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Late Summer Herbal Cooking
What do you do with all those extra tomatoes and zucchini?
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Late Summer Performance
How to bridge the late summer flower gap with some very interesting and dependable plants for both the border and containers and pots.
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Late Summer Shopping Deals
It takes some planning, and a great deal of patience, to shop end-of-the-season sales for the best prices. The strategy, however, yields super savings for next summer.
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Zucchini Green Curry & Thai Jasmine Rice
With abundant zucchini stocks in supermarkets, greengrocers, market gardens and allotments in late summer, here's a recipe for a zucchini-rich weekday supper.
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Casual Cookouts
Make your next cookout a relaxed affair with these two simple recipes--a main dish of grilled red snapper fillets and an aromatic rice side dish.
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Growing Dahlias
There is a dahlia bred for every taste, from simple to exotic. Every flower garden should include dahlias for color and excitement from July until the first fall frost.
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Ways to Avoid Seasonal Allergies
Hay fever? Itchy eyes, runny nose, rashes? It must be Spring! Here are an allergist's hints on minimising the suffering seasonal allergies bring.
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An English Summer
I explore the plants of an English garden in high summer.
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Big Leaf Hydrangeas: A Beginner's Guide to Planting, Growing, Pruning, and Changing Flower Color
Growing Hydrangeas made simple, with directions on planting, pruning and propagating, and a key to changing the colour from pink to blue or blue to pink.
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Flowers for Summer Color
Plant these summer flowers to keep your garden looking fresh and blooming all season: choose from annuals, perennials, shrubs, bulbs, vines and tropical plants.
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Plant Profile Annual Cosmos
Bright and colorful blooms that last for weeks make Cosmos a popular plant choice for gardeners. See more about growing and using Cosmos plants in your landscape.
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Victoria Plums with Orange Crumble Recipe
Fresh Victoria plums made sweeter with honey and sharpened with orange are crowned with a zesty crumble. Here's a crumble recipe combining late summer seasonal fruit.
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Memorial Day Themed Garden Plants
Creating a special garden in honor and memory of a loved one, wedding anniversary, child's birth or other special event is easy by selecting one of memorable plants.
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Planting Under Trees - Part 6
Gardening in Shade - Planting Under Trees - Part 6 - Some Special Pets for the Mixed Border
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How About Dem Apples?
Late summer, autumn until mid winter is apple season in North America. No fruit is more shrouded in folklore and more versatile.
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The Other Fall Flower
You don't have to be a slave to fussy mums that don't reliably come back from year to year.
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The Hard Work Starts Here!
Autumn is a season to enjoy. Mists and mellow fruitfulness, you can almost smell autumn. Whilst spring is busy autumn too has many jobs for the gardener. I explore the jobs that we can tackle at this season.
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Sambucus - Elderberries for the Garden
Elderberries in cultivation have come a long way in the last 10 years, even though they've been around just about forever. Come look at some of the fine, new cultivars, read about how to grow them, or ask a question or two about anything you fancy.
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Shopping for Native Plants
Finding retail garden centers that sell native plants has become easier with a new website. Read today's article to learn more about American Beauties.
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Acianthella amplexicaulis
This tiny delicate terrestrial orchid is confined to parts of the Australian east coast and is considered rare.
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Amaretto, Apple Cake, Artichokes
Review of Anna del Conte's cookery book Amaretto, Apple Cake and Artichokes
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Fall Vegetable Gardening
In many areas, fall is another growing season for vegetables that actually prefer cool weather. Some vegetables even taste better when grown in autumn than in spring.
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Growing from Seed
How to grow perennial plants from seed. Is it cost effective? Is it different from growing veggies and annuals from Seed?
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Growing Sweet Woodruff
Sweet woodruff is a valuable herb in the garden. It's a perfect choice for those shady spots near trees and overhangs. It's also a natural insect repellent.
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Harvesting Herbs
Harvesting herbs throughout the summer will get maximum oils and the best flavor for preserving. Know which herb to harvest in the spring, summer or fall.
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History of Hops in Vermont
Hops was an important crop in early America. Its bitterness and preservative qualities allowed beer to be preserved and shipped.
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Lovely Camassias
Camassias are very showy North American bulbs, as easily grown as tulips. Edible yet deer resistant, the flowers offer reliable spring color.
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Mosquito Plant: Agastache Cana Attracts Butterflies and Hummingbirds to the Garden
This aromatic perennial has several common pseudonyms including mosquito plant, Texas hummingbird mint, bubblegum mint, and giant hyssop. It is native to certain areas of Texas and New Mexico, and is especially noted for attracting rufous and broad-tailed hummingbirds. Also attracted to its fragrant tubular blossoms are butterflies, bees, some sphinx moths, and even goldfinches. It has also been touted for effectively repelling mosquitoes!
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Portland’s Waterfront
Bordering downtown Portland is Waterfront Park, a green expanse with wide riverfront walkway. Cross the river to the Eastside Esplanade or head south to RiverPlace shops.
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Spuds on the Barbie
Why not put potatoes on the grill instead of cooking them in the kitchen? Here's a recipe for grilled nugget potatoes and another for right on the grill russet potato.
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The Celophane Flower Review
4/5: Sweden’s folk-rock veterans, The Celophane Flower, present In: Their Best Album So Far, a dreamy, melodious record that’s guaranteed to chase your worries away.
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West Nile and Birds
West Nile virus probably came to North America with a bird, and it's spreading. Mosquitoes are infected when they bite birds. Then they bite people.
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Aromatic Tree Identification
Certain types of trees have inner bark (and, in some cases, other parts) that exude a distinct, usually pleasant, odor that is specific to that species.
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Bat Facts, Myths, and Benefits
Bats are coming out of the dark. Awareness of their pest control benefits and separating fact from fiction is leading to their acceptance and desirability as yard guests.
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Dragonlance DVD, Jesus Buy Poster
Check out the Dragonlance DVD cover art, and take a gander at the Mouse-esque poster for the documentary, What Would Jesus Buy?
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Fall Fruits in the Wild
One welcome feature of the cold weather is the late edible fruits that appear on the wild plants, some of them growing sweeter after the frost hits.
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Fall Seasonal Container Plants
With harvest parties, Halloween and Thanksgiving autumn containers can be a dramatic focal point on a deck, patio or open garden spot.
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Florida Plant Care --The Soil
Fertilizer management of South Florida's alkaline soil can help any gardener or landscaper improve plant care and create a lush tropical environment.
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Flowers and Plants for Drying
Some plants do best air dried, others with glycerin or silica. Tips for preserving plants and suggestions for plant varities to harvest are in today's article.
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Grow This List of Perennial Plants
The Perennial Plant Association offers a list of dependable perennial plants for gardeners. The Geranium 'Rozanne' is the 2008 Perennial Plant of the Year winner.
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Indian Summer Fest Summerfest Grounds Milwaukee
Indian Summer Festival on the Summerfest Grounds on the Milwaukee Lakefront. Native American Tribes gather to celebrate their heritage the first weekend in September.
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Jack the Ripper: History
Jack the Ripper was an unknown murderer who took the lives of five women in London's dangerous Whitechapel area in 1888. This article provides an overview of the case.
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Landscape Garden Chores
Disease and pest damages, mechanical injuries, and moisture and heat stresses initially appear trivial. Inspection keeps minor maintenance from becoming renovation.
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More Fruit Trees in Desert Gardens
It's possible to grow a plethora of fruit trees in your desert garden, providing you take the proper precautions and use the right varieties,
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Plant Successively For Fall
There's still time to plant those cool weather crops for fall.
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