'Healthy Gardening' workshop to be offer [ The Standard-Times ] May 8, 2008  LAKEVILLE — A 'Healthy Gardening' lecture will be offered by horticulturist, Stephanie Schwalm of Lakeville at Tranquil Mind & Wellness on Wednesday, May 21 at 7 p.m. Read More ...

Durban's water-wise gardening going for [ Independent Online ] May 08, 2008  Durban is off to the world famous Chelsea Flower Show again and this time, the city is going for gold. Read More ...

Tenth annual Primavera in the Gardens se [ The Press-Enterprise ] May 07, 2008  The 10th annual Primavera in the Gardens will be celebrated from 2 to 5 p.m. May 18 at the UC Riverside Botanic Gardens. This premier food and wine tasting evening will include hors d'oeuvres and regional wines, and musical entertainment. Read More ...

Dharma in the Dirt [ New York Times ] May 07, 2008  A proudly Birkenstocked Zen gardener, Wendy Johnson, helped pioneer the concept of organic gardening in the United States. Read More ...

A new life in Peterborough - as a drug g [  ] as a, 2008  A VIETNAMESE man who sold his house and fishing boat for a better life in Britain could only find work as a cannabis gardener in Peterborough. <08/05/2008> Read More ...

Master Gardener finds much to love outsi [ Weekly Journals ] May 07, 2008  WEST DUNDEE - The breeze rolled off Dixie Briggs Fromm in West Dundee, picked up the aroma of tall grass and budding wildflowers, and sailed into the sunroom on the back of Rose Johnson's home. Read More ...

GARDENING Saving water in the home garde [ Lancaster Online ] May 8, 2008  As we gardeners and weekend landscapers work to beautify our personal outdoor space, we have a tremendous opportunity to be greene Read More ...

Correction [ New York Times ] May 07, 2008  An article last Thursday about David Benner, a Pennsylvania gardener who gives tours of his moss garden in the first two weeks of May, gave an incorrect e-mail address for him. The correct address is bigdavebigsue@hotmail.com. Read More ...

Full Moon Fridays at Powell Gardens star [ The Kansas City Star ] May 8, 2008  The first of Powell Gardens' Full Moon Fridays is scheduled for May 16. The popular program ties a theme to cocktails, live music and food from the Cafe Thyme. Read More ...

Seeds, tools bring children and soldiers [ Le Mars Daily Sentinel ] May 08, 2008  Major John Blankenhorn wants to start a garden with local children -- in Iraq. Remsen-Union students are joining people from all over by collecting garden seeds to send to Iraq to help the soldiers teach Iraqi children to learn to plant gardens and become self-sufficient. Read More ...

Central Garden & Pet, Gibraltar Industri [ SmallCapInvestor.com via Yahoo! Finance ] May 8, 2008  Central Garden & Pet Co. , Gibraltar Industries Inc and Overhill Farms Inc are among the biggest percentage gainers in Thursday's trading among companies... Read More ...

The Grounded Gardener Plant yourself in [ Seattle Post-Intelligencer ] May 07, 2008  Master Gardener Marty Wingate writes about materials that are good for outdoor furniture. Read More ...

Gardening classes offered [ The Sacramento Bee ] May 8, 2008  The University of California Cooperative Extension of El Dorado County will offer a master gardener class on container gardening from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Bethell-Delfino Agriculture Building, 311 Fair Lane, Placerville. Read More ...

Australian Open Gardens in Grenfell this [ Grenfell Record ] May 08, 2008  Two Grenfell gardens opening for Australia's Open Garden Scheme on April 12 and 13 both display their owners' artistic flair in sculpture as well as horticulture. Read More ...

Facebook water fight ruins prized garden [ Daily Telegraph ] May 08, 2008  A mass water fight arranged on the social networking website Facebook has resulted in an award-winning garden being trashed by hundreds of people. Read More ...

Gardening With Charlie - Selecting and G [  ] Selecting and, 2008  - In a world that worships the new, sometimes older is better. For me, that's true with tomatoes. While modern hybrid tomatoes look great and are very productive, the old heirloom varieties have the taste and look of 'real' tomatoes. Read More ...

Mom's gardening style [ The Christian Science Monitor ] May 07, 2008  Mom gave her ferns - and children - just the right balance of nurturing and breathing room. Read More ...

Green gardens Tips for making your yard [ Carroll County Online ] May 07, 2008  How much greener can a garden get? A lot, in the case of many gardens. Fertilizers and pesticides, inefficient sprinkler systems and gas lawn mowers pollute or use up precious resources. Eliminating or reducing these common products and practices can help create a greener garden. Read More ...