Margaret Lauterbach: Farewell to a gardener — and a friend The Idaho Statesman By Margaret Lauterbach The Treasure Valley has lost a fine and generous gardener, Ross Hadfield, and I lost a good friend with his passing on Feb. 10. Intelligence, a sharp eye, love and respect for growing things, willingness to share what he'd …

Margaret Lauterbach: Farewell to a gardener — and a friend – The Idaho Statesman

Hold off with weed killers, fertilizers Tallahassee Democrat (blog) Lawns generally are ready for fertilizers and post-emergent herbicides in mid-April. / David W. Marshall/UF-IFAS Leon County Extension By David MacManus The recent warm weather has many people thinking about lawn care already.

Hold off with weed killers, fertilizers – Tallahassee Democrat (blog)

I’ve heard the cherry trees have already started to bloom in Washington D.C. and my own daffodils have buds, so I can’t complain about being tired of winter. But I know some of you are still snowbound and longing for a breath of spring air. By February, most spring blooming trees and shrubs have experienced a suitable  period of  cold dormancy and are just waiting for a little warmth to break out into a spring dance. You can wake them up early, with a little nudging. Cut a vase full of branches, for indoor color. It’s not hard to force spring flowering trees into bloom and it’s kind of fun to be able to control nature for a change. Especially when nature keeps us scratching our heads, like this winter.

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Forcing Spring Flowering Trees and Shrubs

Spreading the word about lawn fertilizer Asbury Park Press Perhaps, for you, it is the sprigs of onion grass that can be seen poking up a good 4 to 6 inches from my lawn. Just what is it about onion grass that gets us thinking lawn care in February? To be precise, what we are talking about is actually wild …

Spreading the word about lawn fertilizer – Asbury Park Press

Chesterfield Business Licenses for Feb. 23 Richmond Times Dispatch Ameg Consulting (business service-consulting); licensee Anne M. Gilson, 3503 Stoney Ridge Road, Midlothian 23112. Greenturf Lawncare Service LLC (contractor-landscaping services); licensee same, 2537 Brookforest Road, Midlothian 23112.

Chesterfield Business Licenses for Feb. 23 – Richmond Times Dispatch

The State

Local gardening: The fab color of 2012 in your garden The State Spring is in the air: birds have amped up their morning melodies, evenings come later in the day, perennials are fleshing out their meager winter foliage and … it's time for the South Carolina Midlands Master Gardeners Association Spring Symposium.

Local gardening: The fab color of 2012 in your garden – The State

YardApes names employee of the year Lawn & Landscape Kaiser, who's been with the YardApes for three and half years, is a Landscape Industry Certified Technician, a Landscape Industry Lawn Care Technician, and holds an associate's degree in Golf Complex Operations. Kaiser, director of fertilizer …

YardApes names employee of the year – Lawn & Landscape

Metrowny.com

Gardening & More: Hamburg authors write first book on little hostas Metrowny.com Many people have only a patio or balcony for gardening and they want something suitable for the space. Many people also find they have little time or money to spend on gardening. Little hostas can be used on their own or with companion plants to make …

Gardening & More: Hamburg authors write first book on little hostas – Metrowny.com

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Gardening & More: Hamburg authors write first book on little hostas Metrowny.com Many people have only a patio or balcony for gardening and they want something suitable for the space. Many people also find they have little time or money to spend on gardening. Little hostas can be used on their own or with companion plants to make …

Gardening & More: Hamburg authors write first book on little hostas – Metrowny.com

Good weather bad for some businesses Springfield News Sun Bill Lackey/Staff Photo Troy Thomas and his son Truitt, 10, pose alongside a new truck Troy recently purchased to help with snow removal as part of his landscaping business. With the mild winter, Thomas said he's only been able to use it once the whole …

Good weather bad for some businesses – Springfield News Sun