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  • Water features, fire pits enliven gardens
    5/18/12

    To add a touch of life indoors, we bring in gifts from Mother Nature. Houseplants, fresh-cut flowers and herb gardens create a sense of calm and provide a punch of color, fragrance and flavor.

  • Tree removal: when you should call in the pros
    5/11/12

    Southwest Ohio tree removal experts have rarely seen a spring as busy as that of 2011.That winter, ice storms and wind damage downed thousands of trees in the region, sometimes causing damage to buildings and vehicles.

  • Down and dirty family fun everyone will dig
    5/11/12

    Getting dirty is a childhood right of passage. There’s sand from summer days and sandboxes, mud from spring puddles, slush from winter snow and stained hands from school-day markers, crayons and paint.

  • How to deal with frost, freeze damage
    5/4/12

    Our part of Ohio and thus many of our plants were hit pretty hard with frost and freeze damage during these past few weeks.

  • Meet masters at plant, barn sale
    4/27/12

    Most gardeners love a great bargain — especially when it comes to plants and gardening supplies. I invite you to check out the Master Gardener Volunteer Perennial Plant and Barn Sale next Saturday, May 5, at the Gateway Learning Gardens in Springfield.

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