The Fastest (and easiest) Way to Grow a Garden

By Mary Ellen Bianco

The smell of freshly picked basil and the taste of a fresh tomato off the vine can be motivation to grow plants at home. We asked local expert Mary Ann Dallenbach, owner of St. Matthews Feed & Seed, for advice on ways to make gardening more accessible. Mary Ann says, “Grow what you like and start small. Pick three things — it’s supposed to be fun.”

Grow a Garden Inside Your Home

By Mary Ellen Bianco

Denise Peterson who is a master gardener, bought this Meyer Lemon tree from ValuMarket. Photo by Melissa Donald 

 The smell of freshly picked basil and the taste of a fresh tomato off the vine can be motivation to grow plants at home. We asked local expert Mary Ann Dallenbach, owner of St. Matthews Feed & Seed, for advice on ways to make gardening more accessible. Mary Ann says, “Grow what you like and start small. Pick three things — it’s supposed to be fun.”

Get your garden on at these local events

As spring wafts through the air, your green thumbs might start itching to get back into the dirt to plant and weed and nurture life out of the earth and into the warm sunshine. Whether you’d like some instruction to improve your gardening skills or just like to look at spring blooms, you can get your green on at these local garden events.

Tips for pain-free gardening

It’s finally spring, and now’s the time to get that garden in shape. Before you run out to your backyard and spend the day pulling, digging and crawling around, try some of these tips from Tori Vinson, OTR, an occupational therapist at Southern Indiana Hospital in New Albany Indiana.

Learn from a master gardener this weekend!

Eamonn Cullen will host the first Lessons Learned Garden Tour this Saturday.

Cullen learned to garden from watching his grandfather, who was head gardener at a seminary in Ireland. His garden today features plant communities compact enough for large groups and Cullen as he advances in age.

You are invited to Cullen’s garden, 1406 Delmar Lane, Southwestern Jefferson County, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 18th. Admission is $5, or free for JCMGA members. The tour is the first of four in the Lessons Learned season and is hosted by the Jefferson County Master Gardener Association.