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Best Shrubs, Best Shade-Lighteners Revealed
A whole lotta garden-coaching is going on over on the garden-center blog I write for. First up, I show off my favorite and most-recommended shrubs for turning a yard into a garden with big, showy ones, most of them fast-growing.  Cheap, too.  Like the Weigela above – ‘White Knight’ on the left, common pink on the [...]
Source: Sustainable and Urban Gardening
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Cool Butterfly Prints
Atala Hairstreak Banded Purplewing Black and White Longwing Black Swallowtail Blue And White Longwing Blue Clipper Blue Cracker Blue Glassy Tiger Blue Morpho Brown Clipper Buckeye Cabbage White Caterpillers Chocolate Pansy Cloudless Sulphur Common Mormon Cream Owl Doris Longwing Eastern Black Swallowtail Eastern Tailed Blue Erostratus Swallowtail General Glasswing Golden Helicon Great Eggfly Great Southern [...]
Source: Garden Goodies
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Viridiflora Tulip
One of the most unusual colors in tulips! We can almost guarantee that your bulb garden will be one of a kind in your neighborhood when you add this outstanding Viridiflora Tulip variety. Green flowers are accented by greenish-white edging. Blooms late spring.
Source: Tulip Care Tips
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Should you monitor your child's music choices?
My mother spent her formative years in a convent boarding school in India where, when it came to popular music, anything other than Pat Boone was off limits. When I was a tween, my mom allowed me to buy Madonna's...
Source: Child Caring
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ZUMBA Children's Hospital Fundraiser
Calling all ZUMBA enthusiasts... There will be a ZUMBA Children's Hospital Fundraiser at Latitudes Sports Club in Methuen, MA this coming Saturday, June 26th, from 9am-12pm. This will be an energizing benefit to help raise money for Children's Hospital. I... Health - United States - Zumba - Dance - Alberto Perlman
Source: Healthy Lifestyles
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A Q and A with author Bill McKibben
Bill McKibben, a Lexington native, environmentalist, and writer, will be returning to Lexington Sunday to speak at Cary Hall. McKibben, the author of several books and a former staff writer at the New Yorker, will be speaking about his new... Bill McKibben - Author - New Yorker - Arts - Literature
Source: The Green Blog
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Boston Globe Bestsellers: August 16-August 22
"The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" is again the top hardcover fiction seller. Former Globe staff critic and Pulitzer Prize winner Gail Caldwell tops the hardcover nonfiction list with her new book "Let's Take the Long Way Home." "The... Gail Caldwell - Long Way Home - Pulitzer Prize - Boston Globe - Fiction
Source: Off the Shelf
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Black Cherry Tomato: Hanna’s Tomato Tastings 2010
Source: This Garden Is Illegal
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Living Off Your Country Garden
If the prices at the grocery store are getting to be too much for your budget it is time to start thinking about growing your own. Even if you manage a garden through the summer months as prices go up every gardener dreams of extending the growing season or moving to a location where the weather facilitates year round gardening.
Source: Home-and-Family:Gardening Articles from EzineArticles.com
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Itineraries: Plans for Greening Hotels Stalled by Recession
Many hotels want to take eco-friendly steps — energy use is their second largest expense — but postrecession, those steps are small.
Source: NYT > Travel
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Eurofile | Smitten With Sitges
The San Sebastian district of Sitges is my idea of the perfect European beach resort.
Source: NYT > T Magazine
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10 Essentials For Sustainable Landscaping
Sustainable landscaping is the process of working with the environment where you design landscapes that is in tune with the weather conditions It needs no other resources such as organic  minerals or any other soil nutrients. There are many different levels of sustainable landscaping, the best way to get involved is to just start somewhere by setting [...]
Source: Home Gardening Tips Moncton
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Finucane Service Day 2010
Yesterday, Tulips on Troost was joined by 27 volunteers from Rockhurst University and Spay & Neuter KC to clean-up and beautify SNKC's property and the neighboring property (NHS) at 59th & Troost. The event was sponsored by Rockhurst's Freshman Orientation/Finucane Service Day. And we were very thankful the temperatures dropped about 15 degrees compared to last week for us to work out in the sun! Volunteers did extensive weeding (tree-size weeds) and other clean-up, to prepare the property for planting tulips and other shrubs and flowers this Fall. Thanks to all who supported the event.BeforeAfter
Source: Tulips on Troost
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That's some bad hat, Harry
Shark Week withdrawal? Celebrate the 35th anniversary of "Jaws" at Somerville Theater this Thursday and Friday (Aug. 19-20). The classic flick will screen at 3 p.m., 5 p.m. 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. both days — the fin fest is... Shark Week - Jaws - Shopping - Discovery Channel - Earth Science
Source: Go To It
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"The Nature Connection" for Children
This new book by Clare Walker Leslie is an excellent tool for parents and teachers who want to nurture nature education. With activities like "record the sunrise and sunset times for a month," or "sketch a tree in a different seasons," children can gain a deeper understanding of the natural world. It's a great activity book for budding naturalists, and what better way to go through the year than looking at nature with your kids? Visit www.clarewalkerleslie.com to learn more about "The Nature Connection (Storey Publishing, $14.95) and her other books, including "Drawn to Nature" and "Keeping a Nature Journal." Nature - Child - Natural history - Children - Shopping
Source: Gardening
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Royal rice
For the celebration that followed Queen Elizabeth's coronation, the students at the London Cordon Bleu Cookery School were asked to prepare the meal. They invented a dish called Chicken Elizabeth, in which chilled poached boneless breasts, masked with a rose-colored,... London - Elizabeth I of England - Monarchy - History - Windsor
Source: Dishing
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A Little About Lemon Verbena
Now is the time of the season to start choosing the best looking herbs to bring into the house for the winter. One of my favorites to grow indoors is lemon verbena. It smells so wonderful if brushed, and I like to save the leaves to stuff into a mug rug-where the warmth of the coffee cup will release the fresh lemon scent. If this had been a normal growing season, I would have a lovely lemon verbena plant to bring into my  house. I would also be repotting and letting it become used to the pot right now, in order to ensure a safe transfer without much shock. Since this has been the worst herb garden year on record for me, I do not have even one plant to bring in. Are you wondering what to use lemon verbena for? Check out what I found around the net. It always amazes me the imaginative ...
Source: About.com Herb Gardens
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Giant Container Gardens
World's Largest Hanging Basket Photograph © Hotel Indigo in Paddington I recently came across this picture of the world's largest hanging basket, which is at the Hotel Indigo in London. This mind-blowingly gargantuan basket is 20 feet by 10 feet and weighs more than a quarter of a ton and if you look closely at the picture, you can see a woman standing in the basket. While this hanging basket holds more than 100 plant varieties and would probably hold a redwood, most hanging baskets are much more modest. Here are some suggestions for plants that work well in hanging baskets.
Source: About.com Container Gardening
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Mattie Thompson and Daniel Mattingly
The couple met at Yale, from which they graduated, she cum laude.
Source: NYT > Weddings / Celebrations
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One for Lilly lovers...
If you don't shrink from bold colors and patterns, you might do well with the spring and summer markdowns at In the Pink, the Massachusetts-based Lilly Pulitzer specialty stores. On a recent visit to the Newbury Street shop, kids' summer... Newbury Street - Lilly Pulitzer - Pink - Massachusetts - England
Source: Bargain Bin
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Spirits of The Times: Spirits of The Times: Mezcal
The panel tasted 20 bottles of mezcal, one of the world’s great spirits: complex, gorgeous and distinguished by a strong sense of place.
Source: NYT > Dining & Wine
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Gardening on a Staircase
In my experience, gardeners approach their gardens as we approach a long winding staircase. We climb easily onto the first landing where we pause and marvel at the landscape. For the first time in our lives, we see flowers and vegetables – we now know we want some but we have absolutely no idea how [...]
Source: Doug Green's Blog
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The Evangelists for Heirloom Vegetables
A young couple preserve seeds for future generations.
Source: NYT > Gardens and Gardening
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Obama raises a quick $1 million - and some L.A. commuter ire
President Obama leaves Air Force One upon his arrival at Los Angeles International Airport.
Source: Home Gardening News
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I've had some delicious meals from my veg patch... but it's been tough
Flattened broad beans, bolting lettuce - Sarah Raven takes stock of the winners and losers this summer
Source: Gardening: the latest gardening news and best gardening advice
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Fall for Planting
II know fall is a great time for planting trees and shrubs, seeding lawns and planting spring bulbs, but I've never really bought into the "Fall is the best time for planting perennials" line of reasoning. I'm not talking about hot climates, where fall is the main growing season. I mean for those of us with four seasons. I think the nurseries all got together and decided a "Fall is for Planting" campaign was a good way to get rid of inventory, so they could bring out the Christmas decorations....Read Full Post
Source: About.com Gardening
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Mini Tomato Gardening Yields Big Flavor
Good things do come in small packages, especially when talking about miniature tomatoes. These gems may be small in size, but they’re big on flavor. When I planted my crop of mini tomatoes in May, I was looking forward to harvesting a big batch of small fruits in a variety of colors, shapes and sizes. Now I’m [...]
Source: Tips, Tools and Gardening Secrets for Western Gardening by Jodi Torpey
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Review: Gilmour Flat Soaker Hose
One thing I always try to preach to myself and to other gardeners is the importance of using soaker hoses in the vegetable garden. Soaker hoses are an ideal method for easily watering your vegetables by reducing water usage and directing water where the plant needs it most – at the roots. But I have [...]More Fantastic Vegetable Gardening Articles:How To Repair A Hole In A Soaker HoseReview: TerraCycle Garden FertilizerReview: Grow Magazine
Source: Veggie Gardener: Organic Vegetable Gardening Tips
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Habitats | Soundview, the Bronx: Gods, Goddesses and Elephants for Luck
A Guyanese family in the Bronx has filled their home, which adjoins a Hindu temple, with dozens of deities.
Source: NYT > Home & Garden
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August Doldrums: Garden Bloggers Bloom Day August 2010
Most of the garden looks a bit unkempt. Browned foliage, browned, undeadheaded flowers, interspersed with plants that like August. Bring on the heat, they say. What’s a little drought to a plant like me? The garden would look pretty terrific if I had been deadheading and deadleafing right along. But as usual, I am pulling [...]
Source: Cold Climate Gardening
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Enhance with Eco Friendly Woven!
This collection of dining chairs, stools, club chairs and loveseats offer the perfect opportunity to relax in style. All made from environmentally friendly woven fibers such as water hyacinth, seagrass and banana leaf, this collection offers something for any taste or décor, from contemporary looks to more tropical or West Indies style. These pieces offer both a refined and exotic look and surpassing comfort that will enliven any room in your home. BANANA LEAF. Banana leaf is the leaf of the Banana plant. Banana leaves are predominantly used by Hindus and Buddhists as a decorative element for auspicious functions, marriages and ceremonies in India and Southeast Asia. It is also used as a plate to serve food in countries like India. Banana leaves though commonly thrown away contain...
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La Place USA Interiors Teak Collection
  Environmental awareness and sustainability have become the biggest trends in recent years. Many furniture manufacturers and designers are making the best use of our resources in a responsible way. One of the most eco-friendly materials on the market is teak. Teak wood is often used when making garden and indoor furniture and in boat building, because it has its own natural oil that makes the wood very resistant. Reclaimed teak is wood is simply teak that has been harvested from bridges, wharfs, jetties and structural beams in housing. The timber is then carefully selected and restored resulting in a rich mature aged patina, which is extremely durable and less likely to shrink or crack. Because it is being used again, it reduces the felling of trees, and puts existing materials to ...
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Planning your estate and will: Probate issues & documents
When it comes time to consider your estate planning, you'll want to have peace of mind that your documents are valid and legally sound. You'll also want full control over what's said in your documents, which is why many people choose to do their own estate planning documents. To be sure that your loved ones are taken care of in accordance with your best wishes, you'll need the following documents: Will: This document states your wishes for your care if you have a terminal illness, are critically injured, or permanently unconscious. Having one is the best way to make sure your doctors and family respect your choices. Complete Will and Testament: This document states your wishes for the people and things you leave behind. Without one, a judge decides. Power of Attorney: ...
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Consumer complaints against debt consolidators on the rise: alternatives needed
There's a reason why debt settlement has such a bad reputation. At the end of the day, you as the consumer end up paying more. Settlement companies make TONS of money signing up debt-laden customers in need - and many charge exorbitant frees at best, and are simple scams at worst. DIY credit and debt management tools as a new alternative: An emerging trend is for consumers to take their debt situations into their own hands and use software to get a better handle on their debt. Tools like DebtGoal, Payitdown, and JeanChatzky offer consumers a powerful suite of tools to see on one screen, everything thats going on with their debt and offer options and strategies on how to pay things down the most quickly. We got our hands on DebtGoal last month, here's what we thought: What is...
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Window treatments and blinds / shades at SmithNoble (coupon activation link)
Latest coupons and codes for Smith+Noble. Since 1987, Smith+Noble has been offering consumers custom, perfect-fit blinds, shutters, shades and panels without the custom price or hassle. Shop online or through our catalogs, whichever you prefer. Our mission is to provide the best values in high-quality window treatments such as vertical blinds and Roman shades - and the best service experience. why choose smith+noble? When it comes to furnishing your home, we're the in-depth resource to rely on for custom-made products, great selection and superb service. You can be your own interior designer and create unique window treatments, fabric accessories and bedding, with most products made in just 4 - 8 days. Ongoing coupons: Limited time: get 50 free sam...
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Social Shield - how it works
What is SocialShield? SocialShield is an online safety software package that allows parents to monitor their kids' online activity in order to detect risky behavior and potential dangers. SocialShield will monitor kids' activity on social networks like Facebook and look for any patterns that present risk and show those to parents. What types of information does SocialShield show me? Suspicious adult-to-child activity on social networks. If an adult or another parent becomes a friend of your child on Facebook, you'll be alerted. See all photos being posted about your child. In one easy to read format, you'll get a digest of all the photos being posted about your child across all social networks. Monitor conversation topics. SocialShield monitors all conversations and if any telltale s...
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Wholesale Costume Club: Price comparison / breakdown vs. BuyCostumes / PartyCity
What is Wholesale Costume Club? Wholesale Costume Club is a membership-based costume store which offers wholesale or below-wholesale prices on costumes to members who subscribe for $5 / year. Its like Costco or Sam's Club or other membership-based discounters, only for costumes. How much do you actually save? From a sample of 10 costumes, we compared and found an average price of $33 for a standard costume at other leading stores like BuyCostumes and PartyCity, vs. $25 at Wholesale Costume Club for a savings of 24%. A premium costume averaged $139 on other stores vs. $104 on Wholesale Costume Club. Pretty substantial difference, and well worth the $5 membership. Shipping policy? Wholesale Costume Club ships all items which are in stock the same day and shipping time is sta...
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Golfballs.com review
If you need personalized golf balls, a gift for any golfer, or just cheap prices on golf balls, GolfBalls.com is your best best online. Other stores offer golf balls, but GolfBalls.com just does golf balls and does it really well. They have the best selection online and the best prices.  GolfBalls.com has great personalization options for your golf balls which lets you add text or photos and other fun options to your golf balls. Click here to get an automatic 10% off your purchase at checkout *UPDATE* GolfBalls is offering a special for customers who buy 3 dozen Bridgestone golf balls - you get an additional 25% off your entire order. Customer Service is staffed 8am-6pm CST Monday-Friday. Email: service@golfballs.comLive Chat: Available 8am-6pm CST Monday-FridayPhone: 8...
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Suite 101 payment
I'm collecting people's experiences and opinions with Suite101. So far, I've heard good things about them. You need to apply for a position with them. Submission process Once you get in, you can submit and publish articles, Review of articles takes anywhere from a few hours to a few days. You keep the copyright of your submitted work, but you are restricted from publishing your submitted article on any other sites for one year. This is a pretty big restriction. However, you can submit your work to print publications within that timeframe. The overall writing quality is high at Suite101, and you can write about a range of topics from home issues to financial to health. The staff and community are friendly and helpful. How does payment work? Suite101 does not tell you exactly how much yo...
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