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Ten steps to planting a great flower border

March 10, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Flowers, Landscaping

By KATHY HUMMEL We’ve all driven by a house or leafed through a magazine and breathed a WOW at landscaping which made our heart skip a beat. What is it that takes a garden out of the realm of ordinary into the WOW category? Here are some guidelines to consider. Good gardens, like ...
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Choosing a landscape designer

July 17, 2006 By: Momoy Category: Landscaping

More than two years ago, this column was about "How to Work with a Landscape Contractor." I reviewed the differences between landscape contractors, landscape designers and landscape architects -- and the choice of the right professional for the work to be done. (Refer to the list of online resources in ...

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Drying Herbs

Cut off the stems early in the morning before the leaves start growing (and releasing their oils naturally) to obtain the best flavours. Each plant can have up to one

“Herb Gardening” - Herb Gardening Seminar

Herbs, more commonly classified as "the useful plants", are a must in every garden. Herbs delight our senses with their pleasant fragrances, their unique flavors, their medicinal/healing properties and their

Drying Herbs

Cut off the stems early in the morning before the leaves start growing (and releasing their oils naturally) to obtain the best flavours. Each plant can have up to one

Windowsill Herb Gardening

You can grow almost any herb on a windowsill, as long as you trim the plants often to keep them nice and bushy and compact. But some herbs are especially

Herb Day 2007 Slated for January 20, 2007

Urbana -- University of Illinois Extension has scheduled its popular Herb Day 2007 for Saturday, January 20, 2007 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Holiday Inn Hotel and

Herb gardens make useful, decorative additions to your landscape

A few weeks ago, I wrote a column about growing herbs in containers. Containers are, however, just a part of the herb gardening story. In fact, container gardening is just

Greene festival features all-things herbal and arty

Small tents featured fresh flowers and herbs and soap made of goat's milk, a sidewalk cafe offered lavender lemonade and rosemary chicken-on-a-stick, and the strains of "Ebb Tide" could be