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Sprucing Up the Landscape
BloggerOur landscape has suffered from a strange winter. Like you, I am sure we had some cold but lots of warm weather too. Some plants have been killed back but others are flourishing. The weeds really loved it. So, it is time to get active and renew the good...Tags: Fines, Salvia, Punishment
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Strange, smelly sign of spring
Antsy for spring? Stop impatiently tapping your hiking boots. The first wildflowers of spring are out. Behold the skunk cabbage. It is one of the earliest and oddest. "It's not very attractive as far as flowers go," said Brian Winters, associate...
Tags: Stranger Than Fiction, Cabbage, Science and Technology, Wetlands, Cook County Forest Preserve
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That Time of Year
Strawberry nachos in Oxnard? Playing dress-up in your finest big-band-era garb for a weekend of music in Ventura? Toasting Mother Nature at an Earth Day festival in Santa Barbara? Take your pick. The Central Coast is ripe with plenty of escapes this...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Sports, Entertainment Events, Entertainment, Strawberries
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'Sincere appreciation and care' State park employees prep for spring recreation
As weather warms this spring, state parks in the counties of Cambria and Somerset are gearing up for a rush of visitors eager to fish, bird-watch and discover wildflowers. “Yes, the fishing is big,” said Kimberly Peck, environmental...
Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Natural Resources, Memorial Day, Environmental Issues, Gardens and Parks
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Bok Tower Gardens to dedicate new Preserve Trail on March 1
Postcards from FloridaOn March 1, Bok Tower Gardens is hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Lake Wales Chamber of Commerce to celebrate the opening of its new 1.5-mile Preserve Trail. The ceremony will take place just inside the Gardens’ main gate. Gardens'... -
Five for your planner: Wednesday, April 3
1. How about a concert, 'Little Darlin''? The Diamonds will perform their hits from the '50s and '60s at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at The Capitol Theatre, 159 S. Main St., Chambersburg, Pa. Tickets cost $15 to $25. Net proceeds will benefit The Capitol...
Tags: Music, Authors, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Registration under way for 'Landscaping with Native Michigan Wildflowers' workshop
The Emmet Conservation District is hosting "Landscaping with Native Michigan Wildflowers," a workshop by Vern Stephens, owner of Designs by Nature, LLC, a native plant nursery and native landscape consulting company in Laingsburg, Mich. The workshop...
Tags: Natural Resources, Environmental Issues, Conservation
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Native azaleas: Expert discusses beauty and fragrance of these spring bloomers March 21
Don Hyatt, well-known for his extensive knowledge of azaleas (Rhododendron spp) discusses native azaleas at 6:45 p.m Thursday, March 21, at the next meeting of the John Clayton Chapter, Virginia Native Plant Society. The meeting will be held at the...
Tags: Amherst County, Hampton Roads
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ON THE TRAIL: Tales to inspire spring activity
Mary Catterlin took a big cottonwood tree and chiseled until, three and a half years later, she had a dugout canoe. Then Catterlin and her best buddy, Amy Lukas -- both in their early 20s -- started to paddle that boat along the 1,638-mile perimeter of...
Tags: Sports, Canoeing and Kayaking, Alliant Energy Corporation
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Scott McKenzie & the Morning Mix recipe of the week: Carrot Soup
The Dish - Orlando SentinelThe more the merrier in the Orlando Sentinel test kitchen! That’s why we have teamed with the fabulous folks over at Orlando’s WOMX Mix 105.1 to offer the morning show’s Recipe of the Week. Today's recipe is Chilled Florida Wildflower... -
California: Giddyap to the Wild Horse Sanctuary
The Wild Horse Sanctuary, in Northern California near Lassen Volcanic National Park, is introducing three special trail rides for next year. On April 27 and 28, Laird R. Blackwell will join riders and discuss wildflowers seen along the trails through...
Tags: Los Angeles Times
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Downsizing to an elegant perch
When Maureen Neunan's only child headed off to college halfway across the country, the four-bedroom, four-bathroom Ellicott City house where the two lived suddenly seemed enormous to the 56-year-old divorcee.
"I decided this was not where I wanted to be,...Tags: Inner Harbor, Shamrock, Symbols and Symbolism, Verizon Communications, Ellicott City
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Feb 21, 2013
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Jan 25, 2013
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