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| 0 | ADDING CHEAP SOLAR POWER TO YOUR HOME...better than television. In a month, construction was finished, and we had a handsome little topiary bubble sticking out of the house like a turret. The first hot weekend in May, however, brought a shock for my Mom. That bubble, while we were away for just... |
| 0 | Weather hindering work in the garden Greenfingers...supports for tall growing perennials like Delphiniums and any others that will need a support. Mulch if not already done so. Weed and feed. Take cuttings of young growth to increase your stock of your favourite plants.""Sow peas, onions and winter greens.... |
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| 0 | Ooh La La: Ciscoe Morris Energizes Port Orchard...his reputation for doling out practical gardening advice and sharing his love of plants and vegetables with exuberance and humor."""I started gardening when I was 10 at this church," said Ciscoe, a native of Wisconsin with the accent to prove it. "The ad... |
| 0 | Pipes a-bloomin'...called the "WeeFIBies" Wee Forres In Bloomies to work on the project."""They plan to grow bedding plants for displays throughout the town there," she said, "as well as vegetables and also to re-paint the model houses and re-plant to create a childrens... |
| 0 | Ask Helen Chesnut: Why use Latin names?...Cut back flowering stems to about 15 cm (six inches) after the blooming period.""Another tough, evergreen shrub is boxwood, which is available in various ultimate sizes. I have had two dwarf, variegated boxwood plants in containers for years. They do need... |
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| 0 | Richard Poffenbaugh: Growing great onions isn't as difficult as ......to prepare soil in fall and add plenty of compost. Before spring planting, rake in complete fertilizer into bed or rows. Onions flourish in a raised bed because of loose, fertile soil and excellent drainage. Also, a raised bed warms up faster in the sprin... |
| 0 | Easy Garden Anyone Can Make...6 issues of "" offers you practical information on cutting energy costs, do-it-yourself home improvements, organic gardening, self-sufficiency, sustainable technologies and much more!"" choose the "BILL ME" option and we'll bill you $14.95 for 6 issues of... |
| 0 | 24 hour room service: Down Hall, Hatfield Heath...Wherever possible, the hotel sources food locally, and grows some of its own in a vegetable garden. This month it switches to 100 per cent renewable energy.""That?s all very well, but it doesn?t help explain the final mystery of my stay: when I wake the... |
| 0 | More good gardening products...the ground. As they decompose, they feed the plant and enrich the soil. And unlike peat moss, from which peat pots are made, cow manure is a highly renewable resource!""Much of the water used outside to irrigate lawns and landscapes is wasted due to... |
| 0 | Plant profile: Milkwort a new plant for your Florida garden...heading back as necessary to ensure dense growth. Apply and maintain a thick layer of mulch to conserve moisture and suppress weeds."" Pests have not been found to be problem with Chapman Field milkwort. The lack of seed production is a good thing;... |
| 0 | Horticulturist re-creating history at Old Economy Village gardens...Longwood Gardens; Craig George, director of Hershey Gardens; and Eileen Yeager, who will speak on herbs.""In addition, there will be a garden market. Fee for the workshop is $75; lunch is included. Registration deadline is Monday. For information call:... |
| 0 | Architectural Design Awards Innovative risk...Rodolphe el-Khoury, Barry Sampson, and John Shnier with the University of Toronto faculty of architecture, landscape and design.""While all six designs stood out among the others, the Adaptive Re-Use of C & I Bank Building at 200 Madison caught the eye of... |
| 0 | Plan an afternoon of garden hopping...magazine cover. So be creative when it comes to choosing hosts. Maybe someone plants innovative container gardens, another has built an interesting fence, one decorates with unusual garden ornaments and another grows strawberries. They're worthy hosts,... |
| 0 | Front Range vines take time...to 20 feet tall, St. Theresa is a perfect arbor grape and shrugs off our alkaline soils."" a red blush of color that ripens in August, gives loads of intensely sweet, seedless grapes for desserts or jellies."" is the ideal choice for white grape lovers... |
| 0 | Devastated by Heston?s death...scorned for making a few comments about Liverpool, then someone chops the head off his topiary figure.""Personally, though, I would be celebrating if it were my likeness that had been shaped into a bush. Art it ain?t.""In fact, the creation at Liverpool... |
| 0 | Trowels at the ready...local gardens just yet. And area experts are predicting that because of this year's prolonged winter, spring gardening will likely be one to three weeks behind, as nurseries, home gardeners and spring flowers struggle to catch up. But still, there are at... |
| 0 | Easy to grow, herbs' little leaves burst with flavor...40-acre gardens, which are open to the public year-round, are home to the half-acre Colonial Herb Garden. There you'll see many of the herbs -- culinary, medicinal and ornamental -- that early Colonial settlers would have grown and relied upon. Many of... |
| 0 | You won't forget this Chilean show-stopper...in such areas are purple or blue. The ideal soil should 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... |
| 0 | Events for March 27-April 3 - The Oregonian...natives on a wooded setting near Newberg. Every Saturday is a sale of rhododendrons and companion plants from the garden. Admission: $3, free to American Rhododendron Society members. Appointments: 647-2896"" Open daylight hours. Admission: $5, free for... |
| 0 | Season for Planting...sensor cut-off will not operate if it is raining. It is well worth the investment.""For vegetable gardeners, the first week of April is the time to plant sweet corn, green beans, okra, southern peas, sweet potatoes, melons, cucumbers and pumpkins."" Plant... |
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