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Cypress Gardens theme park in Fla. closes doors

Cypress Gardens, which reigned as Florida's grandest theme park in the days before Disney, has shut down while its owners try to sell the attraction.

In downturn, cities grow fresh food where they can

Near a San Francisco freeway choked with commuters, Jason Mark shows off rows of strawberries, cucumbers and loquat trees.

Fighting the recession, armed with seeds

Hoe in hand, Kate Kinne works her field on a cold March day.

Some Guantanamo Inmates Able to Garden

A select group of detainees at the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has been allowed to garden for the first time, a military spokesman said.

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The immediate future is orange: Stunning pictures that herald the arrival o
Source: the Mail online

Some times, its just healthy to sit back for a few quiet moments and enjoy beautiful photos of nature from around the world and be thankful that we are able to see such beauty as beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Whale blubber for Adelaide gardens
Source: abc.net.au

Remains of a whale found washed ashore at Port Parham will be used to make compost for gardens in Adelaide.

Visit the Gardens at Close Memorial Park
Source: blog.springfieldadventures.com

One of Springfield's treasures. Close Memorial Park/Nathanael Greene Park.

Along came a spider
Source: Christian Science Monitor

On a few wondrous days in late summer, the fields around my Vermont house are blanketed by thousands and thousands of spider webs, each sticky strand made visible by its coat of dew.

Walking in Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park

This is the second in a series of articles I'm publishing today, the first one was Dancing Butterflies and the third one will be about the restaurant we visited for lunch.

Fragrance - Garden Royalty
Source: Oh Grow Up!

Crown Princess Margareta, has loads of fragrant roses in late spring, then a few more continue to bloom, except in the hottest of summer. And, now there are even more light blooms that will continue till frost.

Employees growing work gardens at eBay -
Source: ABC Local Affiliates

Bay Area-based eBay has found a way to provide employees with a host of benefits at a very low cost. It's giving workers a chance to raise their pay and raise workplace morale while raising crops at its San Jose campus.

What do I do with that Two & 1/2-foot long Zucchini on my counter?

My neighbor last week did some work for a friend and was able to harvest some veges as part of her reward for helping...the friend was able to give away some of her surplus and it helped my neighbor with her food budget too...I also was given a LOT of this bounty...

Tweet! Tweet! How to attract songbirds at home
Source: msnbc.com

Backyard bird watching is a fairly simple exercise. Provide enough food, water and cover, and birds will come flocking. Playing favorites, though, calls for using the right kinds of incentives.

Roof top garden grows on Springfield Brewing Company
Source: Examiner

How do you get out there to take care of the plants? I asked. "I just open the window and jump out." Not many gardeners will jump out a second floor window to water their organic garden, but Kevin Mackey at the Springfield Brewing Company does almost everyday.

Oh Grow Up!: Pruner Evaluation and TMI
Source: Oh Grow Up!

My husband pruned the tip of his finger off. We went to the ER. The hospital stopped the bleeding. My husband lived. Then, St Francis hospital charged us $961.40. But we have good insurance, GEHA.

Oh Grow Up!: Fried Green Tomatoes
Source: Oh Grow Up!

This tomato vine broke under the weight of so many tomatoes. The solution for that is fried green tomatoes.

Why Not Start AgriCorps, for a New Crop of Farmers?
Source: Common Dreams

When the Agriculture Department released its 2007 census recently, the news appeared surprisingly good: For the first time since World War II, the United States did not lose farms, it gained them — 75,810, to be exact, for a total of 2.2 million.

Poetry grows where the gardener goes
Source: The Sacramento Bee

Just one of the many local gardeners poems on gardening... Dried Flower Arrangement

Tweet! Tweet! How to attract songbirds at home
Source: msnbc.com

Backyard bird watching is a fairly simple exercise. Provide enough food, water and cover, and birds will come flocking. Playing favorites, though, calls for using the right kinds of incentives.

Good News Wednesday : Summer Laziness

I've always associated summer with lazing around. When I was a kid, we spent endless hours catching fireflies, playing in a nearby creek, making mud pies and sand castles. There were bar b ques, camping at the lake, riding our bikes down the hill and sucking on lemons.

TheStar.com | GTA | Lack of ladybugs mean aphids run wild
Source: Toronto Star

There's too many aphids due to a shortage of ladybugs in Toronto.

Remembering Craig Tufts, NWF's Chief Naturalist
Source: Wildlife Promise

The National Wildlife Federation this week is mourning the loss of our chief naturalist, Craig Tufts, who passed away June 21 at the age of 62.

The Gardens of Cambridge University [pic]
Source: ScienceBlogs

Walkway at Cambridge University Botanic Garden. This garden was designed by Charles Darwin's mentor!

Fireflies disappearing? Say it isn't true!
Source: msnbc.com

Firefly populations may be dwindling - but you may be able to lend these magical insects a helping hand. Here's how to entice the insects to give you a light show in your own yard and help scientists track fireflies' whereabouts.

Fireflies disappearing? Say it isn't true!
Source: msnbc.com

Firefly populations may be dwindling - but you may be able to lend these magical insects a helping hand. Here's how to entice the insects to give you a light show in your own yard and help scientists track fireflies' whereabouts.

Miss Mary Mary and Bitsy Tie For First Blooms Of 2009
Source: Oh Grow Up!

First day lilies of the season.

May Bloom Day
Source: Oh Grow Up!

When you are leaving comments on other garden bloggers bloom day blogs, NEVER, NEVER mention their big bloomers.

Straw Bale Garden
Source: Oh Grow Up!

Gardener gives straw bale gardening a try.

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