I don’t know about your neck of the woods, but it is still hot here in Los Angeles and my peppermint loves it! In fact, I have an over abundant crop right now! To keep it going strong, I harvest a handful every week or so and place it in a vase to add fragrance to a room. It is a natural air freshener for sure!

Peppermint is also a great solution for those....

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It is beautifully cool tonight as I write this post; low humidity, a cool 72 degrees, full moon. It feels like Football Season. You have no idea how much I love Football Season. I may or may not have an addiction to NCAA Football, perhaps more than my husband. I can sit at home on a Saturday, turn on ESPN,....

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Community gardens are popping up across the country, and we couldn’t be happier! For instance, you’ll find Burpee Home Gardens vegetables growing in a city garden near Boston this season. Some of our Tomato, Pepper and Basil plants are part of a local human services organization that installed raised veggie garden beds for residential treatment programs....

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Gardening is in our blood. Gardening brings us back to the earth, and more of us are choosing lifestyles that promote this connection to the environment. It enhances our physical and emotional wellbeing and strengthens the community outside our own backyards. In a world consumed by video games, the Internet, and an alarming rise in childhood....

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A vegetable garden started on Earth Day at the Illinois Executive Mansion has yielded fresh produce all season for the 21st Century Program, an after-school enrichment program at Graham Elementary School. But more than that, it has produced great joys, according to a recent article in “The Illinois Times”.

“The students were very....

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