March 13, 2007

The Fat Lady

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I've seen robins, starlings and red-winged blackbirds. The eagles are flying as well as the Canadian geese and the Snow geese. But spring isn't really here until the toads sing. They are the equivalant of the "Fat Lady". …

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April 24, 2007

#5 - Japanese Painted Fern

Japanese Painted Fern (Athyrium niponicum)

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February 20, 2007

February gardening group features the butterfly lady (Hot Springs Village Voice)

The monthly meeting of Gardening…From Alpha to Omega will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Presbyterian Kirk in the Pines to hear a discussion by Ann Hooper on butterfly gardening. Hooper, affectionately named the "butterfly lady" because of her many lectures on this subject, has been a member of Garland County Master Gardeners for 11 years.

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May 9, 2007

Recognizing Ladybug Nymphs

Lady beetle (ladybug) nymphs look creepy, but they are actually one of the more beneficial insects to welcome to your garden. One ladybug nymph will eat about 400 aphids during the 3 weeks before it pupates and thousands once it becomes

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May 12, 2007

Lady’s Mantle

This plant is named lady’s mantle because the leaves were said to be similar in shape to the cloak of the Virgin Mary. Emerging leaves are tightly ‘accordioned’, flattening out as they get larger. The leaves are covered in fine hairs

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March 13, 2007

Mar 13, Ladys Mantle

Growing Ladys Mantle or Alchemilla mollis by garden author Doug Green.

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May 1, 2007

More Gardening with Kids Resources

If HEM Takes a Closer Look at Gardening with Kids has sparked an interest, you might consider exploring a few of my favorite gardening resources from HEM’s Guide to Resources. Butterfly Garden. Many years ago we bought a painted lady

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March 31, 2007

My Butterfies Rock

These are adult painted Lady butterflies dining on orange slices. Double click on the photo to make it larger and look at the plant leaf on the left where the just hatched caterpillars are eating the hollyhock leaf. …

Source: Molly Day

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April 5, 2007

Ferns

Japanese Painted Fern Photo.

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May 16, 2007

Troy-Bilt Recalls Children's Gardening Gloves Due to Lead …

The stamp-painted logo on the backside of the gardening gloves contains high levels of lead.

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