Prairie Park Habitat Project Chooses Eco Friendly Volunteers
Albright and Doug Davison along with Prairie Park supervisor Marty Birrell presented a plan in spring 2007 for a demonstration garden at the nature center. Volunteers began Nov 3 to clear debris while the city schedules spring removal of large dead trees to advance an ecological landscape using recycled materials.
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Albright
Doug Davison
Prairie Park
Marty Birrell
Nature Center
Prairie Park Nature Center seeks volunteers and involvement
Learn more by calling 832-7980 or visiting Vinland Valley Nursery site. Albright cites recycled materials and a blue glass garden rock project with Sunflower Curbside Recycling. Prairie Park Nature Center invites e newsletter signups and volunteer help through summer to boost environmentally aware Lawrence community efforts.
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Prairie Park Nature Center
Albright
Enewsletter
Vinland Valley
Lawrence
Container gardening to bloom as 2008 trend in US
Associated Press reports containers and small-space growing will dominate 2008 gardening profits. nurseries target patios and balconies with edibles and ornamentals like cherry tomatoes peppers basil and herbs. listed varieties include Balconized tomato Mini Belle Musa Dwarf Lady Finger Petunia Shock Wave Ficus Chicago Hardy and Lettuce mini-green improved, all suited for limited spaces and variable climates.
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Bruce Butterfield
National Gardening Association
South
Burlington
Randy Schultz
Schultz
Kathy LaLiberte
Gardening For
Gardener’s Supply Co
Burlington, Vt
Ed Smith
Vegetable Gardeners
Smith
Thompson & Morgan
Tmseeds
Logee’s Greenhouses, Ltd
Logees.com
Ball Horticultural Co
Chicago
Logee
Patio Garden Starters Tips and Plant Pairings
A compact guide to starting a balcony or patio garden. Choose right containers with wheelable pots, ensure six hours of sun for most vegetables, use soilless soil blends to avoid compaction, and water with attention to nutrients. Pair beans with carrots and squash, tomatoes with basil and onions, and mix lettuce with herbs for dense plantings.
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Kathy LaLiberte
Gardener's Supply Co
Burlington
Laliberte Sai
LaLiberte
Compost and mulch options for gardens and landscapes
The article outlines organic mulches such as compost shredded wood bark and straw plus inorganic options like stone gravel and plastic film. It notes local availability from arborists and the City of Lawrence and advises a 2 to 3 inch mulch layer kept away from plant bases. Jennifer Smith, Douglas County Extension Agent, provides contact details.
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Lawrence
Kansas State horticultural events listed in brief
Kansas State University Research and Extension and Extension Master Gardeners announce a sequence of area and statewide horticultural and agricultural events. Key dates include Calving Management School in St Francis, Ag Profitability Conference in McPherson, Hay and Grazing Conference in Manhattan, Winter Grazing in Assaria, Crop and Livestock Insurance Program sessions in Wichita and Manhattan, Cover Your Acres in Oberlin, and the Kansas Agricultural Technology Conference in Salina.
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Manhattan
Kansas State University Research and Extension
St. Francis
McPherson
Assaria
Wichita
Oberlin
Saliha
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Chris Scafe
Sunflower
Dean Fosdick
New Market
Associated Press
Jennifer Smith
Douglas County
K-State Research & Extension
Smithjen
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