Homemade Winter: Cold Stratification
Around the Grounds with Bennett I Homemade Winter: Cold Stratification Written by: Bennett Dowling, 577 Organic Landscape Horticulturist As the days grow shorter and colder and the plants in the garden begin going dormant, it is the time of year for seed gathering. ...
Basketry, Fellowship, and Folk Traditions
Basketry, Fellowship, and Folk Traditions Written by Samantha Day, 577 Organic Garden Horticulturist I spent the end of October (October 20 to 25) at John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC taking a basketry course. It was a huge experience for me, not only...
A Slight Mess
Around the Grounds with Bennett: A Slight Mess Written by Bennett O Dowling, 577 Organic Landscape Horticulturist With the arrival of frosts, our perennial gardens are beginning to go dormant for the winter. Now comes the question of whether to clean up the garden or...