Archive for June, 2008
Try a gazebo to add shade and distinction - Lafayette Journal and Courier
Saturday, June 28th, 2008
This time of year means one thing to Tom Festa of Fesco Fence in West Nyack, N.Y. “Springtime is gazebo season,” Festa said. “You spent the winter cooped up, and now you want to go to your yard.” A gazebo is one way to enjoy that yard even more. It’s …
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Trading plants, swaps can help build your garden - Tribune Review
Friday, June 27th, 2008Trading plants, swaps can help build your gardenTribune Review, PA - 3 hours agoDiana Dale, president of the Greensburg Garden Center, says that group tries to have a swap once a year, generally in the fall. …
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Barnes Garden Tour July 19 - Warren Times-Observer
Friday, June 27th, 2008The splendid Dorn garden, along with six unique and charming others, will be on display from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine, on Saturday, July 19. Also on the tour will be the gardens of Craig and Cindy Bowley, whose house can be seen in the …
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This week in Home & Garden - Press-Enterprise
Friday, June 27th, 2008This week in Home & GardenPress-Enterprise, CA - 3 hours agoLiving Desert End of Season Plant Sale, 9:30 am-1 pm today-Sunday, Palo Verde Garden Center, 47-900 Portola Ave., Palm Desert, 760-346-5694, ext. …
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Become a better gardener - Austin American-Statesman
Friday, June 27th, 2008‘Benefits and Secrets of the Herb Garden’ — 9 a.m. Saturday. Ellen Zimmerman, owner of EZ Herbs and the Austin School of Herbal Studies, offers advice about growing herbs and using them. The Natural Gardener, 8648 Old Bee Cave Road. Free. 288-6114 …
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Advice for protecting Mother Earth - Austin American-Statesman
Friday, June 27th, 2008John Dromgoole, owner of the Natural Gardener, recently received the 2008 Innovator Award from Garden Center, a garden trade magazine. See the American-Statesman on Sunday for the story behind his rise from an entry-level garden nursery worker to …
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Garden Calendar, June 28-July 4 - Contra Costa Times
Friday, June 27th, 2008Garden Calendar, June 28-July 4Contra Costa Times, CA - 7 hours agoLora Kellner, certified nursery professional at Sloat Garden Center, will diagnose plant problems and answer gardening questions. …
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X-treme Yard Makeover Finale: You can ease inexpensively into … - Naples Daily News
Friday, June 27th, 2008X-treme Yard Makeover Finale: You can ease inexpensively into …Naples Daily News, FL - 7 hours agoMake sure to dig out enough space for roots and add a soil enhancer such as Black Kow composted manure, available at Driftwood Garden Center and Home Depot. …
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Going native: it’s not easy being green - Bonitanews (subscription)
Friday, June 27th, 2008Going native: it’s not easy being greenBonitanews (subscription), FL - 8 hours agoAll Native Garden Center and Plant Nursery, 300 Center Road, Fort Myers (at Page Field). Call (239) 939-9663. It’s open 9 am to 5 pm Mondays through …
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Going native: it’s not easy being green - Naples Daily News
Friday, June 27th, 2008Finding native plants takes extra work, but it isn’t impossible. One specialty nursery in Collier County, and two in Lee County, offer a wide variety of native trees, shrubs, vines and wildflowers. Even though garden centers may not stock native …
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