Have you been enjoying the wonderful azalea color-splash this spring? Takoma Park and Silver Spring are awash in pink, red, white, and purple blooms. A certain Washington Post

GARDENING GODDESS • BY KATHY JENTZ Did you know Takoma Park has an azalea named after it? Do you know how Takoma got the "Azalea

GARDENING GODDESS • BY KATHY JENTZ Sat, Jan 26, 8th Annual Seed Exchange, 12:30 - 4 pm, Brookside Gardens, Wheaton, MD Washington Gardener Magazine hosts its 8th Annual

GARDENING GODDESS: • By Kathy Jentz Several gardens and groups in the Takoma Park, MD, Silver Spring, MD, and the Takoma neighborhood of Washington, DC, are a

Create Tiny Holiday Centerpieces Wednesday, December 12th, 7pm-9:30pm Heffner Park, 31 Oswego Ave, Takoma Park, MD Open to the Public, RSVP requested (see below) The Takoma Hort Club is trying out something

Winter Garden Prep Talk and Bulb Sale Hosted by the Takoma Hort Club (www.takomahort.org) Wednesday Nov. 14 in the Azalea Room at the Takoma Park Community Center 7500 Maple Ave, Takoma Park, MD

More than 200 tomato fans came to the Washington Gardener Magazine 5th Annual Tomato Taste at the FreshFarm Markets downtown Silver Spring location on Saturday, August 25. They

[caption id="attachment_19286" align="alignleft" width="112"] Silver Spring Garden Club members plant a spring color garden at Holy Cross Hospital.[/caption] By Kathy Jentz The Silver Spring Garden Club brought

PHOTOS • BY JULIE WIATT The Takoma Park House and Garden Tour on May 6 offered an up-close glimpse into both old and new North Takoma. The self-guided

GARDENING GODDESS • BY KATHY JENTZ Many gardeners were introduced to their passion for growing all things green at the knee of an older relative, such as a

TAKOMA ARCHIVES • DIANA KOHN The self-guided Takoma Park House and Garden Tour offers the opportunity to explore a dozen houses in the neighborhood developed by town founder

TAKOMA ARCHIVES • BY DIANA KOHN In many of my historical accounts for this column, newspapers have provided a major source of detail and understanding of past events.

GARDENING GODDESS • BY KATHY JENTZ Your green thumb is itching to get growing, but you don’t have a yard to dig into? Don’t think a garden is

by Kathy Jentz  

This is the time of year where leaves are falling, frost is on your windows, and your planting beds are looking a bit bare. When that cold snap

“Is it possible to grow really big pumpkins in our area?” I wondered. All of the media attention seems to go to those 1,200+ pounders from New England,

GARDENING GODDESS • BY KATHY JENTZ — September is a busy time for many of you, with work and school taking up most of your time. Do not ignore

SIN OF THE MONTH— As everyone knows, the Internet can be a tremendous waste of time.  So when my friend Rachel sent me an invitation via Facebook to play

This is the time of year we are just itching to get out and garden. Who wants to be stuck inside??!! You want to have a beautiful garden