Gardening Tips
AN APPLE A DAY
Thu
26Jan
2012
AN APPLE A DAY by Jan Cashman 1/2/12 The November 21, 2011, issue of The New Yorker had a wonderful article called Annals of Agriculture, Crunch, Building a Better Apple, about the development of a new apple called SweeTango. The artic... [Read more]
ORIGIN OF SPECIES OF CORN, POTATOES, AND TOMATOES---AND SOME OTHER INTERESTING HISTORY
Sat
7Jan
2012
ORIGIN OF SPECIES OF CORN, POTATOES, AND TOMATOES---AND SOME OTHER INTERESTING HISTORY By Jan Cashman 12/14/11 Ever wonder where the vegetables we eat and grow in our gardens came from? The plants had to originate somewhere. Thou... [Read more]
Growing Herbs Indoors
Tue
29Nov
2011
GROWING HERBS INDOORS 11/20/11 by Jan Cashman Even though winter has set in and your gardens are under snow, you don’t have to be without fresh herbs. You can plant an herb garden on your kitchen windowsill. Here are some hints o... [Read more]
2011 Christmas Tree Information
Wed
16Nov
2011
Again, Cashman Nursery will be selling Christmas trees both at our nursery and on West Main across from Bozeman High School., open 7 days a week after Thanksgiving. We will have 10 different varieties, plus wreaths and garland! Christmas T... [Read more]
The 2011 Gardening Year
Sat
29Oct
2011
THE 2011 GARDENING YEAR by Jan Cashman 10/16/11 The weather every year is unique, but 2011 had some real extremes. We had a snowy winter. According to Greg Ainsworth, columnist for the Chronicle, “from November through June, was th... [Read more]
Hydrangea
Wed
28Sep
2011
HYDRANGEA by Jan Cashman People driving by in August ask us about the showy shrub planted on the northeast corner of our house full of huge, round, white flowers. It is an Annabelle Hydrangea. There are many species of hydrangea, all... [Read more]
Garden Tour 2011
Tue
6Sep
2011
GARDEN TOUR 2011 by Jan Cashman 9/29/11 The Emerson Cultural Center’s 2011 Garden and Home Tour was the best ever, with over 450 people buying tickets and touring the gardens. We met a gardening couple who had driven all the way from... [Read more]
TREE DIVERSITY - 5 UNDERUSED TREES
Tue
9Aug
2011
TREE DIVERSITY--5 UNDERUSED TREES by Jan Cashman 7/30/11 Besides expressing your individuality, there is good reason to plant different kinds of shade trees in your yard, on your block, and in your city. Even on your boulevard, it migh... [Read more]
14th Annual Zucchini Festival
Tue
19Jul
2011
Saturday, August 13, 2011 8:00-6:00 Zucchini Bucks How they work: From July 21 through August 12, Cashman Nursery will give you one Zucchini Buck for every $10 you spend at our nursery. Then, on August 13, during our Zucchini Festival, yo... [Read more]
HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW?
Tue
12Jul
2011
HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW? By Jan Cashman 7/4/11 Growing your own vegetables is fun and rewarding, but there are a number of things that can go wrong with your vegetable plants. Some of these can be prevented from the beginning if ... [Read more]