Welcome to the June 2007 edition of garden fest. As you enjoy the beauty of your garden, please remember to be safe. Lyme disease, West Nile Virus and other nasty things are lurking.

Doug Green presents Can You Hold It Down a Little? posted at Doug Green’s Garden, saying, “Grumpy garden writer flashed by oriole”

Maureen presents An English Garden posted at Empty Nest, saying, “My mother learnt gardening by trial and error and always had a beautiful garden”

Garden Hints

Karen Shanley presents Planting by the Moon posted at Karen Shanley.

Josh presents Grow Blackberries Right in Your Backyard posted at Gillingham Farms, saying, “Plant your own blackberries with better results and complete knowledge.”

Josh presents Blackberry Health Effects posted at Gillingham Farms.

Kevin Hendrix presents Hummingbird Feeder Pest Solutions posted at Kevin Hendrix.

Josh presents Blackberry Types and Varieties posted at Gillingham Farms, saying, “There are generally few differences in the cultural needs of the many varieties of blackberries. Varieties differ in fruit size, flavor, and appearance. Types and varieties also ripen at different times, however, all types are self pollination, so only one cultivar or variety is needed for fruit production….”

Debra Moorhead presents What Gardening Has Taught Me About Life posted at Debra Moorhead.com.

Herman van Bon & Yvonne de Wit presents Landscaping a rockery posted at Soekershof; the scientific backup, saying, “Soekershof; the scientific backup is a blog operated by Soekershof Walkabout, Mazes & Botanical Gardens in South Africa. Originally targetted on the customers of the own nursery by its launch in the beginning of May 2007 it serves nowadays many succulent lovers from around the globe.”

Garden Memories

Doug Green presents >Gardening and Life Lessons posted at Doug Green’s Garden, saying, “An interesting way to relearn a lesson”

Garden Woes

Riversider presents Save Penwortham Allotments – Stop Riverworks posted at Save The Ribble.

Gardening Brags

Becca presents The Sunshine State posted at Unplugging the “Stuff” Machine, saying, “Here are my lovely gardening first fruits! Ain’t they nice??”

Misc.

Irina presents Surrounded by Beauty posted at The IgNoble Experiment, a.k.a. Live Dangerously!.

Vera Nadine presents Tending the Glorious Garden posted at Vera Nadine – Discovering true hope through the magic of spirit, saying, “A celebration of the joy that planning your garden can bring. It’s a spiritual high!”

Mark Cutler presents Mark Cutler Design: Outdoor Rooms posted at Mark Cutler Design, saying, “I thought you might enjoy this article about Outdoor Rooms. With summer upon us, it gives some handy tips about outdoor living.”

Sue presents Plant update: bedding plants, figs, oranges posted at This is Cyprus.

:: Suzanne :: presents :: adventures in daily living ::: garden posted at :: adventures in daily living ::, saying, “garden photography”

andrea presents Beautiful Butterflies, Bees, Bugs: posted at Andrea’s Buzzing About…, saying, “The latest story from the garden insect photography page is titled, “Crush, Kill, Destroy!”

Several days ago I noticed that I had a couple of green peach aphids on some cabbagey plants. Did I pull out the insecticide? No, I waited a few days and returned with my camera to witness the inevitable carnage, because aphids are the McDinners of a number of beneficial predators, not just ladybird beetles, but also syrphid flies, lacewings, and most fearsome of all, the parasitoids! (Story comes with photographs and scientific names.)”

mark cutler presents 5 Books I Love about Gardens posted at Mark Cutler Design, saying, “Here is an article I wrote about some of my favorite Garden Books”

:: Suzanne :: presents Sunday Garden Tour posted at :: adventures in daily living ::.

Jeremy Hitchcock presents WTTF: Welcome to the Future » Archive » Weapons of Mass Harvesting posted at WTTF: Welcome to the Future, saying, “When gardening and politics collide. Feel free to use however you’d like. Thanks!”

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