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Warsaw Library Hosts Gardening Program

InkFreeNews.com Posted Apr 08, 2016  Updated: Apr 8, 2016 @ 7:44 AM

By VALERIA FISHER Adult Program Administrator, Warsaw Community Public Library WARSAW — Warsaw Community Public Library will be hosting a program on “Planning Your Spring Garden” from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 12. The guest speaker will be Amanda Zambrano who is a master gardener intern. Zambrano will be discussing … Read More

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In The Garden — Dividing Perennials

InkFreeNews.com Posted Apr 07, 2016  Updated: Apr 7, 2016 @ 4:08 PM

By AMANDA ZAMBRANO Master Gardener Intern One of my favorite spring garden tasks is dividing plants. Plants can be divided to control the size of the plants, rejuvenating old plants or increasing the number of plants. How do you know if your perennials need dividing? Your flowers may … Read More

Posted in Archive 2016 | Tagged Amanda Zambrano, bleeding hearts, dividing plants, In The Garden, perennials | | Buy Photos | Contact Author

In The Garden — Planning A Memorial Garden

InkFreeNews.com Posted Mar 17, 2016  Updated: Mar 17, 2016 @ 4:02 PM

By AMANDA ZAMBRANO Master Gardener Intern WARSAW — After a loved one passes, we often look for special ways to remember them. Of all the ways I’ve chosen to remember loved ones, my most treasured is my memory garden. I guard my memory garden with fierce care, gently … Read More

Posted in Archive 2016 | Tagged Amanda Zambrano, master gardener intern, memory garden, ornaments | | Buy Photos | Contact Author

In The Garden — Winter Pruning

InkFreeNews.com Posted Feb 25, 2016  Updated: Feb 25, 2016 @ 2:11 PM

By AMANDA ZAMBRANO Master Gardener Intern WARSAW — Sharpen those pruning shears, friends. Pruning season is upon us. Look for a sunny day in the next couple of weeks (late February/early March), and get going. Here’s my pruning list and a few tips. Overgrown shrubs. Typically we only … Read More

Posted in Archive 2016 | Tagged Amanda Zambrano, In The Garden, pruning | | Buy Photos | Contact Author

In The Garden — Starting Seeds Indoors

InkFreeNews.com Posted Feb 04, 2016  Updated: Jan 10, 2022 @ 2:29 PM

By AMANDA ZAMBRANO Master Gardener Intern WARSAW — Growing vegetables from seed is an economic way to obtain your own produce. While some seeds can be direct-sown, particularly cold weather crops like peas, lettuce or carrots, most of our summertime favorites need to be started indoors as our … Read More

Posted in Archive 2016 | Tagged Amanda Zambrano, column, gardening, In The Garden, Master Gardner, saving seeds | | Buy Photos | Contact Author

Planning Your Spring Garden

InkFreeNews.com Posted Jan 14, 2016  Updated: Jan 10, 2022 @ 2:27 PM

By AMANDA ZAMBRANO Master Gardener Intern WARSAW — Many gardeners I know are anxiously checking their mailboxes right about now. The 2016 seed catalogs are on their way, and may already be in hand. I don’t wait as anxiously for my seed catalogs, but I do eagerly anticipate … Read More

Posted in Archive 2016 | Tagged Amanda Zambrano, broadleaf, lavender bush, ornamental, white lilac | | Buy Photos | Contact Author

In The Garden — Keeping A Gardening Journal

InkFreeNews.com Posted Nov 12, 2015  Updated: Nov 12, 2015 @ 4:56 PM

By AMANDA ZAMBRONO Master Gardener Intern A garden journal is a great project to start up this time year, as things are winding down outside. The blustery days have come, with wind and rain and the promise of snow just around the corner. Our gardens have mostly gone … Read More

Posted in Archive 2015 | Tagged Amanda Zambrano, garden journal, In The Garden | | Buy Photos | Contact Author

In The Garden — Fall Soil Preparation

InkFreeNews.com Posted Oct 22, 2015  Updated: Oct 21, 2015 @ 1:23 PM

WARSAW — I have historically waited until spring to prepare my garden soil for planting. Tilling is messy and difficult in the spring mud and semi-frozen ground. Compost doesn’t have much time to break down in the soil. It honestly isn’t the most effective means of enriching my garden bed soil.

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Posted in Archive 2015 | Tagged Amanda Zambrano, fall preparation, Purdue Extension Office, soil, soil testing | | Buy Photos | Contact Author

In The Garden — Fall Pruning

InkFreeNews.com Posted Oct 01, 2015  Updated: Oct 1, 2015 @ 11:32 AM

WARSAW — My garden needs some cleaning up. My hydrangeas are a big sprawling mess, my knock-outs are overgrown and my peonies are way past their prime. I can’t wait to hit the garden next weekend with my pruning shears and go to town.

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Posted in Archive 2015 | Tagged Amanda Zambrano, fall pruning, In The Garden | | Buy Photos | Contact Author

In The Garden — Creating A Layered Bulb Bed

InkFreeNews.com Posted Sep 10, 2015  Updated: Sep 10, 2015 @ 10:49 AM

WARSAW — My favorite recent addition to my landscape is a layered bulb bed and fall is the perfect time to add one to your garden. The concept behind the layered bed is to plant your bulbs at appropriate depths so that they bloom in succession, providing color in your early spring garden.

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Posted in Archive 2015 | Tagged Amanda Zambrano, crocuses, daffodils, dianthus, forget-me-nots, grape hyacinths (muscari), In The Garden, pansies, tulips, violas | | Buy Photos | Contact Author

‘In The Garden’ — Weeding And Feeding

InkFreeNews.com Posted Aug 20, 2015  Updated: Jan 10, 2022 @ 2:30 PM

By AMANDA ZAMBRANO Master Gardener Intern Long about August my whole landscape begins to look a little tired. My mulched areas are thinning and weeds are popping up. Things are getting a bit leggy and overgrown. The bloom is off most of my June and July blooming plants. … Read More

Posted in Archive 2015 | Tagged Amanda Zambrano, feeding, fertilizer, In The Garden, weeding | | Buy Photos | Contact Author

‘In The Garden’ — Preparing Your Winter Garden

InkFreeNews.com Posted Jul 30, 2015  Updated: Jul 30, 2015 @ 3:52 PM

By AMANDA ZAMBRANO Master Gardener Intern If you are enjoying an abundance of fresh produce from your garden right now, you’re probably dreading winter and a return to canned and frozen varieties. That doesn’t have to be your fate this winter. If you’re a die-hard gardener, winter gardening … Read More

Posted in Archive 2015 | Tagged Amanda Zambrano, beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cold frame, cold hardy crops, fresh produce, In The Garden, kale, leeks, Master Gardeners, parsnips, Purdue Extension, spinach, turnips, winter garden | | Buy Photos | Contact Author
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‘In The Garden’ — Caring For Potted Plants And Patio Gardens

InkFreeNews.com Posted Jul 09, 2015  Updated: Jul 9, 2015 @ 4:16 PM

By AMANDA ZAMBRANO Master Gardener Intern WARSAW — Potted plants and patio gardening, for me, has required a little more care and attention than my vegetable garden and landscaping. Plants growing in pots, baskets or buckets require more attention because of the limited resources of their pot. They … Read More

Posted in Archive 2015 | Tagged Amanda Zambrano, amount of sunlight, fertilizer, hanging baskets, In The Garden, location, Master Gardeners, more water, patio gardens, planters, potted plants, pruning, Purdue Extension | | Buy Photos | Contact Author
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‘In The Garden’ — Gardening On A Budget

InkFreeNews.com Posted Jun 18, 2015  Updated: Jan 10, 2022 @ 2:32 PM

By AMANDA ZAMBRANO Master Gardener Intern Gardening can be an expensive hobby. Quality plants are expensive, as are soil amendments and tools. But gardening isn’t just for those with extra income – anyone can have a lovely garden or landscape with some sweat equity and the willingness to … Read More

Posted in Archive 2015 | Tagged Amanda Zambrano, budget gardening, cheap gardening tools, frugal gardening, In The Garden, Master Gardeners, plant propagation, plants as gifts, Purdue Extension | | Buy Photos | Contact Author
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‘In The Garden’ — Identifying Plants In An Existing Landscape

InkFreeNews.com Posted May 28, 2015  Updated: May 21, 2015 @ 2:52 PM

By AMANDA ZAMBRANO Master Gardener Intern Often times when we move into a new home, we inherit the landscape of the previous owner. Those of us who are new to the gardening world can be at a bit of a loss as to what we’ve inherited and how … Read More

Posted in Archive 2015 | Tagged Amanda Zambrano, Flowers, foliage, identifying plants, In The Garden, leaves, Master Gardeners, Purdue Extension, shape and growing pattern | | Buy Photos | Contact Author
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‘In The Garden’ — Veggie Gardens In The Shade

InkFreeNews.com Posted May 07, 2015  Updated: May 7, 2015 @ 12:14 PM

By AMANDA ZAMBRANO Master Gardener Intern Vegetable gardens have been a source of much angst on my shady lot. I thought tomatoes and zucchini were easy to grow, and didn’t think twice about plopping them in my little 4’ x 8’ raised bed. The first year, my tomatoes … Read More

Posted in Archive 2015 | Tagged Amanda Zambrano, broccoli, container garden, full sun, herbs, In The Garden, Master Gardeners, partial sun, peas, Purdue Extension, rhubarb, tomatoes, vegetable garden, zucchini | | Buy Photos | Contact Author

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