Monthly Archives: August 2010

Dig life to live longer

Gardening can help you live up to 10 years longer— according to National Geographic writer Dan Buettner. When I was in Buffalo, New York recently for the Buffalo Garden Walk, I got together some of my Buffalo and Florida friends, all having gardening as a hobby in common. As we

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The Mother-of-all-murals moves towards completion

How long does a big mosaic mural take? A long ?‡#% time! When we first envisioned doing a mural, we considered a hands-on community process suggested by Garden Fairy Heather. She estimated it would take a long weekend. Instead we ended up doing a massively-multi-media mural that will end up

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Gardening Businesses Sprouting “Green”

With the downturn in the economy, people are looking for ways to earn extra money. If you are a gardener in need of extra green, consider transforming some of your turf areas into an income-generator. Many people are using family members to start creative new ventures. Fresh produce proves a

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