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Our non-hardy potted hibiscus is enjoying its summer vacation outside in the garden. It's been loaded with gorgeous deep pink flowers for several weeks. Alas, we don't know it's name... The 2011 BostonGardens.com Calendar is now on sale. Featuring twelve great photos that have appeared on this site, the calendar makes a great gift for you or anyone who loves gardening... Order Now...
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Saturday, September 11 in Boylston The Gardener's Emporium - Tower Hill Botanic Garden Saturday, September 11 in Boylston Growing, Giving, Growing! Tower Hill Gala Fundraiser Saturday, September 11 in Jamaica Plain Walk with Natives - Arboretum Free Walking Tour Tuesday, September 14 - Sunday, October 31 in Falmouth Pocketful of Posies: The Art of Salley Mavor - Highfield Hall Exhibit Tuesday, September 14 - Sunday, October 31 in Falmouth A Fortunate Traveler: The Photographs of Howard Dunn Wednesday, September 15 in Millis Free Floral Design Demonstration Using Supermarket Flowers - Millis Garden Club Thursday, September 16 in Boylston Sogetsu Ikebana - Flower Arranging Class at Tower Hill Botanic Garden Saturday, September 18 - Sunday, September 19 in Boylston 4th Annual Cactus & Succulent Show - Tower Hill Botanic Garden Saturday, September 18 in Somerville Perennial and House Plant Sale - Somerville Garden Club Sunday, September 19 in Concord Feast in a Field: From Farm to Table - Les Dames d'Escoffier Fundraiser See More Events... |
Asters provide daisy-like flowers for a delightful autumn color display of white, purple, lavender, pink or red from August through October... Read More...
According to the National Garden Bureau, "squash was one of the first crops grown in the prehistory of the New World." Our earliest physical evidence comes from the Ocampo caves in Tamaulipas, Mexico, where several species of squash have been found along with the remains of gourds, jack beans, and other crops. These remains date to about 7000-5000 B.C. The National Garden Bureau found the earliest use of squash was by the Cochise Indians in what is now the southwestern United States. Remains of domesticated squash dating to about 4000 B.C. were found at Bat Cave, New Mexico, along with the remains of pod corn, a primitive ancestor of what we know today as corn. This is strong evidence that squash predates corn as a domesticated crop. For centuries after the introduction of agriculture into North America, farming was practiced primarily by Indian tribes of the Southwest, and the base of their agriculture was corn and squash... |
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