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NEW: Message in the turf: Will you marry me?Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 3:37PMTommy Dafoe is going to have a hard time topping his proposal to Kristi Volz.

Reader stories | Hurricane Donna ... ‘We were grateful all of us survived the turbulent winds’Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 2:35PMEditor’s note: The Daily News, in observance of the 50th anniversary of Hurricane Donna on Friday, is inviting remembrances of local residents who experienced that community-altering event.

Manure could be comingTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 9:49AMMUNCIE, Ind. -- Wayne and other east-central Indiana counties could be a destination for Ohio livestock manure.

Jungle Growth Announces Secret Garden Pure Organic FertilizerTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 7:49AMSTATHAM, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jungle Growth, LLC, is pleased to introduce its groundbreaking new Secret Garden Pure Organic Lawn Fertilizer, available exclusively at select U.S. The Home Depot stores.

Healthy trees benefit homeSunday, September 5, 2010 @ 2:15AMBorers are killing ashes, Indiana is banning some walnut products to protect black walnuts, and a fungus is rotting out oaks.

Sally Scalera: Still a good idea to do yard work early in Brevard CountySaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 9:19AMWith the hot weather continuing through September, it still is a good idea to do your yard work in the early morning. It still can be hot even at 7 p.m., though that should be changing soon.

Sharon Hull, This Week in the Garden: Autumn's here, so it's time for some tasksSaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 3:45AMThe yellowing big leaf maple and cottonwood leaves have put us on notice that autumn is arriving. With the urgency of summer gardening over, we can now turn our attention to some satisfying tasks.

Top drawerFriday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:00PMHere's a tip from the Orange County Master Gardeners about fertilizing your cool-season (fescue) lawns: Fertilize on Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Valentine's Day. Fescue lawns are green and growing during the cool months of fall, winter and spring.

NY bans phosphorus in detergent, lawn fertilizerFriday, September 3, 2010 @ 1:42AMALBANY, N.Y. A new law to improve water quality makes it illegal for stores in New York to stock fresh supplies of household dishwasher detergents that contain phosphorus.