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In Shreveport, a mystic Celtic labyrinth

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:05:16 -0400

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana - There is nothing easy about building a labyrinth in your side yard.

Wis. group seeks volunteers to plant 500 gardens

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:05:24 -0400

MILWAUKEE - The Victory Garden Initiative is seeking volunteers to plant 500 vegetable gardens in Milwaukee this month.

Muncie hopes garden project can repeat history

Mon, 13 May 2013 10:23:26 -0400

MUNCIE, Indiana - In 1931, Muncie earned national recognition from the administration of President Herbert Hoover for its efforts to feed and employ the hungry and jobless through community gardening.

Muncie hopes garden project can repeat history

Mon, 13 May 2013 10:20:27 -0400

MUNCIE, Indiana - Leaders of Muncie hope a recent symposium on community gardens will help bring new energy to an effort to help feed the city's needy.

Brookhaven hosting gardeners convention

Mon, 13 May 2013 06:18:04 -0400

BROOKHAVEN, Mississippi - Brookhaven is the host this week for the 2013 Mississippi Master Gardeners Convention.

Tour promoting urban gardening comes to Flint

Fri, 10 May 2013 04:08:20 -0400

FLINT, Michigan - A company that's leading a cross-country trek to encourage urban gardening and deliver plants and produce is stopping at a Flint school.

UT Garden's Bloom Days features workshops, music

Fri, 10 May 2013 04:07:36 -0400

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee - The University of Tennessee Garden's Bloom Days are coming with specialty plant sales, garden workshops, children's activities and live music. Visitors also can tour the gardens, with their 4,000 annuals, perennials, herbs, tropical plants, trees, shrubs, vegetables and ornamental grasses.

Bloomington man rolls out neighborhood oven idea

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:34:51 -0400

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana - Keith Romaine of the McDoel Gardens neighborhood has always enjoyed baking bread. As an artist, he sees a batch of french bread for his neighbors as another extension of his work.

Greenfield plant transforms waste into fertilizer

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:17:23 -0400

GREENFIELD, Indiana - Spring gardeners, lawn manicurists and nursery folk of all varieties on the hunt for cheap fertilizer this planting season need look no farther than the city's wastewater treatment facility, where there is an ample supply that will not run out anytime soon.

More Laramie residents are free to bee

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:59:34 -0400

LARAMIE, Wyoming - When the sky is clear and the day is warm and still, Rene Sollars' honeybees come out of their hives to fly.

Evansville urban gardens feed needs of community

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:40:04 -0400

EVANSVILLE, Indiana - Unused urban land is being transformed into community gardens in Evansville as organizers try to bring together the community and meet its food needs.

Evansville urban gardens feed needs of community

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:08:13 -0400

EVANSVILLE, Indiana - They may look like muddy plots now, but in the coming months vacant lots and empty fields around Evansville will bloom and overflow with fresh produce.

Gardener: New fence gives an edge to raised beds

Mon, 06 May 2013 13:21:34 -0400

Since gardens are never really finished, I'm happy to report that I finally have my new, large raised-bed vegetable garden prepared to the point of being able to add plants. The final step was installing a perimeter fence to exclude deer and other wildlife that likely will see this new garden as their personal food buffet. - Beyond providing me with countless satisfying hours while growing organic produce to feed my family, this garden will be used extensively for how-to segments on my public television series, "Growing a Greener World." As the construction of this garden progressed, I posted pictures on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/GGWTV). Now, our viewers and online fans have come to expect frequent updates in real time.

Maine Greenhouse Day celebrates gardening

Sat, 04 May 2013 09:25:12 -0400

AUGUSTA, Maine - Dozens of greenhouses, nurseries and garden centers are holding special events for the fourth annual Maine Greenhouse and Nursery Day.

That's the spirit: Booze from local crops booming

Fri, 03 May 2013 03:19:11 -0400

GARDINER, New York - With all the orchards and corn fields that dot the Hudson Valley landscape, Tuthilltown Spirits doesn't have to look far for the grains and apples to make their whiskey, vodka and gin.

Local food movement catches on in Casper

Thu, 02 May 2013 13:10:37 -0400

CASPER, Wyoming - Steve Ford takes pride in his heirloom tomatoes.

Franklin students leave their mark on garden

Thu, 02 May 2013 10:02:31 -0400

FRANKLIN, Indiana - About a quarter-mile from Franklin Community High School, a small slice of Japanese culture is being cultivated.

SPOTLIGHT: Macon has seed planting party

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:28:15 -0400

MACON, Illinois - Most gardening across Central Illinois won't start until the warm weather arrives in May.

Garden City Community College approve project

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:16:50 -0400

GARDEN CITY, Kansas - Garden City Community College plans to spend $2.2 million to improve its athletic facilities.

Colorado Springs prospects dim for solar garden

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:11:44 -0400

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado - Just weeks after the former Colorado Springs City Council voted to expand the Colorado Springs Community Solar Garden, the new council is set to reverse course.

Northwest gardener Ed Hume still growing at 81

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:40:08 -0400

TACOMA, Washington - In an area as lush and green as the Pacific Northwest it might be hard to reconcile that gardening here often can be a tricky proposition.

Gardeners make plans with no certainty in forecast

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 11:19:43 -0400

MILWAUKEE - April is a planning month for gardeners throughout the middle of the country, and many are trying to decide what to do amid rapidly shifting weather conditions.