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Drip irrigation and drought-tolerant plants are keys to a water-wise gardenTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:00PMEast County residents have been saving water − and creating beautiful gardens − since long before the water shortage.

Related ArticlesTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:48AM“He has made everything beautiful in His time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.’ — Ecclesiastes 3:11. Once in a while, I find these little black round or oblong things like bird droppings in my lemon leaves.

Butterfly garden a beautiful siteSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:39PMWith its bright colors and fragrance, a garden at Carbondale's Lenus Turley Park delights human visitors. But the Butterfly Garden created by Evergreen Garden Club of Carbondale was designed primarily to provide a bed-and-breakfast for winged visitors - the many butterflies that migrate into the area and lay their eggs, and the hungry larvae that feed on the plants before beginning their own ...

Invasive vines often serve a reproductive purposeSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:02AMThis week I was privileged to host a visit by the Catasauqua Garden Club . Before looking at plants I always give groups a short talk about how and what we planted, but as we started walking around I pointed to some brown areas atop the trees in the front yard and said, "They're suffering from chainsaw fungus."

PLAINSBORO: Wicoff garden helps students put science to workSaturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:53AMPLAINSBORO — An initiative to teach Wicoff Elementary School students about science while instilling in them a love of nature came to fruition recently when a team of teachers and volunteers created a garden at the school.

Michigan's butterfly population fluttering as habitat disappearsSaturday, July 16, 2011 @ 3:28AMExperts say the population is declining as the prairies, wetlands and woodlands on which butterflies depend are developed. Changing weather, pesticides and invasive plants also affect the population, some say.

Our Bay CalendarSaturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:32AMWant to help the Chesapeake Bay, learn about it or just plain enjoy it? Check out these upcoming bay-related events and meetings. Saturday Programs at the Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary include a purple loosestrife removal work day at 8 a.m. (For teens and adults.) and marsh ecology by canoe at 4 p.m. ($10. Registration required.) Info.: www.jugbay.org or 410-741-9330 ...

Fried-earth policy is zapping plants, mosquitoes, butterflies and birdsSaturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:33AMI got caught in the rainstorm Tuesday evening while at the new Downing Children's Garden at Botanica. I dashed for shelters from barn to cave to treehouse to enchanted glen, shrugging off the raindrops, giddy as a kid.

Labastida Garden: Transforming a lawn into a mini farmFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:21PMBetty Labastida’s garden is a happy place with whimsical rusted metal creatures hunkered down in appropriate plots. A goat “munches” ‘Our Lady of Guadalupe’ roses, while a pig is waiting for vegetables to grow. A rabbit and chicken hide in flowering plants along with other quirky pieces of garden art.