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May 2019 By Scott Canning, Director of Horticulture and Special Projects Ah, May! So many pleasures, and so much pressure! The month often starts with at least one unpleasant return to winter. I have seen snow in May more often than not the last five years. Yet by the end of the month, the weather [...]
The Garden Journal on KSFR 101.1FM A lively, entertaining, and informative gardening radio talk show with four rotating hosts each month. Each week we talk with local, regional, or national experts about timely gardening and environmental topics relevant to Santa Fe and northern New Mexico gardeners. The Santa Fe Botanical Garden hosts the first Saturday [...]
April 2019 By Scott Canning, Director of Horticulture and Special Projects Welcome to the joys and the challenges of April in Santa Fe! April is not winter, but in Northern New Mexico, it isn’t quite spring, either. This is a truly schizophrenic weather month, with balmy days forcing fruit trees into bloom, followed by hard, [...]
The Garden Journal on KSFR 101.1FM A lively, entertaining, and informative gardening radio talk show with four rotating hosts each month. Each week we talk with local, regional, or national experts about timely gardening and environmental topics relevant to Santa Fe and northern New Mexico gardeners. The Santa Fe Botanical Garden hosts the first Saturday [...]
March 2019 By Scott Canning, Director of Horticulture and Special Projects The days are growing rapidly longer. We add two-and-a-quarter minutes a day of “sun up” time every day in March, and when we change our clocks on Sunday March 10th, the change is that much more noticeable. Gardeners start itching to get outside and [...]
The Garden Journal on KSFR 101.1FM A lively, entertaining, and informative gardening radio talk show with four rotating hosts each month. Each week we talk with local, regional, or national experts about timely gardening and environmental topics relevant to Santa Fe and northern New Mexico gardeners. The Santa Fe Botanical Garden hosts the first Saturday [...]
February 2019 by Scott Canning, Director of Horticulture and Special Projects SOME THOUGHTS AND TIPS ON SEED STARTING When reflecting on my more than 30 years of professional gardening, I think learning plant propagation is among my most exciting adventures. Let’s face it, what gardener doesn’t want more plants? And when it comes to plant [...]
The Garden Journal on KSFR 101.1FM A lively, entertaining, and informative gardening radio talk show with four rotating hosts each month. Each week we talk with local, regional, or national experts about timely gardening and environmental topics relevant to Santa Fe and northern New Mexico gardeners. The Santa Fe Botanical Garden hosts the first Saturday [...]
By Donita L. Frazier, DVM, PhD Creating the hardscape for Ojos y Manos Garden during winter 2016. Photo: Clayton Bass Cold winter mornings are the perfect times to dream about new garden projects. Hardscape projects and landscape cleanup are still possible in early winter when planting is no longer feasible. Recent catastrophic fires [...]
The Garden Journal on KSFR 101.1FM A lively, entertaining, and informative gardening radio talk show with four rotating hosts each month. Each week we talk with local, regional, or national experts about timely gardening and environmental topics relevant to Santa Fe and northern New Mexico gardeners. The Santa Fe Botanical Garden hosts the first Saturday [...]
