The Providential Gardener

Urban Stormwater Retrofit Practices Manual Published

From the Center for Watershed Protection in Ellicott City, Maryland: The Center has released the Latest Manual in the Urban Subwatershed Restoration Manual Series. Until now, no definitive guidance has been available on the art and science of urban retrofitting.... Read more →

How Dry They Are ~ Stressed Plants & Trees in Rhode Island

Yes, we got some rain ~ at last! ~ on Tuesday, September 11, but rainfall can vary around the state, and maybe there wasn't a lot where you live. I had two inches and a beetle in my rain gauge.... Read more →

Harvest Fair at The Norman Bird Sanctuary

The 33rd Annual Harvest Fair at The Norman Bird Sanctuary will be Saturday, September 29th & Sunday, September 30th, from 10am to 5pm at 583 Third Beach Road, Middletown, RI. The 33rd Annual Norman Bird Sanctuary Harvest Fair takes place... Read more →

Urban Gardens & Soil Contamination ~ Information Resources

Southside Community Land Trust and the EPA recently held a workshop on soil contamination at Providence College. Here are some links to important background information for urban homeowners, as well as homeowners in areas that were orchards or other places... Read more →

What's Growing On in Rhode Island ~ September 11-13

Be sure to check the Providential Gardener Calendar regularly for what's growing on in Rhode Island. Also check out What Grows On in Rhode Island, a new blog that publishes press releases and notices about upcoming environmental meetings. Read more →

North Main Street Project: An Example of Residents Shaping Their Neighborhood

One reason for haphazard, ugly, people-unfriendly, and/or environmentally unsound development is the absence of neighborhood residents in town and city planning processes. Nobody thinks about what it's going to be like to LIVE near the results of development or redevelopment.... Read more →

Competition for Gardeners, Growers, Canners , & Bakers

Mark your calendar! A Feature of the Norman Bird Sanctuary Harvest Fair 2007 (which is on Saturday & Sunday, September 29-30, 10am-5pm): Home and Garden Competition, Saturday, September 29 The Norman Bird Sanctuary invites all amateur gardeners, growers, canners and... Read more →

What Grows On in Rhode Island Is... More Than You'd Imagine

For a little state with a high point of no more than 812 feet, there are mountains of events going on this fall in Rhode Island, in fact, I'm sure it's many more than it's high in feet. My goal... Read more →

Announcing a New Sprout ~ What Grows On in Rhode Island Blog

The Providential Gardener's first sprout is a new blog, What Grows On in Rhode Island! So many meeting announcements and press releases are arriving that I think it will be better to give them their own special place. So meeting... Read more →

New England Carnivorous Plant Society Plans Amazing Show

Members of the New England Carnivorous Plant Society are gathering on September 8th to finish plans for their 5th annual Carnivorous Plant Show, to be held September 29-30 at Roger Williams Park greenhouses, Providence, RI. You may want to join... Read more →