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.

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 RoyaltySource: 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.

Dear Green Bean Vines,
Why do you do this to me?

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 homeSource: 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 CompanySource: 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 TMISource: 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.
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.
Tweet! Tweet! How to attract songbirds at homeSource: 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.

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.
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.
May Bloom DaySource: Oh Grow Up!
When you are leaving comments on other garden bloggers bloom day blogs, NEVER, NEVER mention their big bloomers.