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Open Topic / Gardening: A Bridge for the ?Generation Gap?

« Last post by Sunny Gardens® on April 14, 2015, 12:41:46 am »

Gardening: A Bridge for the ?Generation Gap?

Gardening brings people together. The joy of gardening extends across all the stages of life, and the innate serenity and beauty of a Garden provides common ground for all generations.

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Open Topic / Residents urged to get involved in gardening scheme to help the...

« Last post by Sunny Gardens® on April 13, 2015, 12:14:28 am »

Residents urged to get involved in gardening scheme to help the...

RESIDENTS are being urged to get involved in a gardening scheme to help the elderly and disabled. An appeal has been launched to get volunteers for the Kidsgrove and Meir Gardening Scheme. And development officer for the Father Hudson's Society for Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire, Matt Ford, said: "It's about keeping the continuity between the volunteer and person so more trust is built ...

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Open Topic / RIVERSIDE: Free gardening workshops available

« Last post by Sunny Gardens® on April 12, 2015, 12:03:30 am »

RIVERSIDE: Free gardening workshops available

Western Municipal Water District and the University of California Cooperative Extension Riverside County Master Gardener Program have teamed up to hold three free gardening workshops in the coming months. The workshops will be presented at 11 a.m. in...

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Open Topic / How Much Can Gardening Really Help You Save on Produce?

« Last post by Sunny Gardens® on April 10, 2015, 06:52:07 pm »

How Much Can Gardening Really Help You Save on Produce?

Growing our own vegetables may make us healthier, but can it make us wealthier?

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Open Topic / Involving kids in gardening teaches them about food and nature

« Last post by Sunny Gardens® on April 08, 2015, 06:10:13 am »

Involving kids in gardening teaches them about food and nature

By Lauren Knight Special to The Washington Post Despite a long and particularly snow-laden winter for many parts of the country, warm weather is just around the corner. In some places, spring daffodils and crocuses have popped up out of the soil as the ground thaws and the sunshine warms the earth. It is time to start thinking about that vegetable garden. Spring brings not only hope of warm ...

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Open Topic / Spring gardening in full swing

« Last post by Sunny Gardens® on April 07, 2015, 06:03:30 am »

Spring gardening in full swing

Spring vegetable gardening is in full swing. The recent rains have been a blessing for some and not so much for others. Many gardeners are having to replant because standing water in their gardens are drowning young crops. Seedlings do need moisture, just not so much at one time.

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Open Topic / 'Gardening on the curriculum? There's not enough time'

« Last post by Sunny Gardens® on April 06, 2015, 06:01:41 am »

'Gardening on the curriculum? There's not enough time'

Gardening is next on the 'must have' education list, according to Alan Titchmarsh, but where's it going to fit in the school timetable, asks Eleanor Doughty

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Open Topic / Gardening on a shoestring

« Last post by Sunny Gardens® on April 05, 2015, 02:13:42 am »

Gardening on a shoestring

You don?t have to spend a fortune to have a beautiful garden, says thrifty gardener and writer Alex Mitchell. She offers tips on how to create a garden on a budget

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Open Topic / A feast for the eyes: Slimbridge Gardening Club's annual Spring Show

« Last post by Sunny Gardens® on April 03, 2015, 12:13:33 pm »

A feast for the eyes: Slimbridge Gardening Club's annual Spring Show

A GARDENING club?s Spring show proved a feast for the eyes.

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Open Topic / From a mustard seed: Churches get gardening to fight hometown hunger

« Last post by Sunny Gardens® on April 02, 2015, 06:03:31 am »

From a mustard seed: Churches get gardening to fight hometown hunger

June Johnson?s foray into the world of gardening began in the dead of winter. A sunny January day last year inspired her to venture outside, and her walk brought her to the path behind Maggie Valley United Methodist Church and the grassy lawn surrounding it. The sight made her pause.

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