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bribTop Ten 2009 bGardening/b Trends - Sun Chronicle/b/ibr(ARA) - Americans craving authenticity and fretting over a bleak economy have reinvigorated the trend to grow-it-yourself (GIY). From blueberries to houseplants, GIY is the new mantra as folks turn back to the future to simplify their lives while briSource: www.thesunchronicle.com/ibrbribIts dreaming time for gardeners - Medford Mail Tribune/b/ibrChristmas may be childrens favorite time of year, but for gardeners the season of dreams comes immediately after the holidays when the seed catalogs begin to arrive. Seed catalogs have been a direct-mail staple for generations of backyard growers briSource: www.mailtribune.com/ibrbribLocal plant books make great gifts - West Hawaii Today/b/ibrHawaiis publishers have produced a bounty of plant books in 2008. Plant enthusiasts will love the variety, and purchasing at local bookstores doubles benefits to our local economy. Add a few to your holiday shopping list. The most recent and most briSource: www.westhawaiitoday.com/ibrbribAnother reason to drink a nice cup of shade-grown joe - Genetic Engineering News/b/ibrA new study published in the December 23rd issue of Current Biology , a Cell Press publication, reveals another eco-friendly reason to select shade-grown coffee over beans that were grown in the sun: Shade coffee farms not only harbor a diverse briSource: www.genengnews.com/ibrbrib2009 bGardening/b Calendar - San Jose Mercury News/b/ibrThis is typically a wet, chilly month — perfect for flipping through those tempting bgardening/b catalogs that are piling up. Look for bare-root fruit, flowering and shade trees; grape and berry vines; strawberries; and roses. Protect tender plants briSource: www.mercurynews.com/ibrbribMartin County community connection: Dec. 26 - Fort Pierce Tribune/b/ibrOpen Studio : For people who just want to paint with without receiving instruction. Elliott Museum, 825 N.E. Ocean Blvd., Stuart, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (772) 225-1961, ext. 107. Adult Line Dance : Line dance routines. Langford Park, 2369 N.E. Dixie Highway briSource: www.tcpalm.com/ibrbribFairchild founders book shaped career of its new director - Miami Herald/b/ibrAs the newly named director of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Carl Lewis wants to lead expeditions to the tropics, increase the visibility of science and conservation, attract more graduate students to work in science — and have a good time briSource: www.miamiherald.com/ibrbribResolution ideas for earth-friendly folk - West Hawaii Today/b/ibrWith only a few days left to cogitate on your 2009 resolutions, here are a few suggestions that could help our local economy, improve the health of your plants and clean up some of your storage areas. Resolve to grow some of your own food. Plant a briSource: www.westhawaiitoday.com/ibrbribSome lemon trees can handle Maryland winters - Baltimore Sun/b/ibrIve had a lemon tree growing by my driveway in Southern Maryland for at least five years. Its 20 feet tall and bore fruit for the first time this summer. Obviously it can withstand snow, freezing temperatures and drought. The lemons are mostly briSource: www.baltimoresun.com/ibrbribHopes for great gardens grow strong, thanks to seed catalogs - Record Searchlight/b/ibrW. Atlee Burpee Co. is introducing a seedless tomato in its winter seed catalog. Catalogs are a good source for learning about the newest varieties on the market. For gardeners, the season of dreams comes immediately after the holidays when the briSource: www.redding.com/ibr brbr /
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bribDeb Babcock: Giving care for your holiday plants - Steamboat Pilot Today/b/ibrDon’t you love the beautiful colors, shapes and aromas of plants that seem to be available only at holiday time? The spectacular amaryllis plants that grow about an inch a day and the beautiful white-, red-, pink- and plum-colored poinsettias are briSource: www.steamboatpilot.com/ibrbribGarden Notebook Dec. 6 - Journal Inquirer/b/ibrAs one who has learned so much about bgardening/b and discovered so many wonderful plants in the pages of a book, I always like to give and receive them. So this week and next I’m going suggest some recently published garden books, any one of which briSource: www.journalinquirer.com/ibrbribGardeners should be ready for a freeze - Houston Chronicle/b/ibr. With temperatures threatening to drop into the lower 30s, gardeners should be prepared for a freeze. Follow these steps to help your plants survive cold temperatures and rain: WATER: If rain has somehow missed your garden, water. Move potted tender briSource: www.chron.com/ibrbribSix affordable eco-lodge escapes - San Francisco Gate/b/ibrWednesday, December 10, 2008 Tulums sublime white sands and turquoise waters are your front yard in one 47 cabanas tucked into a jungle clearing. You can relive the hippie hut experience of yore in two sand-floor cabanas with thatch roofs, mosquito briSource: www.sfgate.com/ibrbribA hothouse wonderland - Philiy.com/b/ibrTo the regions orchid lovers, early December is about Purple Friday - and Saturday, too. For four days this month, fans of the exotic flower head for a cluster of connected bgreenhouse/bs called Waldor bOrchids/b on a dead-end side street in this tiny briSource: www.philly.com/ibrbribbOrchids/b Onions 12/6 - Mesabi Daily News/b/ibrbOrchids/b: Many, many of them for Kathy and Rose from Edgewood Vista. I just want to extend a big thank you for all your kindness you both show to the residents. There is nothing asked of you two, that you are not willing to do. Both always have kind briSource: www.virginiamn.com/ibr brbr /
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bribTop architecture #39;Orchid#39; given to Lux Art Institute - San Diego Union Tribune/b/ibrtable border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-0fd=Rurl=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20081114-9999-1m14borchids/b.htmlcid=1270274748ei=rl07Sf2WCqqi9gTDxOGYCQusg=AFQjCNFlJ5PrDiLJPbLAIqawNusTwlFjLATop architecture #39;bOrchid/b#39; given to Lux Art Institute/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fSan Diego Union Tribune,nbsp;United Statesnbsp;-/font nobrNov 14, 2008/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1By Roger Showley The environmentally friendly Lux Art Institute in Encinitas won the Grand bOrchid/b and a view-blocking, 5000-space parking garage proposed at b…/b/font/div/font/td/tr/tablebriSource: news.google.com/ibrbribbGardening/b Calendar: bOrchids/b, bird feeding and more - Dallas Morning News/b/ibrtable border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-0fd=Rurl=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/home/stories/DN-nhg_gardencalendar_1204gd.ART.State.Edition1.4aa1d2b.htmlcid=1277185301ei=rl07Sf2WCqqi9gTDxOGYCQusg=AFQjCNH5APWHIYxXPysBRUS101YwYO2FAwbGardening/b Calendar: bbOrchids/b/b, bird feeding and more/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fDallas Morning News,nbsp;TXnbsp;-/font nobrDec 4, 2008/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1bORCHID/b AUCTION: The Greater North Texas bOrchid/b Society sells members#39; plants and related items. Event also includes potluck. 1 pm Sunday. b…/b/font/div/font/td/tr/tablebriSource: news.google.com/ibrbribBlond, brown and very black - Globe and Mail/b/ibrtable border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/6-0fd=Rurl=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081206.BKSLOV06/TPStory/Entertainmentcid=0ei=rl07Sf2WCqqi9gTDxOGYCQusg=AFQjCNGXtxKznJ9PlKrs1acjfl_9TifKQQBlond, brown and very black/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fGlobe and Mail,nbsp;Canadanbsp;-/font nobr20 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1Gillian Slovo#39;s unhappy family in Black bbOrchids/b/b is made up of brown-skinned Ceylonese Emil, blond and British Evelyn, and their two children, blond Vanessa b…/b/font/div/font/td/tr/tablebriSource: news.google.com/ibrbribMid-Lakes Orchid Society holds annual auction on Saturday - Orlando Sentinel/b/ibrtable border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-0fd=Rurl=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/lake/orl-lcnotes0508dec05,0,3090678.storycid=1277763138ei=rl07Sf2WCqqi9gTDxOGYCQusg=AFQjCNFnTJ5Vt4A1EkjVmbAipXFo40XLggMid-Lakes bOrchid/b Society holds annual auction on Saturday/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fOrlando Sentinel,nbsp;FLnbsp;-/font nobrDec 5, 2008/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1The Mid-Lakes bOrchid/b Society will have its 11th annual borchid/b auction, rain or shine, from 1 to 4 pm Saturday or until all bborchids/b/b are sold, at the Roger#39;s b…/b/font/div/font/td/tr/tablebriSource: news.google.com/ibrbrib• Stars of the Photostream: 365, The Year of the Dog - Philadelphia citypaper.net/b/ibrtable border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/7-0fd=Rurl=http://www.citypaper.net/blogs/clog/2008/12/04/stars-of-the-photostream-365-the-year-of-the-dog/cid=1277576095ei=rl07Sf2WCqqi9gTDxOGYCQusg=AFQjCNGPb8hIN18b37ontNs8qUs-Xygmkg• Stars of the Photostream: 365, The Year of the Dog/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fPhiladelphia citypaper.net,nbsp;PAnbsp;-/font nobrDec 4, 2008/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1Tobia is a registered nurse who also has a degree in biology and plant science; 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