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Mother Nature's lessons bring generations of flowers [Aberdeen]
What we know of what Mother Nature provides in the spring has come to us over years of watching for the emergence of spring flowers, the scampering of the squirrels, and the change in the songs of the birds. We like the idea of knowing when each...Tags: Earth Day, Mount Royal
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Downsizing to an elegant perch
When Maureen Neunan's only child headed off to college halfway across the country, the four-bedroom, four-bathroom Ellicott City house where the two lived suddenly seemed enormous to the 56-year-old divorcee.
"I decided this was not where I wanted to be,...Tags: Inner Harbor, Shamrock, Ellicott City, Verizon Communications, Symbols and Symbolism
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Celebrity weddings show an 'earthy, crunchy' trend
In recent celebrity weddings I've noticed a very "earthy crunchy" theme creeping in. There have been a lot of non-traditional settings, free spirit, wherever the wind takes you type of events within the Who's Who circle. Just take these celeb weddings,...
Tags: Benjamin Millepied, Natalie Portman, Marriage, Family, Weddings
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Engaged: Angela Horner and Chris Montgomery
Wedding date: October 13, 2012 Her story: Angela Horner, 27, grew up in Severn. She lives in Baltimore's Pigtown and is licensing team manager at Laureate Education. Her father, Robert Horner, is a physicist in the electronics industry. Her mother,...
Tags: Grace Kelly, Anne Arundel Community College, Trips and Vacations, New Year's Day, Animals
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Engaged: Christina Schoppert & Andrew Devereux
Special to The Baltimore SunWedding Date: June 23, 2012 Her story: Christina Schoppert, 30, grew up in Homeland and now lives in Hampden. She is a lawyer with Community Law Center, Inc., which represents organizations working on neighborhood revitalization efforts. Her father, Gary...Tags: Madagascar, IKEA, Homes, Marriage, Quakerism
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Green masterpieces: A peek inside your neighbors' garden oases
They’re neighborhood showpieces, serene retreats, abundant providers, and a joy to the senses. A well-tended and purposefully planned garden can excel in both aesthetics and function. It’s enough to make a neighbor envious, or perhaps just...
Tags: Hobbies, Howard County, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Ellicott City, Natural Resources
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Rare wildflower saved to bloom another day
Spring is a little showier around here these days, thanks to the efforts of plant specialists at the University of Maryland, College Park. The staff at UM's Arboretum and Botanical Garden have tracked down and rescued or preserved dozens of patches of an...
Tags: Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Baltimore County, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Odenton, Natural Resources
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Festival seeks to recruit beekeepers
Behold the honeybee.
Tireless worker. Loyal to the homeland. Responsible for much of what we buy in the grocery store.
That's a big burden for such tiny wings.
Hundreds of visitors came Saturday to the Patuxent Wildlife Refuge in Laurel to pay their...Tags: Carroll County (Maryland), Beekeeping, Natural Resources, Festive Events, Annapolis
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Lightning bugs on the rebound after recent population downturn
The sun is setting and the sky above Dave and Christine McComas' house in Woodbine turns pink, signaling that the curtain is about to go up on tonight's show.
Soon, the wildflower meadow behind their home begins to sparkle, hundreds of lightning bugs...Tags: Howard County, College Baseball, Colleges and Universities, Natural Resources
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Kent Island, Maryland
Baltimore Sun reporterGo here: How's this for a perfect Eastern Shore retreat? Spectacular views of the Chesapeake Bay. Hiking and biking trails that wind through marshes, wildflower meadows, woodlands and tidal ponds. Fantastic waterfront dining. Best yet, it's only minutes...Tags: Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Wetlands, Fishing, Rivers, Bodies of Water
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Becky Cody, Bel Air
Sun reporterBecky Cody's half-acre woodland garden seems as natural as can be. Wildflowers, ferns, Japanese maples and moss grow beneath a canopy of poplar trees. Paths meander alongside azaleas and past bogs sprouting delicate irises, ferns and foam flower. But...Tags: Death, Wetlands, Natural Resources
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Garden State is aptly named blooming gem
Special To The SunIt took more than just its famous tomato to dub New Jersey the Garden State. Although today it is the most densely populated state in the Union, New Jersey has never forsaken its love affair with nature that marked the region's bucolic beginnings....Tags: Gardens and Parks, Bodies of Water, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Tourism and Leisure, Natural Resources
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