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| 0 | Ringo Starr's shrub sculpture gets the chop after Beatle 'insults ......Even though it was for charity, 45 was far too expensive ""Which is why the topiary recreation of the Beatles at a local railway station now features a headless drummer."" But vandals targeted Ringo over the weekend, cutting off his head, which has yet to... |
| 0 | Create landscape design first - Las Vegas Review...plants or landscape materials.""In many cases in the desert Southwest, flooring is some sort of mulch rather than grass. This helps conserve water. Grass is reserved for those areas that require grass, such as areas for play, dogs and relaxing, and it is... |
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| 0 | Readers' Platform: Back to the (urban) land...a great deal of food variety, if not on the single-crop agriculture model. Things like "companion planting" can reduce garden pests that can eat your food before you do. I recommend having a master plan and some master gardeners involved, if you really... |
| 0 | What to do for rest of weekend...plants, ornamentals, foliage plants and dorm-room plants as afundraiser.""While past years' sales have featured mostly bedding plants and shrubbery, today's sale will showcase an impressive variety of trees, including magnolias, oaks, crepe myrtles and... |
| 0 | You won't forget this Chilean show-stopper...have plenty of well-rotted humus, and this can be dug in, or applied as a mulch, especially in the form of leaf-mould.""Choose the planting spot carefully because this is a very showy tree and needs to be given a good position where it can be seen. but... |
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| 0 | Growing asparagus requires hard work, patience...in an asparagus bed, but are easily dealt with by using a thick layer of mulch. I like to maintain a deep six-inch layer of dark cedar mulch evenly spread over the bed throughout the year. The mulch not only keeps out competing weed growth, but it helps... |
| 0 | Landscaping Hints: What to do in April 2008...flavor perfumes and soaps, as well as mouthwash and toothpaste. It is recommended as a companion plant to coriander."" Artemisia, Wormwood ( Artemisia spp. ) Many species of Artemisia are fragrant in varying degrees. Some are pleasantly fragrant, others... |
| 0 | Will a giant sequoia grow in North Texas?...gallon of water. Add the orange oil to Garrett Juice or compost tea to do foliar feeding at the same time.""We have 37 acres and five Jersey dairy cows. A soil test shows that our soil is fine except for a nitrogen deficiency.""The best way to start is to... |
| 0 | Good ideas | Gardens...a.m.-4 p.m. daily, 12001 Main St., Bellevue; free (425-452-2750 or "" Master Gardener volunteers maintain vegetable gardens, fruit trees, bushes and perennials, open daylight hours daily, gardening classes 10 a.m. Saturdays; 15416 S.E. 16th St., Bellevue... |
| 0 | Landscaping Hints: What to do in April 2008..."" Aztec sweet shrub ( Lippia dulcis ) Sometimes used as a sugar substitute, this ground cover has such a sweet leaf that it is often used to sweeten fruit salads. Others chew the leaves like candy, picked right off the plant. Lippia graveolens, on the... |
| 0 | Trowels at the ready...part in a car rally along the route -- no time or speed contests, but organizers promise a surprise garden twist to the rally, along with prizes.""Tickets are $35 per person or $25 for members of the Ottawa Botanical Garden Society. You can get more... |
| 0 | Growing pumpkins is a process: Let nature run its course...the disease can be controlled, but you have to select a special fungicide for this organism. Many independent garden centers have the Aliette fungicide available to control phytophthora in ornamental plantings. A relatively new group of fungicides known a... |
| 0 | Keep up with gardening chores in April - Daily News...for azaleas that provides plant nutrients in the right ratio and also helps to maintain acid soil conditions needed by azaleas. Because azaleas have a shallow root system, many gardeners have found it to be beneficial to apply several light fertilizer... |
| 0 | Vines use trees for their own survival...the strangler fig climbs trees, completely envelops them and slowly strangles them by compressing the cambium (growing layer under the bark) vascular system. The victim decays and the fig persists in tree form.""Vines are bad for trees in several ways.... |
| 0 | Arboretum to host educational event on container gardening...Terrace, including many different types of succulents and aloes, and combinations of perennials and larger evergreen shrubs with annuals, Patterson said.""When we select plants for our containers, we try to put together interesting color combinations and... |
| 0 | Can Savvy Students Save the Planet?...of biochemistry (a scheme for creating natural plastics with wastewater; a solar cell that uses chlorophyll). Many focus on solutions for the developing world, such as plans for safe drinking water and wind power from kites. "" Young people make some of... |
| 0 | 10 best perennials for your summer shade garden...foliage. Many are only 5 to 6 inches tall, and these low-growers make an ideal ground cover for shade and are perfect for pots. "" thrive in moist, well-draining soil and shade or filtered sun. The flat, lavender or white single blooms appear throughout... |
| 0 | Time to begin planting my first vegetable garden - The Saginaw News...and insects. Personally, I'm all for spray, but my wife has this idea about going organic. I'd hate to grow a garden for the animals instead of my dinner table, and don't tell me marigolds will keep out Peter Cottontail. I don't buy it. ""I've got more... |
| 0 | Well-maintained lawn stays healthy all summer...practices.""If not, now through the middle of this month is the time to apply a complete, balanced fertilizer. Consider using a slow-release fertilizer product, which will require fewer applications during the growing season and less leaching loss.... |
| 0 | Fennel, so fresh and versatile...them on the coal. They are a very hardy plant and introducing it to your herb garden will lead to a plentiful supply.""The fennel used in today's recipe is Florence fennel. It has the same delicate anise flavour as the herb, but grows a bulb-like base of... |
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