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Residents Warned Not to Plant Unsolicited Foreign Seed Shipments
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Various news sources are warning residents not to plant any seed they receive unsolicited from unknown sources "because they could be a pathway for introduction of invasive species, insects and plant diseases."
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- Tags: invasive species, seeds
NEWS FLASH - Yard work is good for you.
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OnePoll – a British polling firm – studied 2000 homeowners in the U.K. on behalf of Draper Tools. They discovered that yard work burns calories and can help you lose weight, along with other health benefits! You could’ve knocked me over with a feather.
Attract These Birds With Echinacea
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Birds have their favorite foods, just like you and me. Finches, cardinals and jays, for example, love seeds. Coneflower - Echinacea purpurea - is one of their favorites. So be sure to include some in your perennial garden!
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Keep Track of Bird Migrations
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Keep track of bird migrations. Get the scoop on bird migrations in real time from The Cornell Lab of Ornithology BirdCast. Learn "when, where, and how far will birds migrate" using their migration forecasts.
How To Plant Asiatic Lily
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Happy DIY Home recently published a helpful article, How to Plant Asiatic Lily, by Elizabeth Jones. It will be very helpful for those thinking of growing asiatic lilies for the first time. Check it out!