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10 commandments of community gardeningTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:15PMA signs warns passersby not to steal vegetables from a small community garden. Gardening styles and philosophies can collide in any neighborhood where manicured lawns clash with wildflower plots, so you'd think that community gardeners tending plots shoulder to shoulder would run into trouble.

Pa. Man Files Suite Over Weed KillerTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:33PMA new lawn weed killer is killing evergreen trees along with dandelions throughout Pennsylvania and many other states, according to a class-action lawsuit filed Monday.

Suit claims herbicide killing Pa.'s evergreensTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:27PMHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A new lawn weed killer is killing evergreen trees along with dandelions throughout Pennsylvania and many other states, according to a class-action lawsuit filed Monday.

Experts Say To Keep Your Grass Green Is Simple... Add WaterTuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 5:59PMElmira, N.Y. - Local landscape experts say to prevent your lawn from turning brown water your yard three times a week

Dry conditions taking toll in TexomalandSunday, July 10, 2011 @ 10:29AMBy LYNETTE GEORGE Herald Democrat The old, western tune, Tumbling Tumbleweeds, hasn’t been declared Texomaland’s theme song, but could be if significant rainfall doesn’t arrive soon.

Master Gardener - Do's and don'ts of drought yard careFriday, July 8, 2011 @ 11:18AMHow you care for your yard during drought will have a huge effect on how well it recovers once the rain returns.

Sprinklers stay on at AISD athletic fieldsWednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 12:22AMAmarillo schools have trimmed overall water usage, but not everywhere: sprinklers run twice a day, seven days a week at some athletic fields, a school official said Tuesday. The heavy use of water amid a city-led voluntary conservation push is necessary, officials said. "When people see water running in the middle of the day, we're trying to germinate seed," said Jim Lawson, maintenance director ...

Local classes for July 6Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 12:03AMFreezing and Drying

Lake St. Clair shoreline a haven for muck, e.coliSaturday, July 2, 2011 @ 4:23PMIdentifying all of the causes of the growing muck problem along Lake St. Clair’s shoreline appears to be about as clear as mud. But officials agree on one major culprit — the shoreline’s structure, created by Mother Nature and tweaked by humans.