gardening
Community Voices — Melissa Hamilton: Fall is the time to improve your raised-bed soil
As summer begins to wind down in Barry County, many gardeners are looking at raised beds that do not look quite as good as they did in May.
Community Voices — Melissa Hamilton: Time to harvest, prepare, and grow together
The last few weeks have been the busiest times in the garden. All across Barry County, folks are picking tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, squash, beans, melons and plenty of other fresh…
Community Voices — Skip Easter: Gardening with natural methods
One of the benefits of growing your own food is that you are in control of the types of chemicals, both natural or man-made, used in garden beds and on your plants.
New topics to be detailed at ‘Let’s Get Growing’
Barry County Master Gardeners will host the annual “Let’s Get Growing” spring workshop on March 21 in Cassville, starting at 9 a.m.
Melissa Hamilton: From the Garden
The last tomatoes have been plucked, the vines are starting to wither, and the Barry County Community Garden is officially closing its gates for the season.
Melissa Hamilton: The rise of native plant and companion gardening
In 2025, gardens are undergoing a quiet revolution.
Melissa Hamilton: Create a cottage herb and flower border along your fence
Transforming a simple fence line into a charming, fragrant herb and flower border is easier than you might think.
Debbie Kober: Mulching it up a notch
Spring is in the air, garden cleanup is underway and a fresh layer of mulch gives any landscape or garden a clean look while suppressing weeds.
Debbie Kober: Mulching it up a notch
Spring is in the air, garden cleanup is underway and a fresh layer of mulch gives any landscape or garden a clean look while suppressing weeds.
‘Let’s Get Growing!’ set for March 29
The Barry County Master Gardeners are hosting their annual spring garden workshop, “Let’s Get Growing!” on March 29 at First Baptist Church Family Life Center in downtown Cassville.
