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December Gardening – Houston Home Journal

Dec 10, 2024 | hhjonline.com | Tim Lewis

Thanks for reading The Houston Home Journal — we hope this article added to your day. For over 150 years, Houston Home Journal has been the newspaper of record for Perry, Warner Robins and Centerville. We're excited to expand our online news coverage, while maintaining our twice-weekly print newspaper. If you like what you see, please consider becoming a member of The Houston Home Journal.
Orchids - Part Two – Houston Home Journal

Dec 3, 2024 | hhjonline.com | Tim Lewis

In part one of this two part series, I introduced you to orchids, their history and diversity, as well as choosing the proper soil medium in which to grow them and the correct way to water them. Today’s article deals with providing orchids with proper nutrition and how to repot, and prune them. Again, the good folks at mygarden.com have provided the bulk of this most useful information.
Forcing Amaryllis Bulbs – Houston Home Journal

Nov 20, 2024 | hhjonline.com | Tim Lewis

As winter approaches, many of you will be thinking of ways to brighten your interiorscapes. One of the best ways, of course, is with the use of flowering plants. The first plant that comes to mind is the poinsettia-and rightly so-since it is the king of all Christmas plants. But there are others we would do well to consider-namely, Christmas cactus, Norfolk Island Pine, and the magnificent amaryllis. This week we take a look at the amaryllis (Hippeastrum).
Houseplant Lists – Houston Home Journal

Nov 12, 2024 | hhjonline.com | Tim Lewis

Thanks for reading The Houston Home Journal — we hope this article added to your day. For over 150 years, Houston Home Journal has been the newspaper of record for Perry, Warner Robins and Centerville. We're excited to expand our online news coverage, while maintaining our twice-weekly print newspaper. If you like what you see, please consider becoming a member of The Houston Home Journal.
America's Greatness: The Black Robed Regiment — Part Two – Houston Home Journal

Nov 5, 2024 | hhjonline.com | Tim Lewis

In Part One of this series, we learned that during the Founding Era of our country, the Black Robed Regiment was the name that the British gave to the courageous and patriotic American clergy. In fact, the British blamed the Black Regiment for American Independence, and rightly so, for modern historians have documented that, because of their strong leadership, ministers played a leading role in securing American independence as well as the formation of the new government.
Bulbs, Rhizomes & Corms – Houston Home Journal

Oct 29, 2024 | hhjonline.com | Tim Lewis

Fall weather has arrived and most gardeners have put away their hoes and rakes for the winter. You may want to get them back out, however, for there is one more task you should consider; that is, if you love the smiles and sparkles of spring-flowering bulbs. This month, consider planting some bulbs or similar structures for spring color. A wide variety of bulbs grow well in Georgia.
October Gardening — Part Two – Houston Home Journal

Oct 22, 2024 | hhjonline.com | Tim Lewis

October, so far, has been a quite pleasant month. With the arrival of the Georgia National Fair and football being in full swing, it makes one thankful for the change of seasons. However, duty still calls. Read on for some suggestions for things do in and around the yard and garden during the last half of this fine month. First comes this word of caution: if you are thinking about pruning certain shrubs and trees now, it is best not to do it! Why?
Saving your favorite vegetable seeds – Houston Home Journal

Oct 8, 2024 | hhjonline.com | Tim Lewis

As fall arrives, gardeners sometimes inquire about saving seed from their favorite flowers and vegetables. While seed-saving is not as common as it used to be, it can be a rewarding and even cost-saving way to garden. After all, we would not have all of the interesting and wonderful heirloom varieties if someone along the way hadn’t kept the seeds from year to year. Following are some basic guidelines from The Farmer’s Almanac for saving vegetable seeds.
America's Greatness: The Black Robed Regiment — Part One – Houston Home Journal

Oct 1, 2024 | hhjonline.com | Tim Lewis

During the Founding Era of our country, the Black Robed Regiment was the name that the British gave to the courageous and patriotic American clergy. In fact, the British blamed the Black Regiment for American Independence, and rightly so, for modern historians have documented that: “There is not a right asserted in the Declaration of Independence which had not been discussed by the New England clergy before 1763.” (Alice M.
Garden tasks to complete this fall before winter – Houston Home Journal

Sep 24, 2024 | hhjonline.com | Tim Lewis

Unless you’re planting flowers that bloom through the fall and into the winter or vegetables that tolerate the cold, you shouldn’t expect too much out of your garden when the cold weather arrives. Nevertheless, your green thumb efforts aren’t over once you’ve reaped what you’ve sown. Once the summer season starts to progress into fall, there are several garden maintenance tasks you would be wise to complete as you wait out the winter temperatures and anticipate the arrival of spring.