Second annual Swampscott Home & Garden Show is Saturday, Oct. 24 Oct 19, 2009
Swampscott business offers services including tree and shrub pruning and removals, plant health care programs, shrubs and turf; landscape design and construction; diagnostics for insects and diseases, landscape design and construction and commercial services. While our core clients are from the immediate area, we service a client base of 4,000 residents within a 25-mile radius of Swampscott, says Carpenter Costin marketing director Bonnie Marsan. (Swampscott Reporter, MA)
Kidnocker: Plant native for low maintenance Oct 17, 2009
This is a very tough plant requiring no fertilizer, little water, no pruning, and is not susceptible to pests or disease ... Foliage is thin, and looks better with severe early spring pruning to occasionally invigorate it. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Out with the old, in with the new ... Road commission accepts bid on new trucks ... Rotary honors corrections officers ... Mich. governor can shift funds, but not by much ... Mich. jobless rate up to 15.3 percent in Sept. ... Mich. art event\'s success caught some off guard ... ';var marqueewidth="350px";var marqueeheight="25px";var marqueebgcolor="#FFFFFF";////NO NEED TO EDIT BELOW THIS LINE////////////var pauseit=1;var marqueespeed=1 //slow speed down by 1 for NSvar copyspeed=marqueespeedvar pausespeed=(pauseit==0)? copyspeed: 0var iedom=document.all||document.getElementByIdif (iedom)document.write(''+marqueecontent+'')var actualwidth=''var cross_marquee, ns_marqueefunction populate(){if (iedom){cross_marquee=document.getElementById? document.getElementById("iemarquee") : document.all.iemarqueecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"cross_marquee.innerHTML=marqueecontentactualwidth=document.all? temp.offsetWidth : document.getElementById("temp").offsetWidth}else if (document.layers){ns_marquee=document.ns_marquee.document.ns_marquee2ns_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8ns_marquee.document.write(marqueecontent)ns_marquee.document.close()actualwidth=ns_marquee.document.width}lefttime=setInterval("scrollmarquee()",20)}window.onload=populate;function scrollmarquee(){if (iedom){if (parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))cross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)-copyspeed+"px"elsecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"}else if (document.layers){if (ns_marquee.left>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))ns_marquee.left-=copyspeedelsens_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8}}if (iedom||document.layers){with (document){document.write('')if (iedom){write('')write('')write('')write('')}else if (document.layers){write('')write('')write('')}document.write('')}}Thursday, October 15, 2009 Just west of town, a small sign marks the drive to Ionia food distributor Living Foods, Inc. The company has taken precautionary measures when faced with a salmonella outbreak and withdrawn all alfalfa sprouts packaged by their facility with a sell-by date before Oct. 22. Sentinel-Standard/HOLLY SETTER Out with the old, in with the new Oct 16, 2009
We've done some pretty radical pruning on them, and we were having issues with (their roots) pushing up the sidewalks and pushing up the soil. Some businesses complained that they blocked the advertising signs. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
Keep it Simple: Tomato or not tomato? Oct 14, 2009
Early on -- dating to late last winter (when I still believed in the possibility of a normal summer) after I started a slew of tomato plants indoors, to nurturing those plants in the garden with my secret home-grown organic fertilizer mix, to obsessively staking and pruning each plant and mulching the rows with straw to keep the weeds down -- I was determined a bumper crop of tomatoes would be mine for the picking. - Advertisement - Wrong. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Spanish olive farmers hit by price falls Oct 13, 2009
His hard work pruning the trees with a small axe seems all the harder knowing that Jose, or Pepe as he likes to be called, is making nothing from his labours. The very low price he has been getting for his olive oil this year makes him wonder how long he can keep the family farm going. (BBC News -- Europe)
How to attract wealth in Diwali Oct 11, 2009
De-cluttering the space, re-decorating the home and pruning your garden plants to encourage 'new growth' are considered good feng shui practices. You could even cleanse the space with incense or aroma candles and use the sound energy of your music system to remove blockages. (India Times)
Pass the sugar Oct 10, 2009
He's been seen helping an elderly member of the Academy staff by trimming his lawn, pruning his roses and watering his hanging baskets. . (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Cobb: Cherry trees under stress (and so am I) Oct 10, 2009
My pruning shears collapsed and the powerful cutting action you expect from a pruning shear has been neutered. My lawn mower broke its baffle just after I bought it, so that hurricane tape now covers the hole where grass and sticks are expelled in forceful disarray. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Thieves hit pot gardens (296) Oct 6, 2009
It turned out to be the neighbor's garden, and the three marauders fled the scene, leaving behind pruning shears and a stocking cap ... Again, the marauder - or marauders - left behind pruning shears. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Explore the art and science of plants this fall at Wellesley College Oct 5, 2009
Session two is a hands-on workshop in which the class learns the proper techniques for repotting, dividing and pruning pot-bound plants. Antonucci will also cover the creation of indoor kitchen gardens of herbs, lettuce and other food plants. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
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For sweet autumn clematis, pruning is especially important, since it is a vigorous plant that will quickly cover its support as well as plants around it. It also helps to keep the strongly scented blossoms down where you can enjoy them. (The Herald-Palladium)
* Seeds of happiness: Garden therapy offers hope for a brighter futurev uv{RsX Oct 3, 2009
Strolling in a garden, planting seeds, watering plants and pruning leaves can provide opportunities for exercise, which is beneficial for health. Look at the flowers I planted. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Bonsai: A living art Oct 3, 2009
The technique around growing a bonsai comes in its pruning, proper watering and fertilizing, and amount of sunlight ... Basic tools used include aluminum wire to help shape the trunk and branches; a tool used for safely pruning branches and roots; sharpened chop stick used for loosening soil from roots; a pot; soil; and water ... You are essentially just pruning a tree, so any tool that would safely prune a smaller tree can be used. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Alfalfa Farm in Topsfield part of growing wine industry in Massachusetts Oct 1, 2009
Miles, who started volunteering in 2007, typically spends 12 days at the farm each harvest season, pruning vines, picking grapes, and bottling wine. Alfalfa Farm also offers noncredit classes through North Shore Community College and an internship, attracting people who are interested in making their own wine or simply curious about the process, Adelman said. (Boston Globe)
Citizens want lead in Cal Ave tree selection Sep 30, 2009
We'll have to see how the rest of the process works," he said. The city is also working with Canopy, a Palo Alto-based urban forestry nonprofit organization, to help select tree species. The new trees are expected to be planted in November under the current schedule, according to a notice sent out by the Public Works department on Sept. 27. Comments Posted by Howard, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Sep 28, 2009 at 7:05 pmI'm sure this guy knows what he talking about, but do we... (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Creative Process Sep 30, 2009
Place an obit: (559) 441-6228. Web Search powered by YAHOO. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Hamilton adopts 'pesticide-free' zones Sep 26, 2009
Recommended to the township by the environmental commission, the strategy stresses using common-sense, nonhazardous strategies such as sealing cracks in houses, pruning shrubs routinely or planting native plants that do not attract insects. "It is easy to manage a lawn (or) landscape without harmful chemical pesticides used to kill weeds and insects," Nogaki said in a press release. (NJ.com -- Times)
Scalera: Lots to do in the yard in October Sep 26, 2009
To keep from spreading any diseases when pruning, wipe the blades clean, then spray Lysol on all pruning equipment and let it air dry. A few of the herbs that can be planted this month include borage, chives, coriander, parsley, lavender, mint, rosemary, sage, sweet marjoram, lemon grass and thyme. (Florida Today)
Mowing tips for a healthy, pretty lawn Sep 23, 2009
Mowing the lawn is at once the most mundane and the most unique form of pruning. Everyone does it, yet what other kind of pruning calls for cutting off only part of a leaf blade and thousands at a time ... The reason grasses tolerate such pruning is because the growing point of a grass plant is nestled down near ground level, below the reach of mower blades. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Explaining Why Pruning Encourages Plants To Thrive Sep 23, 2009
Collaborating teams from the University of York in the UK and the University of Calgary in Canada combined their expertise in molecular genetics and computational modelling to make a significant discovery that helps explain why pruning encourages plants to thrive ... New research helps explain why pruning encourages plants to thrive. (Science Daily)
WP farm selected for 2009 Forestry Day Sep 23, 2009
Other topics to be presented include: thinning and pruning forest trees, hydrologic affect of rain on soil, updates concerning carbon credits/Woodland Manager Program/emerald ash borer, tax issues related to timberland and tree sales, and invasive plant control. The afternoon will conclude with an introduction and demonstration of the new equipment for 2009-2010 used to control brush. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
Morcom Rose Garden grateful for Deadheads' help Sep 22, 2009
Trained by Rocha, Deadheads have been carefully pruning the enormous purple Barbra Streisands, the velvety Drop Dead Reds, and, of course, the elegant American Beauties. "I don't really like roses but I like getting my hands dirty," said volunteer Lewis Santer, who lives nearby. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
• Troubleshooting for a fabulous fall Sep 22, 2009
With winter almost upon us, it's time to stop deadheading and pruning roses, letting the plant go dormant so it can survive the cold months ahead. Filer Rose Society member Vickie Cowger advises placing potting soil with nutrients around the base of roses for winter food and protection from falling tree leaves. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
'Apricot Beauty,' 'Ballerina' are among fragrant tulips Sep 21, 2009
I finally got around to pruning the old spirea I wrote about several weeks ago --- and, if I do say so myself, it looks amazing. I left the newest growth in the center and it has a nice shape. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
• Law & Disorder in Cassia County Sep 19, 2009
An 89-year-old Burley man reported that he can't find some of his garden tools: a pair of pruning shears worth 5 and a pair of grass shears, also worth 5. According to the report, the man "said they have been missing for a couple of days and he has looked everywhere for them" - adding that "someone must have taken them." No suspects. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
California Avenue trees get the axe Sep 16, 2009
Sol said he can understand pruning the trees, but he doesn't see a need to cut them all down. "I feel so guilty that I wasn't here this morning. I would do anything not to let them cut my tree," he said. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Choose a Lantana for Aromatic Flowe... Sep 16, 2009
or more so be prepared for some pruning ... Pruning Lantana Plants ... Lantana is a vigorous shrub and pruning will be necessary both to keep the plant compact and to prevent it from becoming too invasive. (Suite101.com)
Carry the color of the season through fall and beyond Sep 16, 2009
Periodic pruning improves overall form ... -Pruning maintains it as four- to five-foot specimen in the middle of the perennial border at the Colonial Garden and Nursery in Williamsburg ... -Mid-summer pruning reduces its 12-foot height. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Green Thumb: Dig, water, or cut something Sep 10, 2009
Pruning and fertilizing are both things that can be done now under the right circumstances ... Pruning and fertilizing both promote tender new growth that can be killed off at first frost. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Cottingham: Gardening for gold Sep 6, 2009
Removing the occasional lanky shoot is about all the pruning needed for their mounding, informal forms. Lenten Rose (Helleborus orientalis). (Athens Banner-Herald)
Rating Bay Area nurseries Sep 6, 2009
-- Check shrubs and trees to be sure branches are not weak or broken, that bark does not have scars or holes, that pruning cuts are flush with the branch or trunk and that there is no dead wood. -- Check plants for signs of disease, such as browned or grayed areas or spots on leaves or stems, and check for insects. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
How to Grow Hardy Hibiscus Sep 5, 2009
Prolonging the Bloom Season of and Pruning Hardy Hibiscuses. Prolonging a hardy hibiscuses bloom season is a simple matter of plenty of fertilizer and the judicious deadheading of any fading flowers. (Suite101.com)
* Happiness cant be sprayed out of a can, so try the great outdoors Sep 5, 2009
Theres the reminder of renewal and growth, cycles and returns, that comes with all planting or weeding or pruning and helps the gardener to feel just a little bit more connected to the universal pattern and a little bit less terrified of death. Can your room spray do that, Dr Lavidis. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
United Way's Day of Caring cleans up Hills Sep 4, 2009
Armed with a pair of work gloves and pruning shears, Heintz and 14 other members of her team from the Rapid City Convention & Visitors Bureau were snipping off the dead blooms of the 25 rose beds in Memorial Park, just south of the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center. "We've been true supporters," Heintz said of her group. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Fisher Hill site to become Brooklines newest park eventually Sep 4, 2009
A document filed with the state describes the first phase of construction as grading, walking paths, handicapped accessibility, pruning, planting, preservation of a wildlife habitat buffer, utility work, park furniture and fencing. That doesn t mean the reservoir necessarily will be open to the public while the town waits for the money to renovate it. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Mother's Garden: Whales and hydrangeas Sep 4, 2009
With just a little care and pruning you too can have the August gardens of Nantucket, particularly if you add some cosmos, oseteospermum supertunias and the newly fashionable grass clumps. The Nantucket landscapers' secret for hydrangeas is prune off some of the top in spring. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Cloudy, rainy days, two blights ruin many vegetable patches this year Sep 3, 2009
We recommend pruning the lower leaves once the fruit sets. And make sure you re only watering from the bottom. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Changing the landscape of downtown Ionia Sep 2, 2009
They've been in place around 25 years and each year we do some pretty aggressive pruning on them, Eppler said of the trees. In addition to providing a change of scenery for downtown Ionia, the tree removal will also bring about a change to the way downtown Ionia celebrates the holiday season. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
Bisbee Bloomers prepare for annual Eclectic Garden Tour Sep 1, 2009
With this 16th century pruning technique, a tree can bear lots of fruit in a small space. In more formal gardens, trees can be shaped into geometric patterns. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Methods for pruning overmature spirea Aug 31, 2009
The best time for pruning a spring-flowering bush is right after it finishes blooming ... Bridal wreath spireas are old-fashioned, spring-flowering beauties that respond beautifully to major surgery as well as judicious pruning ... Cane pruning is cutting back the oldest branches and dead, diseased or unruly ones close to the ground. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
109-year-old: 'Life is sweet' Aug 30, 2009
Zohos realizes company has arrived and pauses from her pruning, looking up and grinning ... She takes charge of the pruning, and she's more than willing to get her hands dirty. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Scalera: Tend to the yard in September Aug 29, 2009
Give poinsettias in the landscape or containers their final pruning in the first week of September. Herbs that can be planted in September include sweet basil, chives, garlic chives, sage, sweet marjoram, thyme, mint and rosemary. (Florida Today)
Kidnocker: September has its gardening duties, too Aug 29, 2009
However, do not give trees a hard pruning this month. If palms are looking yellow, they may need an application of chelated iron. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Greenspace: Time to divide, deadhead perennials Aug 28, 2009
You can extend your flowers by pruning expired flower clusters (deadheading) ... While you are pruning, take off the dead branches and leaves. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Growing kiwis, Minnesota style Aug 25, 2009
Once the plant is growing, it grows vigorously, and pruning it is more work than pruning grapes or apples. Guthrie, who has been growing kiwi on his property in Roseville for many years, said the plant is much more productive in areas that have shade. (Minnetonka Lakeshore Weekly News, MN)
Might be time to replace ailing rhododendron Aug 24, 2009
Q:I need advice regarding pruning my rhododendron. I bought it two years ago. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Make it easy: Go with grapes Aug 23, 2009
Understanding grape growth and pruning are needed to make sure vines produce high-quality fruit, according to the illustrated OSU Extension publication Growing Grapes in Your Home Garden, (EC 1305), which is available online. The publication provides detailed instruction in planting and propagation, care of established plants, pests and harvest. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Grow own mango tree for fruit, shade Aug 23, 2009
PRUNING: Pruning mangoes regularly by a professional is key ... Anyone can whack a mango, but pruning thoughtfully to make low, bearing pickable branches is akamai ... Pruning to retain shade is also smart. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Green Thumbs: Star performing shrubs in the August landscape Aug 22, 2009
These multi-stemmed shrubs can grow up to 15 feet tall although routine pruning in early spring will promote denser, compact growth and more blooms should a smaller specimen be preferred ... Since they bloom on old wood , pruning is best done while the plants are in bloom or just as the flowers begin to fade as next season s flower buds form in late summer and early autumn and drastic pruning in the fall or early spring can virtually eliminate flowers ... Severe pruning in early spring, in... (Hanover Mariner, MA)
Why sleep? UCLA scientist delves into one of science's great mysteries Aug 21, 2009
Theories range from brain "maintenance" including memory consolidation and pruning to reversing damage from oxidative stress suffered while awake, to promoting longevity. None of these theories are well established, and many are mutually exclusive. (EurekAlert!)
Fresno moves toward metered water Aug 21, 2009
Armed with shovels, axes and pruning shears, Laura Whitehouse has been busy this summer ripping out water-guzzling trees, shrubs, flowers, ivy and lawn at her northeast Fresno home and replacing them with water-wise plants. Hard work. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Bay Area homesteading 101 Aug 20, 2009
Permaculture, pruning and other gardening ... Other classes cover seasonal garden chores, from a fruit tree pruning series to saving seeds for the next year's harvest; raising backyard chickens; rainwater and gray water reclamation; container gardening; water-smart irrigation; integrated pest management, and medicinal herbs and first aid. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Perk up a home in a weekend Aug 20, 2009
-Clean up the landscaping by seeding bare spots in the lawn and pruning overgrown foundation plantings. If you decide to add shrubs around the house, choose varieties that won't grow bigger than 3 or 4 feet, and plant taller bushes and trees at the edge of the house to frame it. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Planning for Perennial Crops - Frui... Aug 18, 2009
The trees will be shorter, making pruning and harvesting easier, they can be planted closer together, and the fruit will be of the same size and quality as with a standard tree. Plant about 18 inches deep, taking care to leave any root graftings a few inches above the soil and mulch. (Suite101.com)
Is it to for you to be a locavore? Aug 16, 2009
It needs pruning of spent stalks, weeding, staking and maybe fencing against the animals who eat much of the crop these days. A fence has to be 8-feet tall to keep the deer out. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Garden ready for spring! Aug 15, 2009
Pruning, clearing and replanting are what September demands of gardeners. Here are some tips to make that spring garden glow. (iAfrica.com)
$45m price to save crops Aug 15, 2009
This could see olive, grape and nut crops go unharvested in the next few weeks and result in plantations being overrun or killed off by a combination of weeds, pests, a lack of pruning and no water. In addition, failure to carry out important tasks such as maintaining firebreaks, fencing and roads could result in breaches of leases GSMA has with third-party owners and invalidate insurance policies. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Be careful when pruning Aug 14, 2009
When I got the Master Gardeners notice, then, that last week's work day at Pendleton King Park would include a demonstration by Kay Bowman about pruning and taking cuttings from hydrangeas, I thought the Garden Gnome should be there ... Most of us, however, don't have the room a hydrangea really wants, so pruning can be necessary ... If you need to do drastic pruning, do it right after blooming. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Pruning lilacs now will hurt flowers next season Aug 13, 2009
Anchorage Daily News. Find out where the fish are biting, and share your knowledge. (Anchorage Daily News)
Plan lush but low-water garden Aug 13, 2009
Instead of coming home at the end of the day and enjoying your yard, you see a wayward plant too big for the spot, getting more water and less sunlight than required and needing pruning monthly rather than annually. Park says it pays to first decide the garden's form and function. (AZCentral -- Home)
Home, yard and garden: Shrub quick to drop its buds Aug 13, 2009
Some authors recommend pruning back to two or three flower buds per stem. I wonder if this would reduce the blossom drop as well. (Vincennes Sun Commercial, IN)
Black day for Dews's colour taste Aug 12, 2009
Good to see that weeding, pruning and dead-wooding is not only happening on company boards these days. While the high-profile corporate remuneration adviser John Egan is quick to point out his ''over three decades' experience'' as an executive pay expert on his company's website, we were intrigued to find out that pay cheques aren't everything. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
From Nerve Roots To Plant Roots: Research On Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Yields Surprises Aug 10, 2009
Neuroscientists have borrowed heavily from botanists to describe the way that neurons grow, but analogies between the growth of neurons and plants may be more than superficial. A new study from the National Institutes of Health and Harvard Medical School suggests that neurons and plant root cells may grow using a similar mechanism. (Science Daily)
Scalera: Get garden ready now Aug 8, 2009
Immediately after fruiting, blueberries and blackberries need pruning. All the pruning should be done by early August, Thin out the blueberries and trim the plants back to around 4-6 feet (depending upon the variety ... Finish pruning wisteria by the end of this month. (Florida Today)
Fast-Growing Rowan Tree Tolerates A... Aug 8, 2009
It requires no pruning, but does need additional watering during droughts. The Rowan (European Mountain Ash) shown with ripening in the attached photographs is about seven years old. (Suite101.com)
