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Songs about flowers trigger memories

1:43 PM Sun, Apr 27, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (6)
By Pat Feinstein    Email

Apple blossoms My automatic sprinkler was turned on this week. I was away from home for 10 days and came back to Tulips, almost in full bloom. The gentleman from Yardwork said “ We’re having May weather in April......

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Wilcox Park at its finest

5:45 PM Thu, Apr 24, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Beth Heaney    Email

Last May, I remembered the Garden Market Fair at Wilcox Park in the heart of Westerly. Only problem was, I remembered a week too late. Boy, was I mad! The year before, I happened upon it and I thought I'd......

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Free Landscaping workshop at Save the Bay on Saturday

4:42 PM Wed, Apr 23, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Paula Constantine    Email

A healthy Bay starts on land. I’m guessing that’s the idea behind the free Green Landscaping Workshop at Save the Bay on Saturday, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at STB’s HQ, 100 Save the Bay Dr. in Providence. At......

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Pansies revisited

5:15 PM Mon, Apr 21, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Pat Feinstein    Email

For those who have been worried about the pansies I set in the ground 4 weeks ago on the unusually early Easter Sunday, I am pleased to report that they have survived many cold nights and are fully alive......

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Warm weather brings gardening urges out of hibernation

1:53 PM Wed, Apr 16, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (1)
By Paula Constantine    Email

This spell of pleasant weather may have you pondering the traditional spring question: When can I plant? It’s kind of like asking “How long is a piece of string?” True gardeners get so itchy to plant things outdoors when the......

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Saturday's Longmeadow cleanup cancelled

2:20 PM Fri, Apr 11, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Paula Constantine    Email

I'm passing on this message from Save the Bay: "For anyone that was planning to attend the cleanup at Longmeadow Fishing Area in Warwick on Saturday, April 12th, please note that the event has been cancelled due to the predicted......

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Bowling ball garden art

12:00 AM Mon, Apr 07, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (1)
By Sheila Lennon    Email

Bowling Ball Garden Art. I kid you not. BEYOND THE LANES Everyone thinks that the perfect bowling ball is one that hits the mark. But what happens to a bowling ball when it no longer "performs" the way you'd......

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Rainy day hyacinths

1:12 AM Sat, Apr 05, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (1)
By Pat Feinstein    Email

There is not much to do on a rainy day. The Hyacinth picture, posted by Sheila last weekend remained in my mind’s eye. I ran out in the rain several times to take pictures all morning and posted all......

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Where does your watering water come from?

8:47 AM Thu, Apr 03, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Beth Heaney    Email

I'm not thinking much about watering these days. But when I think back to the summer, I see myself saving every drop. We have a shallow well at home, so we're thinking about it all the time. And it's not......

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 Tags  conservation  

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Spring news flash: Leaves in Providence!

2:53 PM Wed, Apr 02, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (1)
By Paula Constantine    Email

Spotted at 8:47 a.m. this morning, fingertip-size leaves on a crabapple in my neighborhood. Other trees displayed buds that look like they just need a couple of warm days to finish opening, which they’ll get this week with daytime temperatures......

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Photo: Witch Hazel

6:03 PM Tue, Apr 01, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (1)
By Donna McGarry    Email

Chris Strand A variety of Witch Hazel photographed by Chris Strand, director of Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria, Va., during a trip abroad. The plans are to develop plants for domestic use 1. Any of several deciduous shrubs or......

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