Posted on May 6, 2008 by Rose Marie
I’m happy to announce the fourth printing of McGee & Stuckey’s, The Bountiful Container is now available. This 432 page book is a complete guide growing container gardens of vegetables, herbs, fruits and edible flowers. We’ve included recipes for using your home grown goods. Maggie and I researched soils, containers, fertilizing and every aspect [...]
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Posted on April 21, 2008 by Rose Marie
April 22nd marks Earth Day, a world celebration of our beautiful planet. With so many shared world concerns let us pause and enjoy what we have. Stop for a moment, get outdoors and look around at the amazing wonder of spring. Plant seeds, set plants and soon you have a garden.
With all the discussion [...]
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Posted on April 4, 2008 by Rose Marie
Tomorrow, Saturday April 5th, Keane and I will be at Gardenpalooza with seeds, and Yacon plants. Come to us with your gardening questions. Mention you’ve seen this note on The Gardener’s Pantry and select a free seed packet of your choice. Gardenpalooza is a yearly local event held at Fir Point Farms in Aurora, OR [...]
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Posted on March 26, 2008 by Rose Marie
Keane and I will be at the Boise Flower & Garden Show Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Friday at 11:00 a.m. I speak on Edible Gardening in Containers & Small Spaces. Saturday, it’s Seed Starting, What a Gardener Needs to Know, at 3:00p.m. If you live in the Boise area come to the show, please stop [...]
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Posted on February 20, 2008 by Rose Marie
We’re heading north to Seattle for the annual Northwest Flower & Garden Show. This year the show runs now through February 24th. http://www.gardenshow.com/ It’s showtime across the country, and it’s the best place to hear speakers, buy new plants and especially in Seattle we always find inspiration from the fabulous show gardens. I’ll be speaking [...]
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Posted on February 7, 2008 by Rose Marie
February 15th, 16th & 17th, you’ll find Nichols Garden Nursery at booth #1386 at the beautiful Portland Yard, Garden, & Patio Show. Sunday, at 11:00 a.m. I’ll present a seminar on “Culinary Herbs: How to Grow and Use In the Pacific Northwest”. YGP, gets us enthused about the beginning of spring. With lovely display gardens, [...]
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Posted on October 31, 2007 by Rose Marie
Happy Halloween! As a garden writer, my email sometimes brings strange and wondrous things. This has been a bumper year for pumpkins in Western Oregon but here’s a bit of fall fun that sounds like a blast. Just follow this link to read about a pumpkin regatta.
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Posted on October 3, 2007 by Rose Marie
Some days begin with a good chuckle. This morning I opened BBC news and read about a terrorist alert in London. You can go to this url for the full story:Burning chilli sparks terror fear. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7025782.stm [...]
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Posted on February 14, 2007 by Rose Marie
February 23,24,and 25th, you’ll find us in Portland at The Yard Garden & Patio Show. Nichols Garden Nursery is at booth 812. Stop by and see us, if you mention The Gardener’s Pantry blog, we’d like you to have a complimentary packet of sunflower or spinach seed, your choice. This show is at the beautiful [...]
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Posted on February 14, 2007 by Rose Marie
As you might imagine, February is a busy month for us. Gardeners are ordering seeds and ready to plant. I seem to be falling a bit behind on my blog but stay with me as that will change.
It’s flower show time in the Northwest and Keane and I head up to Seattle Thursday, February 15th [...]
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Posted on November 22, 2006 by Rose Marie
All of us at Nichols Garden Nursery wish you a happy Thanksgiving. I’ve stopped posting recipes for Thanksgiving dinner and hope you’ve found useful recipes and menu ideas. Much of our dinner is already prepared because of this blog. In coming weeks I will be working on recipe development for Yacon. This plant of the [...]
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Posted on November 16, 2006 by Rose Marie
Saturday, November 18, I’ll be speaking on container gardening using edible plants at the annual Oregon Tilth Conference. Celebrating their 32nd anniversary, the conference takes place over two days in Salem, Oregon. This non profit organization provides a strong outreach education program on sustainable agriculture and is one of the leading providers of organic certification.
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