Green with Reene

13 pieces in this column

• Green with Reene: Nature Explore Classroom by Irene Ecklund · Epiphany 2010

  The Early Childhood Center, First Covenant Church, Omaha, Nebraska: The purpose is to get children out into nature to explore and to learn to love the world that God so graciously created for us to live in by providing developmentally appropriate nature education for young children. The aim is to help children understand and appreciate the Natural World.

• Squash Vine Borer by Irene Ecklund · Summer 2009

  Identification, damage, and control of the squash vine borer.

• Black Chokeberry by Irene Ecklund · Christmas 2008

  Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) is a Midwest native. I missed attending an Aronia Berry Festival at Sawmill Hollow Organic Farms (www.sawmillhollow.com) near Missouri Valley, Iowa, this fall. This is the largest commercial aronia plantation on the continent. So I am sharing excerpts from Jan Riggenbach’s column in the Omaha World Herald with you.

• Green with Reene by Irene Ecklund · Spring 2008

  HOPE (Helping Omaha’s People Eat) is a Vegetable garden maintained by the Master Gardeners of Douglas and Sarpy counties. I am Crew Leader of a group of gardeners who work at HOPE three days a week. All the produce goes to feed the hungry.

• Green with Reene by Irene Ecklund · Spring 2007

  As an avid gardener, this is a very busy time of the season. I never know when to stop planting. I fear I have a serious problem with discipline when it comes to gardening. I love it and get such pleasure watching God’s creation develop in my yard each year.

• Tall Sedum by Irene Ecklund · Christmas 2006

  Sedum grow in tough conditions and offer handsome foliage all season and loads of beautiful-attractive flowers in late summer to fall. Lots of newer varieties are coming along all the time. Below are eight of my favorites.

• Pinching Back Perennials by Irene Ecklund · Summer 2006
• Deadheading by Irene Ecklund · Winter 2005

  Deadheading means to remove the spent flowers from ornamental plants. Usually there is deadheading to be done from spring to frost. You will enjoy the process more and will be less likely to feel overwhelmed if you keep up with it.

• Green with Reene by Irene Ecklund · Winter 2004-2005

  Clematis and Hyacinth Bean Vines are two of my favorite vines for growing on fences, trellis, bushes or trees.

• Green with Reene by Irene Ecklund · Fall 2004

  Gardening under trees is easy with plants adapted to dry shade.

• Fall and Winter Garden Cleanup by Irene Ecklund · Winter 2002-2003
• Green with Reene by Irene Ecklund · Summer 2002

  When should you cut back trees, shrubs and flowers?

• Green with Reene Winter 2001-2002