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| 0 | Stately gardens...that graced this site in the early 1800 s, the garden contains five large raised beds and two regular beds planted with a variety of typical Southern-garden produce. Espaliered Gala apple trees flank the back. Much of the produce from the garden is... |
| 0 | hellebores bloom even through frost...that breeders are trying to improve, said Romero, so the plants can be used as ground cover.""Most hellebores are evergreen, hardy in our climate and produce seed. However, companies are trying to develop sterile plants because the flowers are larger, and... |
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| 0 | The Perfect Tomato Plan...those mulched with plastic. We recommend a 3- to 4- inch layer of dried clippings, leaf mold, straw, or even shredded newspaper-all of which decompose and feed soil organisms?over plastic. Clear or IRT (infrared transmitting) plastic mulches make sense... |
| 0 | Aerial 'blast' to mark Saturday's 50th anniversary of Ripple Rock ......of lightweight, environmentally safe debris. It's got fly ash and sand and lamp black and peat moss in the mixture. We have a series of piles of the material with a blasting gel. It's all set up with a non-electric firing system and it's done in a sequenc... |
| 0 | Keeping a legacy alive...feeders, wind chimes, fountains, patio furnishings, and natural organic insect repellents as well as plants, herbs, shrubs and lawn and garden goods."""I was exposed to it at an early age," Mr. Jurgenson says. "That was probably one of the first things... |
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| 0 | Mulch company troubles..." BETHLEHEM TWP. | A mulch company where a fire erupted Sunday afternoon is being investigated by the Department of Environmental Protection for complaints of odor and storm water runoff from the property. "" Fire officials did not return a phone call... |
| 0 | Off the lawn, eager beavers...find a suitable path that doesn't cut across the lawn, gently and carefully remove the mulch from your perennial beds -- assuming they are free of snow. Don't walk in the beds, to keep the soil from compacting, and do set the mulch aside so you can put it... |
| 0 | Scientist debunks organic 'myths'..." But he's bothered by what organic gardening has become. Over the past 40 years or so, the concept has evolved to demonize the use of synthetic chemicals. Meanwhile, Internet message boards crackle with recipes for supposedly "natural" home-brewed... |
| 0 | Who had the best week ever?...of you who lack a green thumb, rest assured, the stench is coming from the mulch being laid down in preparation for some spring foliage around campus. Because of your distinctive smell and the strong whiffs we've all been getting? congratulations mulch,... |
| 0 | Spring is a great time to clean up gardens...get cleanup done on the early side, because inevitably there will be walking in the beds, and inevitably there will be plants stepped on. The closer they are to the ground when that happens, the less damage will occur. But wait until the ground is dry... |
| 0 | Eating locally: How hard could it be?...and stirred until the whole thing formed a molten mass of local, sprinkled with fresh herbs from my garden. ""I ate more eggs than normal - over-easy, scrambled, soft-boiled. It wasn't a problem; the fresh eggs tasted like gifts from some decadent and... |
| 0 | Arboretum to host educational event on container gardening..."The UC Davis Arboretum is hosting a guided tour titled Improve your container gardening this Saturday in the Arboretum Terrace Garden located next to the Davis Commons retail center on First Street.""The free tour will be led by arboretum docent Mary... |
| 0 | Plant veggie seeds soon for bountiful garden crop LAST KILLING ......boiled in their skins and served with melted butter and fresh parsley. ""of eating fresh vegetables grown in your own garden, but that would only make people hungry for something they can't have--yet. Instead, I'll look at how to get a head start in... |
| 0 | Lay it on: Here's nitty-gritty on garden mulch...mulch. Leimone Waite, horticulture instructor at Shasta College in Redding, uses newspaper mulch in her vegetable garden. Here's how:""? Plant your vegetables, then moisten sections of the newspaper and layer them next to the seedlings. "You want to... |
| 0 | RHS advice for the garden...each year; the plants are productive for three years.""To encourage the production of tender heads, mulch with a 2in-3in layer of well-rotted organic matter. Protect new growth from slug and snail damage. Watch out for aphids.""Apply a proprietary spring... |
| 0 | The Perfect Tomato Plan...rotating the vegetables with unrelated ones, such as beans or lettuce.""Tomatoes grow best in slightly acidic soil (pH 6.2 to 6.8). If you suspect your soil isn't, get a soil test and amend accordingly. Two ways to ensure that your tomato bed is full of... |
| 0 | Lindow Man - the body in the bog - goes home to Manchester Museum...limbs, eerily well preserved by submergence in a bog, were uncovered in 1984 by two peat-cutters working in Lindow Moss, Cheshire.""For the past few years his freeze-dried remains have resided at the British Museum. But from next week they go on show for... |
| 0 | April in the garden...cockles of your heart and the rest of your innards as well.""Looking for some easy-to-grow bedding plants for your garden? Try these -- marigold, cosmos, amaranthus, zinnia and ornamental pepper. They all like full sun and can be planted now.""When it... |
| 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 | 10 best perennials for your summer shade garden...canelike stems at ground level. New stems with broad, tapered leaves reappear in spring, the rhizomes creating an ever enlarging clump.""This ginger can reach 8 or more feet in height. Variegated forms usually are not as tall. ""Although shell gingers... |
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