Home and Garden Roundup for Week of 3/17/2008 - Garden Plants and Gardening Forum

lspichkin · 03-20-2008, 11:29 AM

A weekly roundup of the top stories from the Home & Garden sections of leading newspapers around the country.

The Los Angeles Times Home and Garden Section's article, "Pastures that echo the south of France," highlights the old world charm in the garden of furniture designer and equestrienne Helene Aumont.

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"Born in Paris, Aumont grew up spending summers at her parents' ranch on the island of Corsica, off the south of France.

"It's a chaparral where you can grow many things, very much like here in the Santa Ynez Mountains," she says. "It's such a strong tie. You always try to re-create what you most miss."

Carlos Chavez/Los Angeles Times

The Miami Herald Gardening Section has some tips on caring for the 'terete vanda' species of orchid.

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Sun-loving terete vandas are perfect for growing up palm trees, along chain-link fences, or in garden beds. Because they need support, several cuttings also can be attached with twist ties to cylinders of wire fencing. Pot these in coconut chips or wood to retain moisture around the base; but roots will be produced along the slender stems and sent out sideways, either to remain exposed or cling to a palm trunk. These terete vandas like high humidity, water and ample fertilizer.

Georgia Tasker/Miami Herald Staff -- Terete Vanda Orchids

The Seattle Post Intelligencer NW Gardens explains how to create a raised bed garden and why you would want to.

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The early-season advantage of raised beds over flat ground is that they warm faster and drain better. Warmer, better-drained soil encourages germination of seeds and discourages the rots and molds that foil our attempts to garden early.

The Dallas Morning News Home/Gardening section says that you can fight rising food costs by growing your own.

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"Home vegetable gardens appear to be booming as a result of the twin movements to eat local and pinch pennies.

At the Southeastern Flower Show in Atlanta this winter, D. Landreth Seed Co. of New Freedom, Pa., sold three to four times more seed packets than last year, says Barb Melera, president. "This is the first time I've ever heard people say, 'I can grow this more cheaply than I can buy it in the supermarket.' That's a 180-degree turn from the norm."

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The New York Times Home & Garden calendar lists an array of stops for those in the New York area in the next couple of months. Anyone interested in seeing what's growing on Prince Charles' property, "Highgrove?"

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“Watercolors From the Highgrove Florilegium,” 75 watercolors by 48 artists of plants, fruits and vegetables grown at Highgrove, a property owned by Prince Charles, will be on display through April 12.

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