Gardening

From the Garden Gate: The Path of Least Resistance

Kate Lochte and Roy Helton — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:20:06 +0000

"From the Garden Gate" is next. Murray resident Roy Helton divides his time between teaching in the English Department at Murray State University and indulging his passion for gardening.

The Path of Least Resistance

When I was young my father devoted half of our back yard in Nashville to his energetically maintained vegetable garden. And since there were five children in the family, there was a certain obvious utility to all his planting and harvesting.

From the Garden Gate: A Love Affair with Gardening

Kate Lochte and Roy Helton — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:14:52 +0000

We're starting a new weekly commentary. It's titled "From the Garden Gate." It is contributed by Murray resident Roy Helton who divides his time between teaching in the English Department at Murray State University and indulging his passion for gardening.

KY Inmates plant orchard as part of gardening program

Todd Hatton and The Associated Press — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:09:39 +0000

The Hopkins County Jail has taken a gardening program for inmates to a new level by adding a small orchard. Jailer Joe Blue says inmates enrolled in a Master Gardener program have planted 30 apple trees on a quarter-acre site near the jail.

Little Sprouts Garden Club

Kate Lochte — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:30:00 +0000

On Highway 94 East of Murray there’s a garden center called Beans To Blossoms which is an outgrowth of the Cathey Family’s garden business they had run from their home. They still feature produce and flowers from their home gardens during the growing season. Just this last Saturday Suzanne Cathey and her daughter Lindy McManus cranked up one of their special projects at Beans to Blossoms: The Little Sprouts Garden Club.

Winter Gardening Tips and Pennyrile Agritourism

Kate Lochte — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:58:50 +0000

UK Extension Horticulture Agent Kelly Jackson in Hopkinsville visits with Sounds Good Tuesday, December 11, 2012, first to talk gardening, second to describe what businesses in Todd, Trigg, Christian, Caldwell & Lyon Counties are part of the Pennyrile Region Agritourism Association, Inc., which was formed in 2007 to promote and market farms, wineries, distilleries, orchards, galleries, and other entities in these areas which welcome visitors.