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Flower Themed Vacation
If you're going on vacation, you can plan your trip with the Guide to
Gardens of the World browseable by state or type. Go
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Source: GardenNet.com
Drying Flowers
Decorating with dried flowers creates beautiful effects, but dried flowers
can be very expensive. Follow these tips for a fun project, that will
save money as well as make sure you enjoy the beauty of your garden year
round. Go
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Source: Cyber-North Gardening
Make
a terrarium
This is a terrific afternoon project to do with the young or jus the young
at heart. Creating a world is an excellent learning opportunity for kids
-- as they will be able to visualize how our weather is formed. Go
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Source: Charlotte's Gardening
Growing
Sprouts
Sprouts make a nutritious addition to a salad or sandwich. In addition
to being delicious, they are ridiculously easy to grow. This is a great
project for kids because it is easy and it produces results fast (and
they get to feel like they are feeding the family. Go
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Source: Backyard Organic gardening
Trash
Can Composter
Nevermind dragging out your hammer, saws and nails to create a compost
bin. You can create a super efficient composter in under 10 minutes and
spend less than $10.00 total with this trash can composter. Plus, you'll
have a vermin proof and almost odor free bin to boot. Go
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Source: The Organic Vegetable Gardening Guru
Garden
Events at Hildene 2001
Hildene is a huge mansion built in 1905 for the eldest son of President
Lincoln. Kept as a historical and cultural center and run by a non-profit
organization, you might like to visit to tour the house and impressive
formal gardens. Peony lovers will enjoy the over 1000 peonies planted
by the Lincoln family. Located in Manchester, Vt; admission is charged.
Go
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Source: www.hildene.org
Children
+ Dirt = Fun
How to make gardening a successful family
activity. Simple guidelines and a healthy dose of patience will make gardening
an activity that can be shared by all. Go
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Source: Staff Writer
Gardening
can be Child's Play
Have a look at a delightful article on working (really playing) in the garden
with children. Whether you are playing with your kids, nieces / nephews
or the neighborhood kids, you'll find some excellent ideas for projects
and scientific-ish experiments. Go
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Source: by Georgiana Marshen
Garden
Wizard
Point and click your way to plants. Well, more accurately, use this answer
wizard to identify the appropriate plants for your conditions. A seed
wizard provided by the seed site, Burpee. Go
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Source: Garden.com
Drying
Summer Flowers
Drying flowers is a fun and easy project that people of all ages and abilities
will enjoy. Make summer flowers year round. This article identifies 8
plants (photographs included for easy identification) that dry succesfully
using simple techniques. Air drying techniques are described. Go
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Source: Better Homes & Gardens
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