January 29, 2010 RSS feed / Beauty in the Backyard

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Growing communiti

Stopping to smell the flowers
By Arlene Marturano marturanoa@yahoo.com
Community gardens are growing across the Midlands. One of the best ways to get to know your neighbors is by sharing the enterprise of gardening with them. More...

February garden chores

Chores for February compiled from the Midlands Master Gardeners Association Calendar • Apply fertilizer to rye grass. • Plant bare–root deciduous shrubs while they're dormant, about a month before the last average freeze. More...

Riverbanks Zoo introduces new joey

On your next trip to Riverbanks stop by Koala Knockabout, to catch a glimpse of Oliver, the Zoo’s newest resident, a joey (or baby koala). More...

Star Chefs

Brown Sugar Chili 1 ½ lbs. ground beef ½ cup brown sugar 2 ¼ Tbsp. prepared mustard 1 medium sized onion chopped 1 green bell pepper chopped 8–oz. fresh mushrooms 2–14 oz. cans kidney beans drained 1 pint tomato juice ½ tsp. More...

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