Book Review: The Well-Designed Mixed Garden
Karen Designing a garden is one of the most creative aspects of gardening but can also be one of the most difficult. Tracy DiSabato-Aust’s book, The Well-Designed Mixed Garden, provides the…
Book Review: Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf
The beautiful colors of leaves in the fall is a great time to catch the attention of children to the trees growing around them. Lois Ehlert’s book, Red Leaf, Yellow…
How To Plant a Tree or Shrub
Chuck One of the most frequently asked gardening questions is “What is the best way to prepare for and then plant a tree or shrub”? Unfortunately planting a tree or shrub…
Name This Plant Game: Trees 3
This simple game tests your gardening knowledge by identifying five plants shown in photos from a list of possible names. Photos of each plant are accompaned by a clue describing…
Crossword Puzzle 1: Common names of trees
admin This crossword puzzle tests your knowledge about trees grown in North America. All the answers are common names of trees. To complete the puzzle click on one of the Across…
Source for Good Plants: A Visit to the Farmers’ Market
There are numerous sources for plants but my all time favorite is the local Farmer’s Market. As soon as the weather warms up my husband and I begin our ritual…
Crossword Puzzle Answers
Following are the answers to the garden related crossword puzzles posted on Karensgardentips.com Crossword puzzle 1: Common names of trees. Crossword puzzle 2: Names of Spring Bulbs.