Protecting Peppy Plants and Stone Paths.

We’re going up the garden path in a new series in Design Elements; and today its in stone. How to protect those seedlings from cold weather in Vegetable Heroes plus plant that was discovered 65 years before botanists ever heard of it in Plant of the Week; and where do insects go in winter in the plant doctor segment.DESIGN ELEMENTSGarden Path Series:Stone PathsGarden paths...

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Your Wellness-Inspired Summer Bucket List

 All year, schools work to keep students healthy and active throughout the day. As the school year comes to an end and summer begins, children are anticipating long, sun & fun filled days. Parents and caregivers can help students stay healthy and active while they are home on summer break by checking items off the bucket list below! Create your own food art. Allow...

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Up The Garden Path With False Bird of Paradise

We’re going up the garden path in a new series on just that, in Design Elements; grow peantues for real in Vegetable Heroes plus environmental history, will it affect us in the Garden History segment, and flowers to impress in the Talking Flowers segment.DESIGN ELEMENTSGarden Paths Series Part 1: Gravel PathsGarden paths serve an obvious function but they can also be aesthetically...

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Adding Veggies to Your Summer Salads

There are a lot of low-cost veggies in the summer, which makes it easier to make healthy meals the whole family will love. You can find local food that is in season by visiting your local farm markets. You can also find inexpensive fruits and veggies at roadside stands. Once you shop, you can turn your fresh, tasty purchases into a quick and easy summer meal.  Salads...

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Tropical Planting Without Crying Over Onions

Old Fashioned plants that suit wet tropics and possibly elsewhere starts off the show, in Design Elements; grow nature’s antibiotic in Vegetable Heroes plus an old-fashioned plant re-made in Plant of the Week, plus, sharpening your secateurs just in time for pruning in Tool Time.DESIGN ELEMENTSOld Fashioned Plants for the Wet TropicsWhat is wet tropics? Is it your zone? High...

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Farmers' Market Finds

When the weather starts warming up, it is a sign that it’s farmers’ market season! Farmers’ markets are great places to shop for fresh fruits and vegetables grown by local farmers, but that’s not all they sell. Many markets also sell other foods, such as meats, cheeses, and breads. You might even find flowers or crafts for sale. Visiting a farmers’ market can be a fun and...

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Lalage Leucomela Among the Bells of Ireland and Rock Samphire

Not tra la la but trill trill trill in the Wildlife in Focus segment: a most unusual fennel in Vegetable Heroes plus the series old fashioned plants continues in Design Elements, today it’s warm temperate coastal and Bells of Ireland in Talking flowers.WILDLIFE IN FOCUSVaried Triller: Lalage leucomelaToday it’s a pretty looking bird that is Australian but with a French sounding...

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