Archive for January, 2010



Sharon Hull, This Week in the Garden, Jan. 30, 2010: Plenty of events to keep you in the ‘gardening groove” (Santa Cruz Sentinel)

Saturday 30 January 2010 @ 4:01 am

Frustrated at being unable to get out in your garden because of all the rain and wet soil? Attend one or more of these upcoming garden events to keep your “gardening groove.

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Looking for other gardening fools (The News & Observer)

Saturday 30 January 2010 @ 4:01 am

I don’t like cold weather, so I am ignoring the garden chores piling up at my house. Eventually, we’ll have one of those unseasonably balmy days. When that day falls on a weekend, I’ll pull on my gloves and start raking and clipping in a cleanup marathon.

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Reap the rewards of real gardening (Isle of Wight County Press)

Saturday 30 January 2010 @ 4:01 am

GARDENING PLANTS like geraniums and their showy sisters, pelargoniums, are much cheaper than they used to be but there is no gardening delight like raising your own, from scratch.

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Garden Help: Gardening in raised beds has many advantages (The Florida Times-Union)

Saturday 30 January 2010 @ 3:01 am

Gardening in raised beds is becoming more popular as folks try their hand at growing their own food. Using raised beds is like growing plants in a large container.

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Learning about gardening is easy (Portland Tribune)

Saturday 30 January 2010 @ 2:01 am

I love to read and search the Internet, but when it comes to gardening, there’s just no substitute for hands-on experience, especially working side by side with a knowledgeable gardener. Sometimes help is as close as your next-door neighbor. When I first tried my hand at gardening, I lucked …

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HORTICULTURE: Winter gardening series starts Feb. 23 (The Ottawa Times)

Saturday 30 January 2010 @ 2:01 am

PONTIAC — The University of Illinois Extension’s trio of winter gardening programs will begin Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 1412 S. Locust St., Pontiac. The presentation will be via the University of Illinois telenet system and local computer PowerPoint presentations,

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Hand in your old gardening tools in Fair Oak (This is Hampshire)

Saturday 30 January 2010 @ 2:01 am

GREEN-FINGERED folk in Hampshire can dig up a bargain by trading in their old and broken tools.

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Learn about sustainable gardening, rainwater collection at Carver Park (The Tennessean)

Thursday 28 January 2010 @ 4:01 am

A permaculture course teaching concepts such as sustainable gardening, natural building and rainwater collection will begin this weekend at Carver Park in the 12South neighborhood.

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Winter gardening series to be offered (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)

Thursday 28 January 2010 @ 3:01 am

ARTHUR — The University of Illinois Extension winter gardening series is the first of four seasonal offerings for gardening enthusiasts.

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Gardening Enthusiasts Cultivate Web site to Promote Home and Garden Décor (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Thursday 28 January 2010 @ 3:01 am

Founders of PhilbecksOnline.com, Faith and Justin Philbeck, developed an online business to distribute a collective array of garden and home décor. Inspired by the couple’s enjoyment of gardening, especially Justin, they decided to promote products designed to decoratively accent any indoor or outdoor space. Shoppers can visit the site’s newly formulated blog to learn a few of their personal …

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