans
• Orchid Rock Rose is great for a dry, rocky spot
• Buckwheat makes a great summer cover crop
• Territorial Seed fall catalog arrives on the solstice
• Yellow Trefoil is growing well in rocky soil and drought

Remedies

• Buckwheat makes a great summer cover crop

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June 2011 Monthly Roundup for Garden Snob

Enjoy our best from June 2011, and we hope you have a great 4th of July holiday weekend!

Bulbs

• Try a Trillium for a shady spot in the garden
• Irises make a perfect addition to a perinneal flower garden
• Gladiolus are easy to grow and beautiful

Composters

• Leaf Blower antipathy! Get a good hand rake!

Container Gardens & Window Boxes

• Lobelia is lovely in a hanging planter
• Cherry tomatoes grow well in containers

Decorations for Garden and Patio

• Strathwood anti gravity recliner means comfort

Garden Books

• Holy Sh*t: A book about how to save money and use manures

Garden Thoughts

• Summer solstice is forgotten
• A tribute to the wild azaleas

Garden Tools

• Loving care and a three tined hoe makes for garden success
• A good timer for irrigation is a great tool
• Leaf Blower antipathy! Get a good hand rake!

Industry News

• Steer manure needs to be well composted to avoid antibiotics
• Organic Consumers has a petition to label GMOs

Monthly Roundup

• May 2011 Monthly Roundup for Garden Snob

Plants

• Purslane--it's annoying and it's edible
• Strawberry Fields, but not forever!
• Wildflowers are a great ground cover
• A tribute to the wild azaleas
• California Lilac is lovely in June
• Rhododendrons are amazingly beautiful

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May 2011 Monthly Roundup for Garden Snob

We covered a ton of plants this past May. Thanks again for visiting Garden Snob and here's to an amazing Summer!

Container Gardens & Window Boxes

• A lawnmower that always starts!!!

Decorations for Garden and Patio

• A set of planters will brighten the porch
• A lawnmower that always starts!!!
• Strathwood folding Adirondack chair--classic outdoor comfort
• Nature's Touch Catalog is full of decorative touches

Fertilizer

• It's time to add gypsum to my garden soil again

Garden Thoughts

• Getting the garden started in Boston

Garden Tools

• Japanese Hori hori knife for ease in weeding and digging
• Rain barrels can save rain until you need it
• A rotary cultivator tills places your rototiller misses

Industry News

• Scientists question modern methods of agriculture

Monthly Roundup

• April 2011 Monthly Roundup for Garden Snob

Plants

• Summertime is here!
• Planting Boxwood to foil the deer
• Getting the garden started in Boston
• Grow Daylillies for ease and beauty
• Shasta Daisy is a chrysanthemum problem free and beautiful
• Wildflower perinneal garden in a package
• Sage plants make a good border and have a delightful fragrance
• Creeping thyme makes a great ground cover
• Oregon Grape is a low maintanance landscape plant

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April 2011 Monthly Roundup for Garden Snob

Bulbs

• Spring Hill Nursery has unique plants and gives a lifetime guarantee
• Spring is a good time to plant summer bulbs
• Transplanting the perennials

Decorations for Garden and Patio

• Strathwood Recliners mean high end comfort

Fertilizer

• Earthway Hand Operated Spreader/Seeder for seeding and fertilizing

Garden Books

• Square Foot Gardening for limited space and ease of work

Garden Thoughts

• Ranunculus make a great spring holiday bouquet
• Mountain weather refreshes everything

Garden Tools

• Burpee Seed Starting is an all in one system for a great price
• Wall O Water works for early warm vegetables

Industry News

• Johnny's Seeds Interactive Tool Kit provides precision planting tips
• National Heirloom Exposition is in Santa Rosa in September
• A peer reviewed study underlines the dangers of Monsanto GMOs and Roundup
• Even the Mayo clinic supports home gardening

Monthly Roundup

• March 2011 Monthly Roundup for Garden Snob

Plants

• Johnny's Seeds Interactive Tool Kit provides precision planting tips
• Bleeding Heart is another nostalia enducing flower
• Ranunculus make a great spring holiday bouquet
• Burpee Seed Starting is an all in one system for a great price
• I'm planting Daphne near the screened in porch
• Spirea makes a lovely landscape plant
• How about a beautiful lawn that is also safe for kids and pets?
• Mountain weather refreshes everything
• Spring is a good time to plant summer bulbs
• Transplanting the perennials

Remedies

• How about a beautiful lawn that is also safe for kids and pets?
• Coolaroo Triangle Shade Sail provides shade where you need it.

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March 2011 Monthly Roundup for Garden Snob

Container Gardens & Window Boxes

• String of Pearls is a great indoor plant
• Hydrofarm grow lights jump start seedlings for an early spring

Fertilizer

• It's time to test your soil before spring planting!

Garden Books

• March is making up for sunny January

Garden Thoughts

• Spring came in unnoticed and the ground cover flourished

Garden Tools

• Peltor Over-the-Head Earmuff are light and effective
• It's time to test your soil before spring planting!

Industry News

• Organic beats chemical fertilizers in productivity
• The truth behind the Monsanto contract with farmers-- it's all your problem
• Garden's Alive catalog arrives with a $25 gift coupon

Monthly Roundup

• February 2011 Monthly Roundup for Garden Snob

Plants

• Look for Spring Garden Markets in your area
• Plum tree in the rain
• Plant your hops in the spring; make beer in the fall
• Sugar Snap Peas are the sweetest treat in early spring
• Phylox plants make great groundcovers and lovely blooms in spring
• The primroses are blooming!
• Bunching onions continue to grow year after year
• A spring day when planting peas come to mind
• Audubon Workshop has a catalog full of ideas for attracting birds
• A pomegranate tree is good for landscaping and eating
• The first sprouts of spring!
• Burgandy plum tree makes ripe fruit in July

Remedies

• Phylox plants make great groundcovers and lovely blooms in spring

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February 2011 Monthly Roundup for Garden Snob

Decorations for Garden and Patio

• Forcing wild shrubs and bushes brightens the winter day

Fertilizer

• Kellog's Gardner and Bloome soil conditioner--a disappointing mix
• Bat Guano has a long history of being used for fertilizer
• Gardeners Steer Manure is the best buy!

Garden Books

• A bedside garden book--a good night companion

Garden Thoughts

• Forcing wild shrubs and bushes brightens the winter day

Garden Tools

• A seedling heat mat will make the growing season arrive sooner

Industry News

• A good article from the New York Times on GMOs
• Johnny's Seed Catalog is unique among seed companies
• More on the Monsanto victory for GE alfalfa
• Organic Consumer News--93% want GE food labeled
• Organic Comsumer Association takes on Monsanto continued...
• Stonyfield Farm responds to Monsanto and OCA

Monthly Roundup

• January 2011 Monthly Round Up for Garden Snob

Plants

• A snowed in garden still gives vegetables
• Johnny's Seed Catalog is unique among seed companies
• Today I put lettuce in the ground
• Southern Exposure Newsletter has a few good tips - February 2011
• Dropping by your local nursery sometimes pays!
• Hosta in the shadow of the house
• Eden's Dark Margin, a shade loving perennial

Reviews

• Kellog's Gardner and Bloome soil conditioner--a disappointing mix

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January 2011 Monthly Round Up for Garden Snob

Bulbs

• Narcissus Ziva Paperwhites planted now, bring spring blossoms or they can be forced indoors

Garden Stuff

• Spray-N-Grow: Garden products that are safe

Garden Thoughts

• Spring in January!

Industry News

• An online organic gardening course is being offered!
• Pesticide approval challenged in California
• Grower's Supply--a catalog for every growing need
• Spray-N-Grow: Garden products that are safe
• The Burpee Seed catalog is here!
• Organic Comsumer Association takes on Monsanto
• Southern Exposure Seed donations to community garden
• The first seed catalog arrives!!!!!

Monthly Roundup

• December 2010 Monthly Round Up for Garden Snob

Plants

• Leftover broccoli plants put in the ground January 24th
• The flowering pear is planted!
• The Chinese Elm--another shade tree possiblity!
• Red Sunset Maple for shade in the back patio
• Transplanting a redwood tree
• American Persimmons
• Transplanting the rose bush
• The Burpee Seed catalog is here!
• Chitalpa tree is fast growing, drought resistant
• Growing a Redwood tree demands a lot of water and some luck

Reviews

• Grower's Supply--a catalog for every growing need

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December 2010 Monthly Round Up for Garden Snob

Bulbs

• Papillio Amaryllis makes a unique gift for the holidays

Container Gardens & Window Boxes

• Frosty Fern is a good winter plant
• A Greenhouse is a great gift
• Winter Holiday time is poinsetta time

Decorations for Garden and Patio

• Solar lights will light your way in the dark of the year
• A garden tool set and stool make a perfect gardener's gift

Garden Books

• Pruning season has begun
• Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre inspires and informs

Garden Stuff

• The tree holes revisited after a week of rains

Garden Thoughts

• The Solstice is a time for quiet contemplation

Garden Tools

• The Yard Butler comes in very handy for planting bulbs
• A garden tool set and stool make a perfect gardener's gift
• Snow throwers are so very helpful in the north

Industry News

• Southern Exposure Seed catalog is the first to come

Monthly Roundup

• November 2010 Monthly Round-Up for Garden Snob

Plants

• Celebrating the Madrone
• Transplanting Peonies for summer blooms
• A tulip tree is the first choice for fast shade and beautiful flowers
• A beautiful book about trees! Trees: A Visual Guide
• Frosty Fern is a good winter plant
• Christmas Cactus is a great gift for the Holiday Season
• Winter Holiday time is poinsetta time
• The River Birch shade tree sounds promising

Remedies

• The tree holes revisited after a week of rains

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November 2010 Monthly Round-Up for Garden Snob

Bulbs

• Digging up bulbs for replanting this fall
• A Quick Tip from "The Weekend Gardener"

Container Gardens & Window Boxes

• Dragon tree is a great house plant
• A great idea from the Helpful Gardener
• Edible landscaping is a great idea that has been around thirty years

Decorations for Garden and Patio

• A Thanksgiving centerpiece from the garden looks fresh and lovely
• November gardening chores and a Thanksgiving Flag

Garden Books

• The Complete Houseplant Survival Manual: Essential Gardening Know-How for Keeping (Not Killing) More Than 160 Indoor Plants

Garden Thoughts

• A great idea from Southern Exposure Fall Newsletter

Garden Tools

• Putting the Rototiller away marks the end of a season

Industry News

• Superweeds created by the use of Monsanto's Round Up
• Some good news from the Big City
• What you don't know about dirt!

Monthly Roundup

• October 2010 Monthly Round Up for Garden Snob

Plants

• The Leyland Cypress makes privacy and borders quickly
• The Royal Empress tree is beautiful, fast growing, indestructable
• Shade trees for the new house
• The Sawtooth Oak is the fastest growing oak
• 'Green Vase' Zelkova is Japanese origin but sounds like a good shade tree
• Baptisia australis--A wild indigo that's easy to grow
• Solving the problem of the tree holes
• A great idea from the Helpful Gardener

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October 2010 Monthly Round Up for Garden Snob

Bulbs

• Plant bulbs in fall for blooms in spring

Decorations for Garden and Patio

• A bird feeder with all the features it needs

Garden Books

• How to Grow Fresh Air: 50 House Plants that Purify Your Home or Office
• Preserving herbs in oil and vinegar
• Don't forget to save some of those heirloom seeds!

Garden Stuff

• Pumpkin time is here!

Garden Thoughts

• An October garden treat--the last taste of summer
• A mystery break in of the garden!
• Cloudy and cool! Fall has come!

Industry News

• Organic Bytes is a newletter that informs and provides action alerts

Monthly Roundup

• September 2010 Monthly Round Up for Garden Snob

Plants

• Clouds on the mountain and a soft rain falling and I remember the flower seeds
• The October sun just keeps giving
• Pumpkin time is here!
• Time to plant the garlic!
• Garden greens--a forgotten treat
• Cloudy and cool! Fall has come!

Remedies

• Mole, vole, or pocket gopher?
• A bird feeder with all the features it needs

Worms, Bugs & Gross Things

• Mole, vole, or pocket gopher?

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September 2010 Monthly Round Up for Garden Snob

Bulbs

• Plant bulbs in fall for blooms in spring

Container Gardens & Window Boxes

• The Square Foot Gardener is a great book with new ideas
• Outsmarting the bear by getting the pears first

Fertilizer

• The cover crop goes in as the first rain approaches
• Antibiotics in our food put us at risk for infections
• Celebrating Soil!

Garden Books

• The Square Foot Gardener is a great book with new ideas
• The Bounty of the Summer Garden!

Garden Thoughts

• The first heavy rain of fall has come
• Canning tomato juice is easy and makes a wonderful winter treat

Industry News

• Antibiotics in our food put us at risk for infections
• Round up Ready sugar beets are blocked by a court decsion

Plants

• My first artichoke is very sad
• The mysterious volunteer is always a welcome puzzle
• Winter vegetables are in the ground!
• Sungold tomatoes are the best!
• How to save your seed and keep it safe How about a spice rack?

Remedies

• The cover crop goes in as the first rain approaches
• The corn earwoms attack!!!!
• The Havahart Trap scores again!
• How to save your seed and keep it safe How about a spice rack?
• Gopher and mole problems in the garden

Reviews

• Trying to root the Pearmaine Apple
• The Dig Timer quit turning on!

Worms, Bugs & Gross Things

• Celebrating Soil!
• The corn earwoms attack!!!!

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July 2010 Monthly Roundup for Garden Snob

Bees

• A bee house to help out the pollinators

Container Gardens & Window Boxes

• Shiitake Mushroom Kit
• Check out your local nursery for good deals this time of year

Decorations for Garden and Patio

• Coolaroo Triangle Shade Sail provides shade where you need it.
• A great hammock is the perfect summer pleasure

Fertilizer

• Organic produce is proven healthier!

Garden Stuff

• A great hammock is the perfect summer pleasure

Garden Thoughts

• Midsummer Southern Exposure provides a delicious summer dish
• Now Cucumbers can solve all our problems!!!
• Shade where you want it and when you need it
• Midsummer extravagance!

Garden Tools

• Fiskars Softouch Garden Tool Set makes weeding a pleasure

Industry News

• What's the fuss about GMO's?
• Organic produce is proven healthier!
• Organic Gardening Magazine--a new face on an old standby

Monthly Roundup

• June 2010 Monthly Round-Up for Garden Snob

Plants

• Hot, hot, hot, and more mulch, please!
• Harvesting Basil multiple times is possible with the right cuttings
• Now Cucumbers can solve all our problems!!!

Remedies

• There's a mystery scavanger in the garden!

Reviews

• Organic Gardening Magazine--a new face on an old standby

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June 2010 Monthly Round-Up for Garden Snob

Decorations for Garden and Patio

• Mr. BBQ 18-Piece Tool set is a perfect gift

Fertilizer

• A big bowl of strawberries is a feast for the eyes and the palate
• Organic Gypsum does seem the best buy
• Earthworm castings have mulitple benefits for your garden
• Beneficial Nematodes kill 230 species of bugs

Garden Thoughts

• A Celebration of Spring at Garden Snob - 2010
• Why Gardeners are happy people

Garden Tools

• Mr. BBQ 18-Piece Tool set is a perfect gift
• Stihl trimmer works long and hard and lasts and lasts
• Fiskars Garden Fork is made for turning compost
• Dig Hose Thread Watering Timer programs quickly and easily
• Loving care and a three tined hoe makes for garden success
• Dramm Soaker Garden Hose promises to solve soaker hose problems

Monthly Roundup

• May 2010 Monthly Round up for Garden Snob

Plants

• Why we should all eat more strawberries

Remedies

• A big bowl of strawberries is a feast for the eyes and the palate
• Alfalfa is a great mulch and soil conditioner
• The attack of the striped cucumber beetle

Worms, Bugs & Gross Things

• Earthworm castings have mulitple benefits for your garden
• The attack of the striped cucumber beetle

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