April 14, 2006 RSS feed / Beauty in the Backyard

Tree of Life Holland Bulb Sale begins

The 52nd annual Tree of Life Congregation Sisterhood Holland Bulb Sale is underway with top quality #1 selected bulbs that are guaranteed to bloom. The Tree of Life Sisterhood has been selling Holland bulbs since 1954. More...

Show us your garden!

Send a picture of your garden to The Columbia Star, More...

What's growing in Columbia

The new guinea impatiens come in lavender, orange, purple, pink, red, salmon, and white. They usually flower from spring to fall and require sun to shade for optimal growth. They can grow from 12 to 24 inches. More...

First Thursdays in the Garden back by popular demand

Riverbanks keeps the garden open 6 to 9 pm on first Thursdays through October

Riverbanks Zoo & Garden will stay open late on Thursdays as part of the Botanical Garden's First Thursdays in the Garden program, sponsored by Woodley's Garden Center and scheduled now through October. More...

The Original Mystery Plant

The mystery plant can't hear, but it does have eyes. "Eyes" in this botanical sense, don't have anything to do with potatoes. More...