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Kaleen Community Garden

The result is an abundance of veggies including pumpkins, tomatoes, potatoes, beans and even some watermelon. The land, which belongs to Kaleen High School, was offered to the Canberra Organic Growers Society (COGS) in 2009 and according [...]

Posted On : Feb, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Green gardener needed for Buckingham Palace

The Royal household has advertised for an eco-gardener responsible for keeping the grounds of Buckingham Palace tidy and environmentally friendly. The £15,000-a-year post entails maintaining the 42-acre garden "to the highest [...]

Posted On : Feb, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Gardeners can grow into a seed saver

Growing a couple of vegies can be a slippery slope. You start off planting a tomato then, before you know it, you are a fully-fledged gardener. You are someone who is into compost, mulch and saving seed to plant again next season. It is [...]

Posted On : Feb, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Gardening community saddened by closing of Newtown nursery

Community members are sad that The Villages at Lexington Gardens, a garden shop and nursery, has closed, said First Selectman Pat Llodra. "It was kind of a landmark in town," she said. The nursery at 32 Church Hill Road, which [...]

Posted On : Feb, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Vegetable gardening for beginners

Don’t grow too much. That’s the No. 1 tip most experts give new gardeners when they set out to plant a vegetable garden for the first time. Apparently, it’s the No. 1 mistake beginner gardeners make: they sow too much s [...]

Posted On : Feb, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Hone your gardening skills and get ready for spring

There is a wide range of courses on offer around the country for growers keen to learn more ST BRIGID’S DAY has come and gone, and so according to Irish folk tradition, spring has officially sprung. But don’t get too excited [...]

Posted On : Feb, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Gardening as good for family health as exercise

An expert has told those looking to shed some extra pounds that just half an hour of gardening can burn as many calories as an aerobic exercise session, as well as helping to reduce a number of family health risks. Donna McDaid, nat [...]

Posted On : Feb, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Gardening to dispel stigma

A GARDENING initiative by the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) aims to dispel the social stigma of mental illnesses by bringing together members of the community and patients. Called Project Plantinbox, the initiative takes volunteers to [...]

Posted On : Jan, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

On gardening: Candy is dandy but flowers have power

Though it seems like it was only yesterday, Christmas is long gone and Valentine's Day is approaching like a rocket. I say rocket because that is precisely what it will seem like for the guys who are procrastinating putting any thoug [...]

Posted On : Jan, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

2011 Hawaii Healing Garden Festival

Hawaii Health Guide announces the 2011 Healing Garden Festival Schedule. This signature festival features a moving banquet across three islands in 2011. Join us on Kauai, Big Island or Oahu to celebrate Healthy living from different cult [...]

Posted On : Jan, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Economic gardening

In a rural, agricultural area like southwest Michigan, we already understand the concept of gardening: plant, nurture, be patient, reap reward. Earlier this week, when I heard Gov. Rick Snyder promise that Michigan would focus more energ [...]

Posted On : Jan, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Gardening, composting up - so are wildlife encounters

Many of us aspire to get close to nature. But sometimes it seems nature is getting too close to us. Last Monday, John Starkweather's afternoon briefly turned to chaos when a doe crashed through the window of his Castro Valley home an [...]

Posted On : Jan, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Vegetable gardening need not be expensive

Many gardeners grow vegetables in order to stretch their food dollars. It's important to realize, though, that a productive garden requires lots of input. As I like to demonstrate in my Magic Gardener shows, it often takes big bucks [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

On gardening: Foliage frenzy happening in gardens everywhere

If you regularly find yourself stumped when you go to the garden center for spring color, think about foliage. Despite the fact I regularly write about the hottest or most beautiful new flowers you can rest assured that well placed folia [...]