Posted by Yahoo News on Monday, March 22, 2010,
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Gardening
BOULDER, Colo. – A woman gardening wearing only a yellow thong and pink gloves has brought neighborhood complaints and new rules from a housing authority in Colorado.
Boulder Housing Partners plans to amend its rules so that tenants cover up when they're outside. Several passers-by told Boulder police earlier this week that 52-year-old Catharine Pierce was topless while tending to her yard. Last year, she was threatened with eviction for gardening wearing only pasties and a thong.
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Posted by The Gardeners Guide. on Saturday, February 27, 2010,
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Metal Sheds,
 We highly recommend the Tuin range of metal sheds, these are the best priced buildings on the market and come complete with a 15 year guarantee and a fitting service across the UK. These are the only suppliers who offer this comprehensive service especially at the incredible prices. Continue reading ...
Posted by The Gardeners Guide on Sunday, January 31, 2010,
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Growing Herbs
If you choose to grow your herbs outdoors you have the choice to make your herbs part of your vegetable garden or grow them in a separate garden bed, which is recommended for the perennials. Deciding on the size of your herb garden will depend on the amount of variety you want. Generally, an herb garden can be in a (20x4 ft.) area. You should allow individual (12x18 inch) plots for each herb. You also may opt to grow some colourful and frequently used herbs as border plants, such as parsley a... Continue reading ...
Posted by The Gardeners Guide on Friday, November 27, 2009,
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Garden Schemes
The British Red Cross is appealing for more gardeners to open their gates for their Open Gardens scheme.
Celebrity gardener Monty Don is supporting the appeal to boost the scheme which last year helped raise more than £175,000.The British Red Cross uses the money to care for people in crisis both in the UK and overseas. But the charity needs more gardens of all sizes, from small cottage style ones to whole villages. Volunteers ensure that gardeners are given assistance in organising the openin... Continue reading ...
Posted by The Gardeners Guide on Wednesday, November 25, 2009,
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Gardening
" Let’s face it, gardening can be pretty daunting. All those Latin names, the bugs and blights that can attack your plants just when they are looking their prettiest. How does anyone manage to grow anything?
Part One of ‘How to be a gardener’ will explain all that. It’s not magic, it’s common sense. I can’t promise you a copper-bottomed guarantee, but I can help you to learn how to avoid the pitfalls and make the most of what you’ve got.
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Posted by Sue James on Thursday, November 12, 2009,
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Gardening Tips
Still time for tulips
The tulip, with its range of colours, shapes and sizes, can be used to greater effect and in more places in the garden than can the daffodil. We plant Queen of Night tulips in the wild-flower meadow, where they look impressive standing boldly above the cowslips. Plant them in large groups for the best effect. Each November, we top up last year’s bulbs with new ones, as many will not survive from year to year. Late-flowering tulips planted in borders are often in the wa... Continue reading ...
As you spend more time gardening you will tend to accumulate more and more garden tools, and eventually you need to organise them when you aren’t using them. This can range from a simple holster or rack for storing a garden tool set, to a full size shed for housing your mini tiller or your chipper shredder. Here’s a look at some of your options for garden tool storage, with a look at garden tool storage racks, sheds organizers and more. A garden tool rack will come in a couple of different... Continue reading ...
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