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Wild beauty!
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Emily Cabrera published a great article in the University of Georgia's "Cultivate" blog about turning your landscape into a natural perennial garden, complete with wildlife. Read more about it.
Lily-of-the-Valley - Fragrant and Lovely
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There is a flower symbolizing sweetness and humility which according to legend sprang from the very tears of Eve that dropped upon the earth when she and Adam were sent away from the Garden of Eden.
Check it out!
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Scientists discover genes to grow bigger tomatoes and eggplants
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Science Daily reports, "Bigger, tastier tomatoes and eggplants could soon grace our dinner plates thanks to Johns Hopkins scientists who have discovered genes that control how large the fruits will grow."
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- Tags: farming, food, gardening, research, tomato, vegetable gardening, vegetables
Airlie Gardens - Wilmington's Relic of the Gilded Age
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If you've never been to Airlie Gardens in Wilmington, North Carolina, you must. It won't be long before the azaleas will be in full bloom.
Study raises the possibility of a country without butterflies
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Science Daily reports, "A sweeping study for the first time tallies butterfly data from more than 76,000 surveys across the continental United States. The results: Butterflies -- all of them -- are disappearing. "
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