Many plants have 'winter interest' www.stltoday.com
@ 12/24/06 18:03 comments(0) report
among favorites mentioned by pettinelli, the extension educator at the university of connecticut home and garden education center, are varieties of miscanthus sinensis, especially flame grass, which has pinkish plumes and reddish stems. morning light

Building A Raised Bed Garden (page 3) www.gardenguides.com
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this garden needed to slope from the steps to a drain at the opposite end so that hard rains would run off and not flood it. a slope of approximately one quarter inch in every foot was needed to make sure water would flow where i wanted it to go. the

A holly, jolly (careful) Christmas www.newsday.com
@ 12/07/06 19:18 comments(0) report
what happens to us during the holidays? why is it that every year, hospital emergency rooms treat about 12,500 people for injuries related to holiday decorating and lighting? around the holidays, we get in a hurry, says appy, who heads the washington,

THE GARDENER WITHIN: How to stop - or at least slow down - pesky squirrels dwb.sacbee.com
@ 12/03/06 07:43 comments(0) report
as i've since learned from several of you, protecting those bulbs from pesky critters once you planted them would have come in handy. sorry! at the risk of running out of space again, let's start with squirrels, shall we? with the exception of some

Proposed eco home could have royal resident www.newbuilder.co.uk
@ 02/08/07 22:07 comments(0) report
kitchen, library/study and orangery, while upstairs there will be six bedrooms. the site will also contain a chapel and stables. the home will be built on the site of the original georgian harewood park country house, which was demolished in the 1950s

Funding An Energy Alternative www.tompaine.com
@ 02/08/07 22:07 comments(0) report
joel yudken is a principal with high road strategies in arlington, virginia. he formerly was sectoral economist and technology policy analyst at the afl-cio. passes the clean (creating long-term energy alternatives for the nation) energy act, promising

Organic living www.timesdaily.com
@ 02/08/07 22:07 comments(0) report
teresa thornton, of valley health foods, displays organic and non-organic foods in her store in muscle shoals. organic is a labeling term applied to products produced under the authority of the organic food production act. principle guidelines for

Turning Bali into land of gardens www.thejakartapost.com
@ 02/08/07 22:07 comments(0) report
thirty-four-year agung has serious problems with his eyesight. his right eye is not functioning at all, while the vision in his left eye is filled with black dots. agung works as a truck driver delivering gasoline from the pesanggaran area of south

Digital Art Display Lamp Creates a Unique Alternative to Framed Pictures www.designingonline.com
@ 02/08/07 10:56 comments(0) report
introducing a new line of unique illuminated art/photo/print lamps. the itsa line of lamps is specifically designed for the consumer. the lamps enable the display of the consumers own favorite photos and pictures in the best light. prices are low and

Garden Experts Jump-Start the Education/Growing Season With ... www.emediawire.com
@ 02/08/07 22:07 comments(0) report
fantastic foliage plants; plant divisions, cutting back for fall, jump-starting spring, along with time-tested maintenance tips and shortcuts. the series, which begins february 1 and runs through march 1, 1 - 3 p.m., will also be held on the arboretum