Thorny problems: duckweed and rusty roses
Helen Yemm answers your questions on rose rust and the attack of the duckweed.
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Park panel in Highland Park: Manual weeding ‘ineffective’
The Park District task force convened to research and recommend new turf management practices to treat the community’s weed-ridden athletic fields has concluded the previous manual weeding proposal would prove ineffective. While no official plan was determined during the group’s first meeting Jan. 18, Executive Director Liza McElroy reported that the Parks Advisory Committee will reconvene Feb ...
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Cultivating global green thumbs
For many, yard work can be a chore. For Nadia Malarkey, the care and cultivation of her backyard labyrinth of trees, vines and plants is perennially a joy. At their best, gardens can be places of respite, connection and, above all, environmental stewardship.
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Avalonia Land Conservancy, Groton Public Library organize water, ecology programs
Groton - Avalonia Land Conservancy and the Groton Public Library have organized a five-part series of programs over the next four months to highlight the importance of water and water protection.
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Consumers pamper pets with healthier products
Like many pet owners, customers at April Lawrence's pet bakery and boutique in central Iowa want the best for their four-legged family members.
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Kindling the Flame
You decided to take the next step in your relationship. You are moving in together, getting married or both. That is wonderful and exciting. Maintaining the vitality of a relationship, especially when you start to share a space, is a terrific opportunity to re-inforce why you want to be together.
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Asiatic jasmine is good option when you don't want to plant grass
Q: The drain field for our septic system had to be replaced and we don't want to replant with grass. Is there an alternative ground cover?
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Pet owners are paying extra for healthy, eco-friendly food and toys
DES MOINES, Iowa - Like many pet owners, customers at April Lawrence's pet bakery and boutique in central Iowa want the best for their four-legged family members.
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Central Pennsylvania road crews work fast to keep nature at bay
By this time of the winter, road crews are usually busy salting and plowing. Instead, 2012 found some municipal highway departments still picking up leaves and brush left by the October snowstorm.
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