gardens Archives - Garden Experiments For the love of gardening and wildlife habitat Mon, 22 Aug 2022 17:47:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6 https://www.gardenexperiments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-favicon-32x32.png gardens Archives - Garden Experiments 32 32 What are the Green Caterpillars on Your Tomato Plants? | The Tomato Hornworm & Tobacco Hornworm https://www.gardenexperiments.com/what-are-the-green-worms-on-your-tomato-plants-the-tomato-hornworm-tobacco-hornworm/ Thu, 13 May 2021 14:50:56 +0000 https://www.gardenexperiments.com/?p=4559 Have you discovered that something is eating the leaves of your tomato plants and damaging your green tomatoes? You probably have a tomato hornworm or a tobacco hornworm. If you look around, you will probably find a giant green caterpillar on your tomato plants. What Does a Tomato Hornworm or Tobacco Hornworm Look Like? These […]

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]]> Japanese Garden at Frederik Meijer Gardens https://www.gardenexperiments.com/japanese-garden-frederik-meijer-gardens/ Mon, 12 Jun 2017 11:04:44 +0000 http://www.gardenexperiments.com/?p=3781 Irises, azaleas, rhododendrons, viburnums, and lilacs greeted us as we entered the first path in the Japanese Garden. Many of the plants in the garden are native to Michigan, this ensures they will thrive and continue to grow as they are well-adapted to the growing conditions. The Richard and Helen DeVos Japanese Garden opened in 2015 […]

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]]> Spring Tour of Colonnade Garden in Columbus, MS https://www.gardenexperiments.com/spring-tour-of-colonnade-garden-in-columbus-ms/ Tue, 04 Apr 2017 17:30:06 +0000 http://www.gardenexperiments.com/?p=3546 As part of the spring tourism season, the city of Columbus holds a Spring Pilgrimage that includes tours of antebellum homes, live music events, arts, food, a 5K race, and stories from the town’s history. We selected the tour that included Colonnade Gardens. The original gardens were installed in the 1860’s and include a boxwood […]

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]]> Kendeda Canopy Walk – Atlanta Botanical Garden https://www.gardenexperiments.com/kendeda-canopy-walk-atlanta-botanical-garden/ Sat, 11 Jul 2015 12:12:09 +0000 http://www.gardenexperiments.com/?p=2132 Suspended over 40 feet above the gardens and extended 600 feet, the Kenada Canopy Walk gives you a great bird’s eye view of the landscape through the Storza Woods. It has been several years since I had a chance to visit the garden. This is a new addition to me – the Kenada Canopy Walk. […]

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]]> Mississippi State University Dorman Hall Gardens https://www.gardenexperiments.com/mississippi-state-university-dorman-hall-gardens/ Fri, 15 Nov 2013 14:10:54 +0000 http://www.gardenexperiments.com/?p=1045 The folks at Dorman Hall have been working hard to create a beautiful teaching garden in a small space. I visited there this October and found a variety of garden types and some really cool plants. The gardens around Dorman Hall were established in 2008. A daylily garden, fern garden, butterfly garden, and vine garden […]

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]]> A Visit with a Fellow Gardener https://www.gardenexperiments.com/a-visit-with-a-fellow-gardener/ Mon, 26 Aug 2013 20:27:50 +0000 /?p=768 I had such a great time this weekend visiting with a fellow gardener. It is such a joy to see what others do with their gardens and to share their enthusiasm for gardening. And on this particular visit, I came away with a whole trunk full of plant cuttings to root – a wonderful addition […]

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]]> How to Make Deer Exclosure for Raised Beds https://www.gardenexperiments.com/how-to-make-deer-exclosure-for-raised-beds/ https://www.gardenexperiments.com/how-to-make-deer-exclosure-for-raised-beds/#comments Mon, 19 Aug 2013 13:15:20 +0000 /?p=729 Three young fawns and a doe have discovered my garden just recently. They ate all of the leaves off of the pepper plants, devoured the hostas, stripped the bean plants bare, and ate every single beet top. Now that they’ve found us, I’m sure they will continue to come back. I am starting to think […]

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]]> https://www.gardenexperiments.com/how-to-make-deer-exclosure-for-raised-beds/feed/ 1 Hershey Gardens https://www.gardenexperiments.com/hersey-gardens/ Tue, 06 Aug 2013 15:53:17 +0000 /?p=601 Located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, Hershey Gardens has 23 acres of gardens including a rose garden, herb garden, ornamental grasses, Japanese garden and more. My favorite, of course, was the butterfly house and perennial garden. Garden Art Sprinkled throughout the walkways were wind chimes and other garden art that added to the experience. I took a […]

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