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How To Grow African Violets
African violets are the most popular houseplant in America. If you follow a few simple rules, growing this colorful, flowering plant is fun and easy.
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Tale of Three Gardeners: A Floral Conversation
Sometimes saying it with flowers can backfire.
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The Violet Burning Review
Don’t get nervous when the first spooky strains of “Drop-Dead” emit from your player. Hang on, it’s all good. It’s just quirky, glorious Violet Burning.
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Gram Positive Bacterial Stain
Gram + bacteria stain purple due to the chemistry and structure of their peptidoglycan cell wall. Here's how Gram staining identifies Gram-positive organisms.
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Northern Spring Perennials
These super-hardy early flowering perennials are great in the gardens and the wild in zones 4 and colder.
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1997 Theatre Awards (Part II): (Revised June 2, 1997)
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Varietal Characteristics of Red Wine.
Characteristics of Red Wine.
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Miami's Gourmet Epicure Market
Squeezed into a wedding trip to Miami, I visit The Epicure Market. The 60 year-old institution both delights and disappoints.
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The Houseplant Nook
How to grow healthy, happy houseplants and always have a green thumb.
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Brackish Water Aquariums
A brackish aquarium has the easy maintenance of a freshwater tank but allows the aquarist to raise many unusual fish that are native to more salty water.
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Ghost Ships
Are phantom ships the stuff of legends and superstition? Or are some tragedies on the high seas being replayed time and again before our eyes?
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Ghosts of San Diego's Whaley House
The Whaley House is one of the most haunted locations in the world. Take a look at some of the paranormal entities reported to haunt Old Town's most famous house.
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Lichen Planus
Lichen planus causes a characteristic rash that can occur alone or as a feature of other autoimmune disorders and syndromes.
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Spring Ephemerals
April is the usual month for those exotic beauties known as the "spring ephemerals", fragile wildflowers that pop up in a brief window of opportunity.
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Crayola Color Gardens for Kids
Color gardens teach children about color and it's many variations. Plant a garden which is all one color or a color wheel, rainbow, or spectrum. Let children learn about the nuances of color. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
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Official Designated State Flowers
Each state in the United States of America has a formal flower. Some blooms are claimed by more than one place. Check this complete state by state listing.
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Make a Mary Garden
Learn how to plant a heavenly flower garden full peace and symbolism of the Virgin Mary. Reviving the medieval art of the Mary Garden with some additional modern ideas.
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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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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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Growing Herbs in Containers: Light, Life Cycles, & Propagation
Lists of herbs that can be grown in containers, with info about their light needs, life cycles, and best methods of propagation.
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Bacteria Gram Stain Reaction
Gram staining involves the application of a series of dyes that leaves some bacteria purple (Gram +) and others pink (Gram -). Here's how the Gram stain works.
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Colors in Energy Work
The color spectrum, from red through violet, carry different energies that can be used in subtle energy healing for the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual.
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Gram Negative Bacterial Stain
Gram- bacteria stain pink due to the location of cell wall peptidoglycan and an external LPS membrane. Here's how Gram staining identifies Gram negative organisms.
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Jewellry, Don't be Fooled by Fakes
With jewellery scams a fact of life in some Asian countries, being fooled by fakes is an everyday hazard. The following tips will help the buyer who may not be an exper
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Year's Best SF # 9
Twenty stories, of which few overlap with the anthology's competitors, including gems from Geoff Ryman, Charles Stross, Gene Wolfe and Joe Haldeman.
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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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Tanzanite Gem rarer than Diamonds
Discovered in the 1960's, tanzanite has been called "the gemstone of the 20th Century."
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How to Use Sunscreen Properly
With summer only a few short months away, it's time to start seriously thinking about your sunscreen. Here you learn how to use and buy sunscreen.
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Spring Maintenance For Plants
Spring is coming and houseplants are starting to awaken from their winter's nap. Here's a guide to getting them ready to take full advantage of the growing season!
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Harbingers of Fall - Part II - Liriope
There are a few more plants whose blooming tells me that the gardening season is winding down. After Eupatorium, the first to nudge me is Liriope.
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Moraea - Part 4
Moraea to grow with growing and flowering requirements. A matter of climate.
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Spring Blooming Perennials
Many perennial plants are just breaking dormancy in the spring and won't be blooming until summer or fall. These great plants however add spring color with early flowers.
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Roses of Another Stripe: Curiosities of the Rose World
Roses arered, yes. And white, pink, yellow, orange. But how about a green rose? One with stripes? Maybe polka dots?

Acrylic Painting for Beginners
All you need to know to start painting with acrylics.
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Creating a Special Memory Garden
Gardeners can commemorate the birth of a child visually in the garden, honor the loss of a loved one or celebrate a special event or wedding anniversary with plants.
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Learning by Doing-The Story Continues
What Gardening has Taught Me - Part 2
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Pagan Roots of Easter Customs
At Easter time, children go on egg hunts looking for eggs the Easter bunny hid. Women and girls wear corsages. Traditional foods are eaten at Easter dinner.
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Thierry Mugler Perfume
Thierry Mugler has now created an innovative set of fragrances inspired by the movie "Perfume: Story of a Murderer" starring Dustin Hoffman, Alan Rickman and Ben Wishaw.
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Difficult Gardens -- Shady Northern Exposures-Part I
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Ornamental Edibles
Some plants aren't merely edible - they are also beautiful.
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1997 Theatre Awards (Part I): (Revised June 2, 1997)
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Cranesbills for summer flower power
Hardy Geraniums or Cranesbills are perfect plants for the border in cottage and city gardens. Ranging from tiny alpines to tall stately giants. Utterly dependable and easy to grow, they cover a wide range of colours.
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Harbingers of Fall - Part V - Asters, Part 3
Right now, my garden is frothing with white flowers from the species asters that I grow. I only grow very few of the many that are really worthy of space in the garden. Here are a few more to add to the list of 'must haves'.
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These Plants Came From Africa? Teaching Kids the Origin of Garden Plants
It's important to teach children the origin of plants. Plants we commonly grow can come from many different countries. This article is about plants from Africa. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
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Butterfly Gardens, 6th in a Series of Children's Garden Themes
Butterfly Gardens need nectar plants and host plants to be really successful. Make a butterfly garden with your child for a fun backyard learning experience. Learn about flowers which attract butterflies and plants which host butterfly eggs and caterpillars. <META Name="keywords" Content="Butterfly garden, children, butterfly host plants, flowers for butterflies, butterfly flowers, kids, butterfly links, children's activities."> Butterfly Gardens attract kids and butterflies in for exciting science learning experiences. Plant to attract the fllying flowers to your child's garden. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
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Decorating With Houseplants
Houseplants aren't only good for cleaning the air-they can also add a fresh and stylish touch to your home decor.
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First Aid For Houseplants
Like people, houseplants can contract diseases. Some are caused by bacteria, others by viruses or fungi. Here's how to nurse them back to health!
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Learning by Doing-The Early Years of Indoor Gardening
Learning by Doing--What Gardening has taught me - Part 1
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Spring in the Basement
How to build light gardening shelves and maintain plants for the winter.
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Colored Gemstone Fall Trends
Good news for jewelry collectors: all the popular semi-precious gemstones being shown for fall and winter are among the lower-priced stones.
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