You can help your garden – and the ecosystem in general – by becoming a welcoming host to some of the hardest working horticulturists around. These gardeners are very different from each other, but have three things in common – they love flowers, have names that start with “B,” and are … [Read more...] about The Three Bs of Garden Success
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Taking Root: Children’s Garden Where Healing Grows
Anna LaBenz spent many summer afternoons on a peaceful, pine-fringed knoll in Foxglenn Park, longing to hold her baby boy while her son, Jack, three years old at the time, played in the nearby playground. Jack’s little brother, fondly known as “JLB,” died during childbirth 10 years ago. Today, the … [Read more...] about Taking Root: Children’s Garden Where Healing Grows
Garden Your Way to a Healthy Heart and Strong Body
The warmer-than-normal winter and spring weather is beckoning us outdoors. April means gardening season is just around the corner. The spring bulbs have made their way through the winter leaves and traces of snow. The vegetable gardens are begging to be tilled and raked and planted. Avid and casual … [Read more...] about Garden Your Way to a Healthy Heart and Strong Body
NAU Lands $2.5 M Grant for Garden Array
The National Science Foundation has awarded Northern Arizona University’s College of Engineering, Forestry, and Natural Sciences a four-year, $2.5 million grant to create the Southwest Experimental Garden Array. The garden array will be a system of 10 experimental gardens across northern Arizona … [Read more...] about NAU Lands $2.5 M Grant for Garden Array
Sustainable Home and Garden Tour September 10th
In today’s world of soaring gas prices, increasing foreclosures, and environmental destruction, it is hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. But there is good news: community members in Coconino County and Flagstaff, AZ are organizing an event that will promote plausible solutions that … [Read more...] about Sustainable Home and Garden Tour September 10th