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Friday

Vegetable Gardening On A Budget

Wondering what to do with that old PC case? You could turn it into a planter, and grow strawberries in winter. "Cheap vegetable gardener" Shawn Verrall describes how he gardens in his limited backyard space, in a less-than-ideal climate, without spending a lot of money.

Vegetable Gardening On A Budget

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Friday

From The Ground Up: Greening Your Lawn

Lawn expert Paul Tukey, author of The Organic Lawn Care Manual, explains how to have a greener, less weedy lawn without an arsenal of lawn care products. Turf specialist Jim Baird describes his lab's efforts to breed grasses that stand up to heat with less watering.

From The Ground Up: Greening Your Lawn

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Friday

Must-See Science: Videos From Science Friday

Want To Cut Grass Out Of Your Life? Try Moss

Summertime doesn't have to mean hours behind the lawn mower, at least for shade-dwellers. Forty years ago, David Benner, horticulturist and moss enthusiast, killed all the grass on his property and cultivated moss in its place. Benner has 25 different moss species growing in his garden near New Hope, Pa.

Want To Cut Grass Out Of Your Life? Try Moss

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Sunday

Thomas Jefferson's Natural Passion

Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States. He was an architect, an inventor and a statesman. But his passion was nature. Host Liane Hansen visits Monticello, Jefferson's primary residence on a mountaintop in Virginia, and tours Jefferson's magnificent gardens.

Thomas Jefferson's Natural Passion

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Friday

'Wicked Plants' Creep Through Brooklyn Gardens

Wicked Plants is a new book documenting the sometimes deadly plant kingdom. Author Amy Stewart writes about illegal, dangerous and toxic species, including oleander and poison sumac. This summer, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden features some of these "evil" plants skulking among its lily ponds and greenhouses.

'Wicked Plants' Creep Through Brooklyn Gardens

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Sunday

The Heritage Rosarium: A Once-A-Year Experience

It takes an obsession to create a rose garden as glorious as the one Nick Weber has grown at his home in Ashton, Md. He calls it the "Heritage Rosarium," and it's filled with nearly 700 heirloom varieties of ramblers and climbers. Nick and his wife, Roseanne, open the garden to the public only once a year on Memorial Day weekend.

The Heritage Rosarium: A Once-A-Year Experience

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Saturday

Thursday

Diversions

'Good Blooming Year' For California Wildflowers

Peak season for desert wildflowers is just around the corner. Gail Sevrens, state park district services manager for the Colorado Desert District, which includes Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in southern California, says this is a good year to catch some more elusive species in Anza-Borrego.

'Good Blooming Year' For California Wildflowers

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Sunday

Darwin: The "Reluctant Revolutionary"

'Orchids Through Darwin's Eyes'

This Orchids. These brilliant, flashy, sensual, and sometimes graphic flowers fascinated Charles Darwin. This year the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has made Darwin's interest in the flowers the theme of their annual orchid exhibition.

'Orchids Through Darwin's Eyes'

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Friday

Wednesday

Ways To Keep Roses From Getting Black Spot

Although roses are among the most commonly planted flowers, many people don't know the basics about their care and keeping. Local gardener Lisa Caprioglio says the way roses are watered affects their tendency to get black spot.

Ways To Keep Roses From Getting Black Spot

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Friday

Books

Heirloom Tomato Farmer Finds Beauty In The Ugly

Tim Stark was a management consultant when he stumbled into heirloom tomato farming, as he describes in Heirloom: Notes from an Accidental Farmer. (Tip: The ugliest tend to be tastiest.) Now his tomatoes are served in the finest New York restaurants.

Heirloom Tomato Farmer Finds Beauty In The Ugly

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Thursday

Online Plea Spurs Gardeners To Aid Texas Woman

In East Texas, a divorced mother can't pay the higher rent her landlord wants, so she's moving out. Scores of gardeners from across the state are helping her move her lush garden of shrubs, trees and beloved day lilies to her new home, one plant at a time.

Online Plea Spurs Gardeners To Aid Texas Woman

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Thursday

London's Gardens: Allotments for the People

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London's Gardens: Allotments for the People

London's "allotment" gardens are an unusual system of community gardens across the city. Tended by immigrants, retirees, chefs and fans of fresh food, they make up a kitchen community like no other.

London's Gardens: Allotments for the People

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