Backyard gardening seminar set in Norman The Oklahoman | NORMAN - The Cleveland County Cooperative Extension Office is planning to offer another backyard gardening seminar at 5:30 p.m. March 24. | Tracey Payton, the county's horticulture educator, will teach the course at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds classroom, 601 E Robinson St. Payton said the cou...
Bluestocking green-thumb: Literary quotes provide garden inspiration The Examiner | A garden inspires deep thinking, allowing writers to dig in to creativity. Art Institute of Chicago Photo by Colleen Smith If you like this ... Book Review digs 12 new gardening titles Mirabel Osler: Fritter away a dollop of time to sit in your garden Wise words to read before you weed Gardening 1...
Gardening 101: Geraniums help control Japanese beetle naturally The Examiner | Chris Ranger, an entomologist at the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Application Technology Research Unit in Wooster, Ohio, is developing a way to use geraniums to control the Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica. | The beetles cost the ornamenta...
Backyard gardening seminar set in Norman The Oklahoman | NORMAN - The Cleveland County Cooperative Extension Office is planning to offer another backyard gardening seminar at 5:30 p.m. March 24. | Tracey Payton, the county's horticulture educator, will teach the course at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds...
The M&S sweet wrapper that grows into flowers when buried in the garden The Daily Mail | Dropping litter can be good for the environment after all. | A sweet wrapper has been designed that blossoms into colourful flowers when buried in the garden. | The paper packaging is impregnated with the seeds of candytuft - a fragrant flower ador...
5 medal winners for your garden Seattle Times | Now that the 2010 Winter Olympics have come to a close, it's time to think spring! While The Flying Tomato, Shaun White, may be one of the most well-known gold medalists of these...
Erbeses offer gardening how-to tips Star Tribune How-to tips from the Erbeses | Shop smart. Tom and Anna make the rounds of their favorite local garden centers throughout the summer. "I try to find things that aren't blooming, because that plant is going to do better when you put it in the gro...
The dirt: Gardening for the rain Star Tribune Gardening for the rain | You can help improve the quality of our lakes, rivers and streams by planting a rain garden in your own back yard. Metro Blooms is offering a series of low-cost rain garden workshops to get you started. | For just $10, you ca...
How to harness solar power in your garden decor KDVR | To appreciate the power of the sun as an energy source, just look around your own backyard in late winter. | In my own yard in Rhode Island, snowdrops are pushing up out of the ground. The branches on the witch hazel are covered with yellow flowers...
How to "Eat Green" The Examiner | Eating green is the latest health trend that is both environmentally and economically friendly. Read below to learn the 10 tips on how to eat green and reduce your carbon footprint while not compromising food quality or choices. | 1. Eat seasonally: Purchase local produce in season, by doing this you eliminate the environmental damage that goes a...
Climate Goal Is Supported by China and India Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | WASHINGTON -- China and India formally agreed Tuesday to join the international climate change agreement reached in December in Copenhagen, the last two major economies to sign up. | The two countries, among the largest and fastest-growing sources of greenhouse gas emissions in the world, submitted letters to the United Nations agreeing to be inc...