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A list of the most recent stories about Garden.
Feast, not famine, at local farmers markets
Vegetables aren’t the only things growing lately — so is business at local farmers markets.Area markets are ramping up for their warm weather openings, which arrive as soon as today, April 30, or as late as June.Early harvestMiddletown’s farmers market will be the first out of the gate, opening today, ...
Agency adds compost bins, rain barrels to plant sale
HAMILTON — The worms do all the work. Lynn White said she just feeds them.White showed off the Earth Machine she uses to create compost in her Fairfield Twp. backyard. It resembles an upside-down trash can.The process is simple. Organic waste — like leftover food, coffee grounds, grass clippings and ...
Fate of Homearama uncertain
CINCINNATI — A decision is expected in February if one of the longest home shows in the nation will continue.Homearama, an annual event for the past 49 years sponsored by the Home Builders Association of Greater Cincinnati, has not been scheduled for 2010, according to executive director Dan Dressman.“I would ...
Hydrangeas: When to prune can vary
Hydrangeas are quite popular in the landscape and are spectacular when in bloom. The problem that besets most gardeners when it comes to the fantastic plants is when to prune them. Another problem is getting them to bloom.Sometimes understanding the first problem of pruning may eliminate the blooming problem.Pruning is ...
Pam Bennett: You can help plants weather the winter
Around this time of the year, I start getting questions about houseplants.Most houseplants are tropical plants and thrive in tropical climates. However, our homes are not tropical or even close when it comes to environmental conditions.Therefore, houseplants don’t usually thrive indoors in the winter months. However, with the right care, ...
MetroParks official says levy critical
NEW LEBANON — Dave Nolin, director of conservation for Five Rivers MetroParks, told the New Lebanon council on Sept. 1 the agency’s upcoming replacement levy is critical.MetroParks will have a 1.8 mill replacement levy on the November ballot to replace a levy that expires at the end of 2010. “That ...
Tax credit lures first-time home buyers
Kyle and Angela Cortright are keeping their fingers crossed that bid No. 3 will win them a new home as well as an $8,000 tax credit.The couple and their five children have been searching for a new home in the Fairfield school district since February when they learned of the ...
IKEA recalls sofa mattress
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation IKEA, today announced a voluntary recall of IKEA KARLSTAD sofa-beds.According to the recall, the mattress and seat cushions intended to be used as a mattress fail to meet the mandatory federal open flame standard for mattresses, posing a fire hazard to consumers. ...
Garden club marks 50 years
The Des Fleurs Garden Club, a member of the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs, will celebrate 50 years of Oxford beautification with events at the Oxford Community Arts Center on Aug. 30.The public is invited to attend a flower show to be held from 1 to 3 p.m. and a ...
Short sales offer troubled homeowners a way out
Home is supposed to be your sanctuary — but for Jim Carbone, it was quickly becoming a prison, crushing him in debt and affecting his health.Carbone’s home in West Chester Twp. trapped him in his second-floor master bedroom because he could not negotiate stairs. So in 2005, he and his ...
Community garden gets enthusiastic response
The Oxford Community Garden, located behind the Family Resource Center on College Corner Pike, is a new way of helping families in the community.Marilyn Elzey, who has been a volunteer for FRC, found the new idea for a community garden and did not hesitate to get involved.“When I found out, ...
Garden project helping to feed area’s hungry
Canned good drives and money campaigns are common in efforts to feed the hungry, but the Oxford Family Resource Center has gone a step farther with a garden where community members are actually growing food for them.The Oxford Community Garden also is allowing those community members to keep some of ...
What does dad really want for Father’s Day?
Father’s Day always seems to play second-fiddle to Mother’s Day as consumers confess their dad proves difficult to shop for.With the National Retail Federation reporting spending will be down this year due to the economy, it’s more important that ever to know what dad wants and where to find it ...
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