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Economy may temper landscaping (The Leaf Chronicle)

April 19, 2009 by Vegetable Garden · Leave a Comment 

DANVILLE, Ky. — Madelyn Worley of Danville was loading a small dogwood tree into the back of her SUV in the parking lot outside the Lowe's Garden Center one recent morning.

Tips for growing organic tomatoes in the Northwest (Seattle Times)

April 19, 2009 by Vegetable Garden · Leave a Comment 

Our Northwest weather's a challenge, but expert Wally Prestbo offers successful strategies for growing luscious tomatoes — organically, without resorting to sprays or chemicals.

Front Porch News Online Edition (The Westerly Sun)

April 19, 2009 by Vegetable Garden · Leave a Comment 

Proud hospital staff and patrons gathered recently for the Women’s Health Initiative celebration and ribbon cutting ceremony. Margaret Austin , vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer, and Maura Laudone , president of the Westerly Hospital Auxiliary, cut the ribbon in front of The Westerly Hospital’s Women’s Health Suite.

Top 10 Spring Tips for Pet Owners (Lexington Clipper-Herald)

April 19, 2009 by Vegetable Garden · Leave a Comment 

(ARA) - Planting a garden, spring cleaning, fertilizing the lawn -- we all have lots of work to do with the coming of spring. But pets also have health and safety needs this time of year that their owners should know about.

Safe and Natural Ways to Fight Four-legged Foes in Your Gardens (Lexington Clipper-Herald)

April 19, 2009 by Vegetable Garden · Leave a Comment 

(ARA) - You love the great outdoors, especially gardening. But sometimes wildlife can be just a bit too wild, with rabbits munching prized plants to the ground, deer devouring petals of roses and azaleas, and cats rolling over seedlings and leaving their calling cards throughout your landscaping.

JG’s green thumbs launch garden blog (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)

April 19, 2009 by Vegetable Garden · Leave a Comment 

Gardening lovers, you can journey through the season with five Journal Gazette staffers who are blogging about their experiences from container gardening to community gardening, planting vegetables, attracting wildlife, beautifying their gardens and more. Photo caption: JournalGazette.net editor Anne Gregory, left, copy editor Frank Noonan, photographer Cathie Rowand and reporters Rosa Salter ...

Take the Bite Out of Deer Damage (Lexington Clipper-Herald)

April 19, 2009 by Vegetable Garden · Leave a Comment 

(ARA) - When Bambi invites all his friends to dinner this spring, make sure it's not in your yard. If you don't protect your landscaping, Bambi and his friends will be crunching tulips like candy and popping peas right off the vine.

Couple lives Earth Day message every day (The Grand Rapids Press)

April 18, 2009 by Vegetable Garden · Leave a Comment 

HOLLAND TOWNSHIP -- Some people think of Earth Day as a once-a-year reminder. For environmentally conscious couple Ken and Lorma Freestone, every day is Earth Day....

Urban farm fresh (The Fayetteville Observer)

April 18, 2009 by Vegetable Garden · Leave a Comment 

Luci Fernandez is proof that living in a house in the country isn’t a requirement of being a farmer. Fernandez lives in a white cottage in the heart of Haymount. There, she raises chickens, grows her own fruits and vegetables and turns waste into compost.

Baltimore Sun: Mayor plans to turn formal gardens in front of City Hall into vegetable gardens

April 18, 2009 by Vegetable Garden · Leave a Comment 

This is great news! Where could we have a high-visibility garden in Milwaukee? City Hall certainly won’t work, as there’s no gardens there anyway. Perhaps the former Army Reserve site here in Bay View? What about the former Park East land? A few people have noted that the Kilbourn Reservoir Victory Garden (no direct relation to the Shorewood-based Victory Garden Initiative ) was started today. That’s a very good project for that neighborhood. (Apparently the article on that garden has bee

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