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Inviting Bees to the City
The city, with its overpopulation of skyscrapers, isn't exactly the most inviting place for bees to call home, yet it can be and it should be, especially in today's' bee-drought world. By activating your inner urban gardener, you can make a place for bees.
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Lead Contamination in Urban Gardens
Since September is prime time for beginning to build gardens at schools and community organizations, now is a good time to address the issue of lead in urban gardening.
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When You Garden You Grow
Gardening has taken me to new places and given me new experiences that I never imagined. I began gardening to relieve stress and bring a bit of nature into a harshly artificial environment in the city. Little did I know that first bag of daffodils would be the beginning of a life-changing hobby. Gardening in the city has helped me grow -- socially, environmentally, nutritionally, and spiritually.
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Lovely new photos from this week |
Asters (Aster)
by evermorelawnless:
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Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Commanding Presence')
by KentPfeiffer:
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Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Panic in Detroit')
by Seedfork:
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Medusa's Head (Euphorbia flanaganii)
by Baja_Costero:
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Rose (Rosa 'George Burns')
by olga_batalov:
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Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Forest God')
by twixanddud:
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Persian Shield (Strobilanthes auriculatus var. dyeriana)
by Njiris:
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Old Man of Mexico (Cephalocereus senilis)
by Baja_Costero:
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Primrose (Primula veris 'Hose in Hose')
by bootandall:
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Miniature Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Flirtin' Skirts')
by KentPfeiffer:
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Active discussions from our forums |
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The numbers from last week: |
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1,042 members joined. 4,592 posts written in our forums. 1,348 photos posted to the plant database. 999 plants added to personal inventory lists.
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