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NORTH COAST GARDENING: Plenty to do for the fall garden
The September garden mellows to warm hues of gold and red, as maple leaves blush and wild willows shed. All around, the parched grasses yearn for that faraway blessing of autumn rain that will wash away the dust of summer.
Read more...Garden clover in the lawn
Q. I’ve tried to keep up a decent grass lawn, but clover keeps growing in it. I noticed that the bees and other insects really like the flowers, and I like them too. I’m tired of trying to get rid of the clover and don’t want to use chemicals on the lawn. I wondered if it is OK to let the clover take over. Beatrice K., Cambridge.
Read more...BRIEFLY: Sept. 3
See what's happening in and around Halifax.
Read more...Function as fun in Fremantle
These are practical times, well at least according to the four shows running at the Fremantle Arts Centre. Structured loosely around themes of fashion and design, Fashioning Now, Nairn Scott's Glomesh Project, Mark Parfitt's Dream Bore and Vera Moller's Darkrooming take a pragmatic approach to examining the intersection of value and function.
Read more...Demand for urban farm eggs outstrips supply
Locally grown organic tomatoes, corn, potatoes and peppers are coming from the city, not the country.
Read more...Community Calendar
Deadline for calendar items is two weeks in advance of the desired publication date. Send information on clubs, lectures, community events, religious events, reunions, support groups and singles to: Community Calendar, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026, fax to (847) 486-7451 or e-mail to glenview@pioneerlocal.com.
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