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Living Christmas trees can be warm reminders of family holidays past

...continues even into the second year. Regular watering is important until the tree is established." You can contact Dean Fosdick at deanfosdick@netscape.net. On the Net: For more on the care and feeding of living Christmas trees: http...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2007/11/16/gar_152597.shtml
Gardening
The right way to play chicken in the garden

...want a rooster these days. Too noisy (in a community setting), crowing all hours of the day." You can contact Dean Fosdick at deanfosdick@netscape.net. Recommended reading "Living With Chickens: Everything You Need to Know to Raise...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2006/08/25/gar_93827.shtml
Gardening
Holiday shopping done? It's seed catalog time

...the USDA's National Agricultural Library Web site: http://www.nal.usda.gov/speccoll; or tap the Burpee corporate Web site: http://www.Burpee.com. You can contact Dean Fosdick at deanfosdick(at)netscape.net.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2005/12/30/gar_37274.shtml
Gardening
Back to school, years later: older students are transforming some U.S. colleges

...Students," by Frank Joe Bruno, ARCO. List price: $14.95. On the Net: National Center for Education Statistics: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs/web/97578d.asp. You can contact Dean Fosdick at deanfosdick@netscape.net.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2005/07/31/bac_460075.shtml
Back to school
Trilliums thrive in hillside garden oasis

People often come unseen to Ron Brown's tree-covered hillside garden. They park on a residential side street and quietly make their way to one of the weathered benches alongside the mulch-covered trails, pausing to eat their sandwiches under the cool comfort of a dappled shade.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2005/06/03/gar_454940.shtml
Gardening
Forget 'garden work' - think 'garden exercise'

NEW MARKET, Va. - If Jeffrey Restuccio were to draft a New Year's resolution for gardeners, it would be "garden to exercise and exercise to garden."

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2004/12/31/gar_438625.shtml
Gardening
Renovations boost understanding of landmark sites

MIDDLETOWN, Va. - Like gardeners everywhere, Elizabeth McClung does a lot of digging. Hers, however, is more along the lines of unearthing obscure facts, weeding information from old ledger books, cultivating ideas from faded sketches.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2004/12/17/gar_437387.shtml
Gardening
'Greening up' is good office politics, too

Appearing professional these days often goes well beyond what you wear to the workplace. It also includes how you landscape it. Going green is becoming good office politics.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2004/12/03/gar_436163.shtml
Gardening
Mulch leaves into lawns rather than rake them off

NEW MARKET, Va. - Mike Goatley is the kind of guy we couch potatoes appreciate most on football-rich fall afternoons. The Virginia Tech extension turf specialist preaches the gospel of "leave them alone" lawn leaf management.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2004/11/19/gar_434896.shtml
Gardening
Storm-proofing yard can help you weather storms

LARGO, Fla. - This year's hurricane season has been particularly rough on the Gulf and mid-Atlantic states, devastating yards, beaches and buildings.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2004/10/19/gar_431685.shtml
Gardening