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November 2007 Archives


The birth of the Sculpture Garden

10:45 AM Fri, Nov 23, 2007 | | Comments (5)
By Pat Feinstein    Email

An outdoor miniature sculpture garden has always been in the back of my mind. Many years ago, I fell in love with the Rodin Sculpture Garden in Paris and the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.......

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Birds and the Garden

11:28 AM Mon, Nov 19, 2007 | | Comments (1)
By Pat Feinstein    Email

Birdwatching and birdfeeding are year-round activities. I have blue-jays, cardinals, finches and many varieties of wild birds in my back yard. I feel it my duty to feed the birds in my back yard. I try to make sure......

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The revival of the old Jade Plant

7:29 AM Wed, Nov 14, 2007 | | Comments (4)
By Pat Feinstein    Email

There is something appealing about the Jade plant. It is also called the friendship tree as well as the money tree. It is considered to be the top feng shui remedy for wealth. Jade plant makes a good house......

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Frost in the city tonight: Bring your plants in

1:56 PM Wed, Nov 07, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Sheila Lennon    Email

The forecast is for the coldest night of the fall so far, with temps in the wee hours below freezing -- even in the city, it's expected to be 31 degrees at 2 a.m. In my somewhat protected yard, tomatoes......

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Ladybugs, ladybugs (and more ladybugs)

10:28 AM Thu, Nov 01, 2007 | | Comments (9)
By Beth Heaney    Email

The first ladybug attack at my home in Exeter was, maybe, 15-20 years ago, I don't remember exactly. It happened back then just like it did this year. An unusually warm day in early fall brought loads of them out......

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