Let kids invite the birds to nest in the garden with a hollow-gourd birdhouse. Birdhouse gourds are often available at farmers markets and craft stores, already dried, or you can grow your own. To ...

If I plant gourds again (talk me out of it, won't you?), maybe I'll want to try something different from the dippers I've already grown. (They are definitely worth growing in a smallish garden — once.

Gourds often require 110-120 days to mature. Start the seeds inside about two weeks before the last frost. Keep the gourds on the vine as long as possible. Jennifer Behm often covers them to protect ...

Autumn has officially arrived – and with it, those wonderful little gourds and pumpkins that appear this time of year. We’ve done the mini pumpkin tea-light holders and decoratively carved squash in ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. – Cara Bevan is a ...

Jelena Clay will offer her “Fabulous Gourd” workshop at Volcano Art Center on June 18. ADVERTISING Jelena Clay will offer her “Fabulous Gourd” workshop at Volcano Art Center on June 18. The workshop ...

The rush of the first holiday of the season is over. Halloween is gone and all of the candy is, too. The pumpkins and jack-o’-lanterns are now part of the compost pile. However, with Thanksgiving a ...

What’s the difference between a gourd and a squash? A gourd is inedible; a squash is tasty. A gourd dries out in the sun; a squash rots. And the Marion County Gourd Artists wouldn’t spend hours ...