Christine Arpe Gang

• Green Thumb: 'Green Your Home,' keep blues away Published 02/10/2012 at midnight

  You don't have to be a plant lover to experience a sense of well-being and calm when you walk into a greenhouse or a room filled with plants.

• Green Thumb: Still a hosta-age after all these years Published 02/03/2012 at midnight

  Hostas have done a lot for Larry Tucker, and Tucker has done a lot for hostas.

• Green Thumb: Share wealth of seeds at Lichterman swap Published 01/27/2012 at midnight

• Green Thumb: Backyard chickens catching on Published 01/20/2012 at 4 p.m.

  What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think about chickens in the backyard?

• Green Thumb: 'Yard' work too tame for HGTV, ex-host says Published 01/13/2012 at midnight

  Did someone take the "G" out of HGTV?

• Green Thumb: Tree pros make Humane Society safer Published 01/06/2012 at midnight

  Two days after Christmas, a group of hardworking tree professionals gave the Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County a gift of their time and skills by removing a hazardous tree from the grounds.

• Green Thumb: During winter, 'plants are still alive' Published 12/30/2011 at midnight

• Green Thumb: Now is time to begin planting urban orchard Published 12/23/2011 at midnight

  Many fruit trees are easy to grow, some will produce edible fruit by the third year, and many have ornamental qualities, too.

• Green Thumb: Holiday plants alluring, magical Published 12/16/2011 at midnight

  Most of us change from gardeners to hunter-gatherers during the holidays.

• Green Thumb: Good horticulture writing makes a difference Published 12/09/2011 at midnight

• Mild winter, frosty spring, infernal summer -- that's Mid-South gardening Published 02/10/2012 at 12:01 a.m.

  Even when gardeners do everything right, the weather can spoil their success.

• Nurseryman, Dabney Turley, dedicated to promoting horticulture by sharing knowledge Published 01/13/2012 at 12:01 a.m.

  The seeds of Dabney Turley's career as a retail and wholesale nurseryman, as well as a grower of trees and shrubs, were planted at a young age.

• Center of attention: Thanksgiving table décor comes together with little fuss or expense Published 11/18/2011 at 12:05 a.m.

  If you are hosting a Thanksgiving dinner, you know there are so many tasks to be done that there never seems to be enough time to do them. It doesn't matter how organized you are or how far in advance ...

• Gardeners double their pleasure by drying, crafting with dried flowers Published 11/11/2011 at 12:05 a.m.

  Whether in the garden or in a vase, a flower's beauty quickly fades.

• All about herbs: Botanic garden offers expansive definition of 'useful' plants Published 10/21/2011 at 12:05 a.m.

  The newest attraction at the Memphis Botanic Garden is sure to give you a new perspective about herb gardens.

• Cool-weather bounty: Pleasant days of fall might be prime time for growing veggies in Mid-South Published 09/23/2011 at 12:05 a.m.

  After a long, hot summer of weeding, watering, harvesting and preserving produce, vegetable gardeners are tired.

• Room to grow: Garden plots a soothing balm for residents of Trezevant Manor Published 09/06/2011 at midnight

  For dedicated but aging gardeners, the need to grow flowers or vegetables is rooted deep in their souls.

• Everything Zen: Tom and Laurie Rieman turn Bartlett yard into oasis of tranquility Published 07/08/2011 at midnight

• 'Harry Potter'-esque Wizard's Garden at Memphis Botanic Gardens demonstrates power of plants Published 06/10/2011 at midnight

  Another kind of magic is happening this summer in My Big Backyard, the children's garden at the Memphis Botanic Garden.

• Tours of Beauty: Area gardens open for viewing Saturday Published 06/03/2011 at 12:05 a.m.

  Gardeners love to harvest inspiration, and this weekend there are plenty of opportunities not only to see creative plantings and solutions to landscaping problems, but also to chat with the people who executed them.

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