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Strong Winds Topple National Christmas Tree

WASHINGTON -- Strong winds have toppled the National Christmas Tree. The Washington, D.C., Fire and EMS department reports that the tree fell over Saturday morning. There were no injuries or other damage. The National Christmas Tree is a Colorado blue spruce that was planted on the Ellipse, near the White House,...

Sixth-Grade Philanthropist Offers Grant to Encourage Gardening

Sixth-grader Katie Stagliano knows how multiply. She turned a 40-pound cabbage from her garden into part of a meal for 275 people at a Charleston, S.C., soup kitchen. She turned that single experience into Katie's Krops, a nonprofit that has grown thousands of pounds of fresh produce for soup kitchens and other...

US, British Scientists Draw Up List of World's Plants

LONDON (AP) -- British and U.S. scientists say they've compiled the most comprehensive list of land plant species ever published -- a 300,000-species strong compendium that they hope will boost conservation, trade and medicine. The list, drawn up by researchers at Kew Gardens in London and the Missouri Botanical Garden in...

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Dennis Merritt Jones: A Mindfulness Practice for Weeding the Garden of Your Mind

"So plastic is mind, so receptive, that the slightest thought makes an impression upon it. People who think many kinds of thought must expect to receive a confused manifestation in their lives. If a gardener plants a thousand kinds of seeds, he will get a thousand kinds of plants: it is the same in mind."

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Unjunking Ourselves!

Anyway, we'll come back to the mayor's efforts to help us unjunk.

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Gardener Aims To Use Technology To Connect Growers, Foodies

What if locating and buying locally-grown produce direct from its source in Chicago was as easy as Google searching for the nearest BYOB?

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Expo Line Landscaping Lunacy

The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is on the verge of making a decision that would be as ridiculous as The Nature Conservancy choosing a corporate fleet of Hummers.

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Create an Edible Ecosystem: No Fertilizer or Pest Control Needed

When I was a kid, my neighbor had an ancient green plum tree with branches that reached over the fence into our yard, laden with the sweetest fruit.

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06/03/12 NE Fla firefighter dies after falling from tree Source: Daily Comet - Thibodaux LA The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office says Jacksonville firefighter Jason Bishop was pronounced dead Saturday at a hospital.
06/03/12 Glorious gardens open for all to enjoy Source: Rye and Battle Observer - UK MORE than 350 people enjoyed a beautiful day in the gardens at Rye and Iden on Tuesday helping to raise over Â£3,000 for St Michael's Hospice.
06/03/12 Event Spotlight: Secrets of a Master Gardener Source: Hauppauge Patch - Hauppauge NY Susan King visits the Hauppauge Library to share the secrets of a master gardener.
06/03/12 BOC Urged To Conduct Post Audit On Imported Cooking... Source: The Manila Bulletin - Philippines Local cooking oil manufacturers are seeking a post audit entry on the edible oil importations of at least seven companies following the influx of cheap soya and palm oil into the market.
06/03/12 Jubilee orchard planted at Great Kingshill school Source: Bucks Free Press - High Wycombe - Buckinghamshire - UK PUPILS helped plant an orchard at Pipers Corner School to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

Background on gardening

Gardening is the practice of growing and cultivating plants as part of horticulture. In gardens, ornamental plants are often grown for their flowers, foliage, or overall appearance; useful plants, such as root vegetables, leaf vegetables, fruits, and herbs, are grown for consumption, for use as dyes, or for medicinal or cosmetic use.

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