• Catalogs/Nurseries/Sources, Citrus, Edible Flowers, Farm Stands, Farms, Houseplants, Local Nurseries, Microclimates, Orchard Shrubs, Orchard Trees, Restaurants, Things to Do, Unusual Fruits

How to Grow Tasty Citrus Outside in Zone 7+ (Tangerines, Grapefruit, Oranges, & More)

On Friday, February 25th we left our Appalachian foothills home at 9:30am and drove to a nursery that grows tangerines, satsuma mandarins, naval oranges, kumquats, grapefruits, and other citrus in an outdoor orchard.  No, not Florida! Even after touring the nursery for over an hour, stopping for lunch, driving slowly through heavy thunderstorms, and navigating rush-hour traffic, we still made…

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• Flowers, Fruits, Garden DIY, Garden Philosophy, Herbs/Spices, Houseplants, Hydroponics, Indoor Food Gardening, Intensive Space Gardening, Kitchen Gardens/Potagers, Microclimates, Real Thing Thursdays -- Blog Carnival, Things to Do, Vegetables

How to Create a Window Farm (Real Things Thursdays)

So… half of us are buried in snow but I know you have wonderful food and ornamental plant posts you wrote last season! Why not submit one to this month’s issue of How to Find Great Plants to help fuel our garden fever? The deadline for this issue is midnight eastern time tomorrow (January 28, 2011). It’s easy to participate,…

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• Appalachian History, Houseplants, Poinsettia

How to Enjoy Your (Nontoxic) Poinsettia Beyond its Beauty

I live in Greenville, SC — as did Joel Roberts Poinsett (1779 – 1851) for parts of his life. His Greenville plantations near White Horse Road were equipped with hothouses for botanical study. Sometime between 1825 – 1830, these hothouses were the recipient of Euphorbia pulcherrima specimens he collected in the Taxco de Alarcón region while serving as American Minister…

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