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The intriguing Cactus

12:14 PM Wed, Feb 27, 2008 | | Comments (5)
By Pat Feinstein    Email

February can be a wintry weary month, but March is almost here and spring might be just around the corner. I have stumbled upon what I used to call the miniature cactus ( the plurals are cacti, cactuses and......

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A hive of industry

5:35 PM Mon, Feb 25, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Paula Constantine    Email

If the plight of bees didn’t capture your attention before this, consider this bit of news: Hagen Daaz recently awarded $250,000 in grant money to fund research into honeybees and pollination at Pennsylvania State University and The University of California......

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An Herb Spiral

1:02 PM Mon, Feb 25, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Beth Heaney    Email

This idea will jolt your garden mind into gear if it isn't there already! I just happened upon it and, living in Exeter, I know I could gather up enough stones to actually make it happen. I can imagine this......

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Flower show is fantastic!

9:36 AM Thu, Feb 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Paula Constantine    Email

Journal photo / Frieda Squires Eddie Sanchez, Providence, does final cleaning for the Cleanscape exhibit, "Unless" by Dr. Seuss. The Rhode Island Spring Flower and Garden Show's theme is "Fairy tales" and runs Thursday through Sunday at the R.I.......

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Are old seeds worth digging out?

2:17 PM Thu, Feb 14, 2008 | | Comments (2)
By Paula Constantine    Email

I have a fine fat stack of plant and seed catalogs on my desk. That must mean the gardening year has begun, in some fashion. This is where I must admit I’m kind of a fraud: My last packet of......

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The irresistible orchid

1:19 PM Sun, Feb 10, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Pat Feinstein    Email

Orchid is the largest flowering-plant family. It is often considered expensive and difficult to grow; although many orchid experts would disagree. It is also the most popular house plant, equal to the White Easter lily. There is something about......

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Drowning in plastic

5:05 PM Tue, Feb 05, 2008 | | Comments (4)
By Paula Constantine    Email

As someone who likes the ocean and sea life, I was upset to read this story in Britain’s Independent newspaper, describing a swirling trash dump in the Pacific as a “plastic soup” that stretches from Hawaii to Japan, covering an......

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Blue Iris

8:09 PM Sat, Feb 02, 2008 | | Comments (5)
By Pat Feinstein    Email

This morning I was unexpectedly greeted by the opening of my first mini blue Iris, from a clay pot that had 6 sprouting plants. I picked up the already-planted Iris bulbs last week, and placed the pot in a......

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