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• Persian Shield

  
  Dirt Therapy — Authority: 116
  Strobilanthes dyerianus , better known as "Persian Shield", features iridescent, colorful leaves of purple, green and silver. Ive always grown it in a container, where it starts out slow but eventually gets very tall (about 2-3 ft.) by mid-summer. This plant loves the heat but wilts easily and it prefers semi-shade ...
  1 week ago

• New Mammogram Standard: How Much is Your Life Worth?

  
  John Goodman's Health Policy Blog — Authority: 528
  In recommending “ against routine screening mammography in women aged 40 to 49 years,” the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is clearly weighing potential lives saved against the money needed to save them. The task force recommended against screening because it concluded that there was “moderate evidence ...
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• Better late

  
  blithewold.org — Authority: 113
  I think I probably speak for most gardeners in four-season climates when I say we don’t really mind if our first, second and even third favorite season lingers a bit longer than usual. It gives us a chance to remember to revel in the change and pace ourselves as we complete the season’s tasks. I [...]
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• Hit-Maker? Not so much

  
  Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources - Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment — Authority: 671
  Face Thief Heres a blast from the past ... Brian Hughes looks back at Marvel Comics Superstars of Tomorrow event that ran through their 1993 annuals. While a few of the characters went on to bigger roles (like Captain Marvels son, Genis, who sported the name Legacy back then) others like Bantam, Tracer, Hit-Maker, ...
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• How to Grow Annuals For a Spectacular Summer Garden - Part 3

  
  fun-infodir — Authority: 142
  How to Grow Annuals For a Spectacular Summer Garden - Part 3 By: Payo W Perry - If youve been doing your gardening work diligently your annual seedlings should now be thinned out and growing in weed free flower beds, well on their way to flowering in a few weeks and giving you a spectacular summer garden to enjoy. ...
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• Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day, colorful November

  
  Red Dirt Ramblings — Authority: 117
  [Please click on the photos in the gallery to make them larger]I managed to delude myself for the past few weeks imagining it was late September.  Last I looked, many trees had leaves, and I was still planting a shrub or two.  This morning, with its  light rain and cold front, shattered my illusions.I also [...]
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• Strawberry Fields Globe Amaranth

  
  Digital Flower Pictures.com — Authority: 129
  Globe AmaranthGomphrena haageana Strawberry Fields(gom-FREE-nuh) (hag-ee-AH-nuh)Synonyms: GomphrenaThis is the first year in many that we grew Globe Amaranth and the first time ever for the brilliantly red colored Strawberry Fields. This flower’s brightly colored bracts seemed to bloom all season and performed well ...
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• Cuttings without fear

  
  Toronto Gardens — Authority: 129
  Many plants are easily propagated by cuttings. And the process is far from complex. The most important step is, of course, to do it... and not be daunted by rules or regulations.I own rooting hormone (#1 for softwood cuttings) which would have been an essential tool in the right way to take these geranium cuttings -- ...
  2 weeks ago

• When choosing pruning shears you don’t need to go with high end brands that are extremely expensive

  
  hotcrew57.com — Authority: 450
  Major gardeners will typically develop their own garden tool kit in order that they have everything they need while working out in the garden. These kits can include a range of different tools such as long bladed shears, leaf rake, hand fork, square nosed spade, hand spade, cultivators, bucket, gloves, and pruning ...
  2 weeks ago

• SI 52

  
  light night rains — Authority: 118
  A little late on my Wednesday post. I thought Id use it show you what Ive entered for The Society of Illustrators Annual 52. The Fairy Queen ---------------------------------------------------------------- Siegfried and Brünnhilde Click here to read all about this piece. ...
  2 weeks ago

• pineapple sage, heroic late bloomer

  
  A Way to Garden — Authority: 121
  ISMILE AND NOD WHEN GARDENERS FROM ELSEWHERE tout pineapple sage (Salvia elegans) as a hummingbird plant. “Elsewhere,” as in wherever the plant blooms before the hummingbirds have been long-gone for six weeks, meaning decidedly not here. Yes, after probably 10 frosts, my pineapple sage decided to bloom the last ...
  2 weeks ago

• Two great new annuals

  
  Transatlantic Plantsman — Authority: 113
  There are literally hundreds of new annuals launching for the coming season, but they include two which are noticeable steps forward in breeding in two groups which have already developed a lot in recent decades. And both are from British plant breeders rather than the big American and Japanese breeders. From the ...
  2 weeks ago

• These kits can include a range of different tools such as long bladed shears, leaf rake, hand fork, square nosed spade, hand spade, cultivators, bucket, gloves, and pruning shears

  
  Atomsantics.com — Authority: 156
  Major gardeners will usually develop their own garden tool kit so they have everything they need while working out in the garden. These kits can include a range of different tools such as long bladed shears, leaf rake, hand fork, square nosed spade, hand trowel, cultivators, bucket, gloves, and pruning shears. While ...
  2 weeks ago

• Salvia ‘Phyllis’ Fancy’

  
  In the Garden — Authority: 132
  This time of year, I always enjoy visits to the New York Botanical Garden, because the gardeners there really know how to push the seasons. Take a stroll through the Ladies Border or the Perennial Garden and you’ll see blooms in all directions. It must still be mid-summer, you think. On a recent visit, all of the ...
  3 weeks ago

• Snow Princess™ Lobularia hybrid Sweet Alyssum, Must Have

  
  Flowergardengirl — Authority: 129
  Incredible is all you can say about  ‘Snow Princess’ Lobularia hybrid sweet alyssum. I grew it in containers and in the ground this summer and watching the never ending display of fluffy white blooms was absolutely satisfying. I thought you might like to see the photos from the Proven Winners site. Please enjoy! ...
  3 weeks ago

• Meet ‘Pretty Much Picasso’, the new 2010 outrageous annual

  
  Flowergardengirl — Authority: 129
  Take a look at the new 2010 outrageous annual that is going to take seasonal gardeners to another level. Lots a wow coming at you with ‘Pretty Much Picasso’. He’s a Proven Winners Plants variety of course. Don’t be shocked when I tell you that my order totals 40! That’s right….. I ask The Briar Patch ...
  3 weeks ago

• Agriculture 3.0

  
  Needlenose — Authority: 122
  Depleted versus rich topsoil There have been a series of interesting articles recently regarding the future of agriculture, and it’s not what you’d think.  In fact some future trends seem rather ancient. First let’s start with the key problem.  Today’s methods, let’s call them 2.0, aren’t ...
  4 weeks ago

• Morning Buzz: Cave In, Blink 182, Rza, Black Keys

  
  BUZZGRINDER — Authority: 483
  :: I never would’ve guessed that the Metal Sucks dudes are big Brian Setzer fans . I want to rock this town inside out and all, too, but still. :: Cave In frontman Stephen Brodsky has some solo shows lined up with Annuals and The Dear Hunter (but not Deerhunter ). :: Wow, this takes vacuity to a whole ...
  4 weeks ago

• learning to love another mum: ’sheffield pink’

  
  A Way to Garden — Authority: 121
  ANOTHER MUM IS TRYING TO WOO ME. This time it’s someone a lot less brash than my longtime one-and-only, but despite the quieter demeanor, it’s starting to grow on me. What do you think of ladylike ‘Sheffield Pink’ (or just plain ‘Sheffield,’ as it’s also called)?‘Sheffield Pink’ has 3-inch-wide, ...
  4 weeks ago

• Resolution time

  
  DIY Network - Home Improvement How-To & Projects : DIY Network — Authority: 159
  1) I resolve to water my flats this winter so that I actually have more than a couple seedlings to show for my yearly $50 shopping spree from seed catalogs.2) I resolve to water my houseplants at least once a week.3) I resolve to water my annuals and new perenials daily during summer’s hotest months.4) [...]
  4 weeks ago

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