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Additional work will be done to stabilize the banks of Plumtree Run south of George Street in Bel Air under a contract addendum passed by the Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners at the most recent town meeting. - There are electronic gadgets that can instantly, accurately and reliably measure a soil's temperature, moisture content and pH.
- Cosmetics maker Revlon Inc. said it will close two of its plants, located in Maryland and France, and move those operations to reduce costs, cutting 250 jobs.
- A garden that is part of the International Rescue Committee's New Roots program aims to help refugees carry on their agricultural traditions while they are resettling in Baltimore.
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- Sparrows Point owner RG Steel considers selling the mill and other, out-of-state properties.
- City officials, local Master Gardeners and community gardeners are planning a community garden for Laurel, set to open for the spring 2013 planting season.
- Howard County's master gardeners show off their yards and lawns
- Characters from Greek Mythology take the stage at the "Ballet From Mount Olympus," which will be presented by the dancers in the Lutherville-Timonium Recreation Council's ballet program on Sunday, May 20, at 2:30 p.m. at Dulaney High School.
- The real mission of Gardens Day is to encourage the greening and flowering of downtown Towson and its neighborhoods. To that end, the Gardens Day committee will honor those who have excelled this year during a noon awards ceremony on the County Courts building steps.
- Welcome to the Ellicott City home of Donald Dunn, a property where unusual species thrive in blissful ignorance of the fact that they're spectacular misfits beating long odds.
- Flowers, music, food, entertainment, shopping and community spirit are being rolled together for four days in May — dubbed "Towson Spring Daze" by the Towson Chamber of Commerce.
- Since moon phases impact weather patterns, and since there's typically more rainfall during new and full moons, moon phases coincide with plant growth
- Plants and shrubs popular in the South are the next big heatwave for local yards
- The staff of Baltimore Reads, a literacy advocacy organization, is turning a half-acre spot in Park Heights into a food oasis, with a book component.
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- Jade plants (Crassulaceae) are frost-tender succulents native to the arid areas of South Africa. Their leaves resist pests, are 1/2-inch long, 1/8-inch thick, smooth, oval-shaped and the color of jade —that is, the color of money.
- West Friendship: The students, staff and faculty of West Friendship Elementary were treated to a royal theater experience last week. "How Old is a Hero?" is the name of the Smithsonian Discovery Theater traveling show which toured our own West Friendship Elementary Feb. 14.
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- Jade plants (Crassulaceae) are frost-tender succulents native to the arid areas of South Africa. Their leaves resist pests, are 1/2-inch long, 1/8-inch thick, smooth, oval-shaped and the color of jade —that is, the color of money.
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- A tool drive Sunday at the Parks & People Foundation garnered dozens of gardening instruments to help turn city-owned vacant lots into green spaces.
- With only two Christmas tree farms left in Howard County, owners try to show off natural appeal
- The Glenelg High School Key Club is helping the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots program again this year with collection boxes in the school's front office until Dec. 16.
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- The South Baltimore neighborhood of Cherry Hill will grow several new community gardens beginning next year because of a $60,000 federal grant to Towson University announced Thursday.
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- Elkridge: Lawyers Hill residents are getting ready for their fifth annual wine tasting event at the Elkridge Assembly Rooms
- Community gardens reveal a need for focus and connectedness
- Inmates get sense of purpose — and dinner — from vegetable gardening at county detention center.
