The Providential Gardener

Greening Rhode Island's Businesses & Economy & Jobs

Rhode Island's unemployment rate is 8.5% if I remember correctly what I read in the Projo last week, and the economy isn't doing well on most fronts, but a lot of folks in Rhode Island are determined to turn things... Read more →

Coggeshall Farm Harvest Fair ~ September 20 & 21, 2008

I hope someone will see this and as a result go to Coggeshall Farm's Harvest Fair Sunday the 21st. The 2008 fair is the farm's 35th, and what fun the kids were having this afternoon (the 20th). There are hayrides,... Read more →

Gleaners Wanted!

If you'd like to help the great folks at the Rhode Island Food Bank out, read on.... This is a cross reference to a post today (September 19, 2008) on the What Grows On in Rhode Island News Blog, a... Read more →

Rhode Island Blueberries ~ II

This is a continuing discussion of blueberries. Trudy asked in a comment, What kind of blueberries I grow, and whether two plants are needed for pollination. The bush I described in my earlier blueberry post was mature when I bought... Read more →

Trees and Roses ~ Some New RI Websites

If you subscribe to Providential Gardener, you'll know I really love trees and roses. And it's fun to be around other tree and rose lovers ~ very enjoyable. The RI Tree Council just rolled out their newly redesigned website this... Read more →

Trees 2020 Initiative ~ Training Date September 24, 2008

Please pass the word, those of you who live and/or work in Providence Trees 2020 is a new tree planting initiative that aims to initiate the planting of 40,000 trees in Providence by the year 2020 to improve our environment.... Read more →

Lessons from Fields & Streets ~ Reflections on a Scott Turner Commentary

A regular feature on the Saturday Projo Commentary page is Scott Turner's column. He has been writing about nature for Projo for a while now, and I look forward to each column. It's good to see the world through his... Read more →