May 31, 2009

IN THE GARDEN: Tomatoes – Lompoc Record

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IN THE GARDEN: Tomatoes
Lompoc Record, CA
Given that their just-plucked-from-the-garden taste simply cannot be matched by store-bought varieties, they've been the runaway favorite home-grown produce for years. But now there's an additional push, accompanying the surge in popularity of growing
Schurig: Any way you slice it, tomato is a favorite for backyard Record-Searchlight
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Source:IN THE GARDEN: Tomatoes – Lompoc Record

Fashion week for gardeners – The Gazette (Montreal)

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Fashion week for gardeners
The Gazette (Montreal), Canada
With the current movement toward more naturalistic gardens, there will be a lot of growers with products that self-propagate, native plants, many types of ferns, orchids from Quebec, shrubs and grasses with different colours and foliage.
At 150-year mark, garden is growing ever greener St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Garden of earthly delights Albany Times Union
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Source:Fashion week for gardeners – The Gazette (Montreal)

British firms join our school gardens campaign – Independent

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British firms join our school gardens campaign
Independent, UK
In 1809, Mary Anne Brailsford scattered a few apple pips in the garden at her home in Southwell, Nottinghamshire. Thirty years later a butcher called Matthew Bramley bought the cottage and garden, now home to a well-developed apple tree.

Source:British firms join our school gardens campaign – Independent

Garden Guru: Chelsea reigns – New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
Garden Guru: Chelsea reigns
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand
Instead of the usual 22 show gardens last week in London there were only half that number. However, despite the shrinkage the crowds flocked in, and the Chelsea show remained a beautiful affair with all the usual gloss, pomposity and eco-friendly

Source:Garden Guru: Chelsea reigns – New Zealand Herald

May 30, 2009

Gardens galore will open to the public – North Norfolk News

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Gardens galore will open to the public
North Norfolk News, UK
Garden enthusiasts across north Norfolk will be spoilt for choice in the next few weeks as three villages put on team efforts and open numerous gardens to the public in aid of charity. On June 7, Burgh in Bloom will see the village near Aylsham open 12

Source:Gardens galore will open to the public – North Norfolk News

Everything coming up roses at gardens show – Aberdeen Press and Journal

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Everything coming up roses at gardens show
Aberdeen Press and Journal, UK
The show gardens play a central role and this year feature the work of garden designer Ann Burns, who has displayed a colourful array of flowers in a classic Volkswagen Beetle. There is also a craft fair selling art and home accessories,

Source:Everything coming up roses at gardens show – Aberdeen Press and Journal

Garden designs on a budget – Times Online

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Garden designs on a budget
Times Online, UK
As the country collectively tightens its belt, garden designers are getting more and more inquiries about creating gardens on a budget. While it's certainly not a new notion — gardeners and designers have been evolving thrifty ideas for centuries — it

Source:Garden designs on a budget – Times Online

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