Archive for August 2008

Eagle County Weed of the Week: Myrtle Spurge - Vail Daily News

Eagle County Weed of the Week: Myrtle Spurge
Vail Daily News, CO - 12 hours ago
EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado —Introduced as a “waterwise” rock garden plant, Myrtle Spurge (Euphorbia myrsinites) has made the “A” List as one of Colorado’s

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Climate change threat to Japanese Zen gardens - Times Online


Times Online
Climate change threat to Japanese Zen gardens
Times Online, UK - 12 hours ago
They include Kinkaku ji, informally known as the “Golden Pavilion Temple”, and Ryoan-ji, home of the world’s most famous Zen rock garden.

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ET Calendar Sunday - Eagle Tribune

ET Calendar Sunday
Eagle Tribune, MA - 17 hours ago
Bonsai West will present “Miniature and Rock Garden Plants plus Bonsai.” Open to members and the public. 978-687-9892. www.methuengardenclub.org.

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Retired Bellingham doctor creates a peaceful, mountain-like oasis - Bellingham Herald

Dr. Pete Peterson recently had an alpine rock garden installed in his back yard. The garden was designed by custom landscaper and artist Russ Beardsley. “There’s a feeling that seems to seep out of it,” Peterson said. Pete Peterson had the kind of …

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Boy Scout clears park overlook - BurlingtonFreePress.com

Boy Scout clears park overlook
BurlingtonFreePress.com, VT - 10 hours ago
So another part of the project, Flint said, beyond painting the gazebo, will be to create a rock garden on its exposed west side.

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Boy Scout clears park overlook - Burlington Free Press

The Pinnacle at Ethan Allen Park has one of the best views of Lake Champlain and the Adirondacks in Burlington, but the former lover’s lane and high school party spot has been chained off to cars since the 1990s. Over the years, the 70-year-old …

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A Walk Through…The San Juan Water Districts’s water efficient … - Sacramento Bee

A Walk Through…The San Juan Water Districts’s water efficient
Sacramento Bee,  USA - 14 hours ago
Follow the roadway counterclockwise to the rock garden. Tiny white Santa Barbara daisies mingle with blue catmint. Nearby tall agapanthus stems lean their

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Shooting suspect’s hearing scheduled - Observer-Reporter

WAYNESBURG - A preliminary hearing for a Franklin Township man charged with shooting a man who refused to leave his home will be held next month. Samuel William Boyd, 63, of 440 Rolling Meadows Road, has been charged with two felony counts of …

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‘Old coot’ goes to the dogs - Press & Sun-Bulletin

A young woman was walking her dog on the sidewalk in front of me as I did the old coot shuffle into town the other day. Her pooch wore a pair of shoes, though I guess with one on each paw, I should refer to them as a “quartet” of shoes. The dog …

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The Bronx is blooming: About a quarter of NYC’s borough is parkland - New Haven Register (subscription)

The Bronx is blooming: About a quarter of NYC’s borough is parkland
New Haven Register (subscription), CT - 2 hours ago
A tram takes you around the garden’s 250 acres, which include a children’s garden, forest, rock garden, and a Victorian-style glass conservatory.

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