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Don't take time to smell the flower
A visitor takes a picture of the world's largest flower, the Titan Arum , at the National Botanic Garden in Meise, near Brussels, Belgium, yesterday.
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WEDNESDAY: Food We have 1821 guests online Wednesday, 06 August 2008 An abundance of tomatoes Just weeks ago, the great tomato scare had singled out some versions of our summer icon as suspects in the ...
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Bear attacks gardener near Vancouver
A woman was recovering from bite wounds after she was mauled by a bear while gardening outside her house in a suburb of Vancouver, police said.
Neighbours come to aid of bear-attack victim
Neighbours rushed to the woman's aid, armed with whatever objects they could muster and with little regard for their own safety when the bear attacked her as she was gardening near her Westwood Plateau driveway ...
Grow or buy? Careful gardening can pay off
This file photo provided by the Across the country, there is growing interest in gardening to put food on the table - such as these fresh ripe strawberries from California - and it's not just about the price of ...
Troopers spot pot plants, man arrested
Comments on Topix forums : MONTGOMERY, Ala. Authorities say a Montgomery man apparently was growing more than tomatoes in his garden.
Emily Jubenvill, 22, from Vancouver B.C. is seen in this image taken...
A Canadian woman's environmentally friendly way of life has earned her a place among the top five greenest people in the world, and she's in the running for the top spot.
To understand my selection this month of , you need to know that, for the first time, I'm growing onions.
Kerry Trueman: A Seedy Campaign In The Name Of Good Taste
There's an awful lot of b.s. being spread in this election year--thankfully, some of it's actually being put to good use growing delicious, nutritious fruits and vegetables.
Landlord discovers 250,000 cannabis factory in tenant's house
Published by Jon Land for 24dash.com in Housing , Communities Tuesday 5th August 2008 - 3:47pm Landlord discovers 250,000 cannabis factory in tenant's house A landlord who dropped by one of his properties was ...
Gardeners watch for "global weirding"
Gardeners across Illinois are keeping watch on their plants for an early bloom or a late-falling leaf that may be a result of climate change.
Spruce up yard, and your body too
Bending, digging, planting, carrying, weeding, pruning, raking and mowing - all these chores can do more than just jazz up your garden and improve your yard.
Ideas for kids can help beat summer slump
'I'm bored.' If you're a parent, there's a good chance you've heard that phrase at least once this summer.
Smith tells tall - but true - tale
Editor's note:The subjects in this weekly series are chosen as we go about the business of reporting local events.
Bismarck man charged with having illegal plant
Rau, 47, of Bismarck, was arrested in April, after officers found 8 ounces of the green leaves in his home.
Dr. John's new album is his outlet for anger over Katrina
Burrowed in The Music Shed, an inconspicuous recording studio in the Garden District, Dr.
Allotment would make good life better, says Charlotte Church
Green-fingered Charlotte Church is desperate to own an allotment, she has revealed.
New Life For Old Shellfish Beds Off Westport
Although he has eaten tasty store-bought shellfish, Grayson prefers the local bounty over something that has "gone through some shipper and ice and trucking." This is the first season since the 1990s that ...
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Invasive species bills stuck in Congress
Tiny foreign mussels assault drinking water sources in California and Nevada. A deadly fish virus spreads swiftly through the Great Lakes and beyond. Japanese shore crabs make a home for themselves in Long Island Sound, more than 6,000 miles away.
These are no exotic seafood delicacies. They're a menace to U.S. drinking water supplies, native plants and animals, and they cost billions to contain.
Yet Congress is moving to address the problem at the pace of a plain old garden snail.
With time for passing laws rapidly diminishing in this election year, two powerful Senate committee chairmen are at loggerheads over legislation to set the first federal clean-up standards for the large oceangoing ships on which aquatic invasive species hitch a ride to U.S. shores.
Prune out sprawling stems, and cut back growth that has become too tall-sort of like giving them a haircut.