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FOCUS ON GARDENING  


   Gardening influences tots' views on veggies
Let preschoolers get their hands dirty in a garden, and you might see them want to eat more vegetables, new study findings suggest.


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  • Combining bulbs and perennials



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    SPOTLIGHT  

    Dried flowers
    Keep your garden alive.
    Pick a site
    Compost does fine on cement
    Save money
    Trees can cut energy use.
    Patience needed
    When raising impatiens.
    Composting tips
    Is something rotten in your backyard?
    Deterring squirrels
    No magic wand, but...
    Root barriers
    How to prevent roots from spreading.

    TRENDS  

    Bonsai!
    Passionate, near-obsessive devotion drives practioners of this ancient art.


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    Attention, shutterbugs
    Coming Monday: Images of fall. A gallery of photos from our fall photo contest and the winning entries.

    Drought-resistant
    Inevitably, the conversation among gardeners in many parts of the country this summer turned to the topic of drought.

    Elm disease
    Q. I have an elm tree in my back yard that is losing branches.

    SPOTLIGHT  

    A favorite weed
    Can any plant really be called a "favorite" weed? Yes it can, if you take "favorite" to mean most likely to win a competition.

      




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       Virginia creeper in its own league
    If truth be known, the hallowed walls of Ivy League colleges are not covered with ivy; they're covered with Virginia creeper. Still, the name "Creeper League" colleges wouldn't conjure up visions of institutions for higher learning.



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