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You Can Bury a Lot of Troubles Digging in the Dirt...

Geri Miller | Posted 12.11.2009 | Los Angeles

Read More: Gardening, Facebook, White House Garden, National Gardening Association, Gardens, Victory Gardens, Los Angeles Economy, Los Angeles News
Geri Miller

I'd been a a gardener since who-knows-when, but I'd never experienced this level of interest before. It was the "who" asking for help that was the most astonishing.

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"Construction Project"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Dental Care, Braces, Baby Boomers, Humor, Bridge, Fenway Park, Seven Wonders of the World, Architecture, Pyramid, Orthodontics, Teeth, Cartoon, Gardens, Health, Living News
Jerry Zezima

The braces on my teeth ought to be called the Great Project of Geezer. This architectural marvel has been engineered and constructed by Dr. Ben Murray, an orthodontic resident at the Stony Brook University.

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The Genius of the Place

Daniel Krotz | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Donald Harington, Alexander Pope, Berryville, Books, Arkansas, Daniel Krotz, Community Gardens, The Architecture of the Arkansas Ozarks, Gardening, Bookseller, Gardens, Green News
Daniel Krotz

I can clearly see my house, or the beginnings of my house, in the far background of a 1903 postcard of the First Christian Church in Berryville, Arkansas.

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Rooftop Gardens: Send Us Photos Of Your Favorite Green Space

Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 10.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Rooftop Gardens, Send Us Your Photos, Green Space, Green Rooftops, Gardens, Green Roofs, Green News

Here at HuffPost Green we loved checking out amazing green roof spaces from around the world, and we figured that you, dear readers, likely have some ...

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The High Line: Think, Reuse, Grow Up

Anjuli Ayer | Posted 07.29.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Public Spaces, New York, High Line, New York Gardens, New York Parks, Rooftop Gardens, Gardening, Herbs, Gardens, New York News
Anjuli Ayer

When the High Line opened to the public a day early on June 8th, I didn't know how excited I was until I started to climb its steps.

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Beating Around the Bush

Jerry Zezima | Posted 05.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Plants, Bush, Children, Humor, Satire, Butterflies, War, Landscaping, Flowers, Marx Brothers, Monster, Lawns, Groucho Marx, Comedy, Zeppo Marx, Gardens, Green Living, Living News
Jerry Zezima

My green thumb is really a fungus. That's why, under my tender care, the lawn looks like it was manicured with a flamethrower.

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Think Global, Act Local- Bedstuy Meadow Project

Robyn Hillman-Harrigan | Posted 05.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Michelle Obama First Lady, Michelle Obama, Deborah Fisher, Guerilla Gardening, Wildflowers, Community Organizing, Urban Agriculture, Bed Stuy Meadow, Gardens, Green Living, Hattie Carthan, Green News
Robyn Hillman-Harrigan

An interview with Deborah Fisher who planned the Bedstuy Meadow Project: "The goal is to sow wildflower seeds on every single patch of abandoned soil in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bed Stuy."

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Victory Gardens Around The Country (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 04.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Seed Sales, Gardening, Home Gardening, Vegetables, Victory Gardens, Gardens, Living News

CNN's "Your Bottom Line" did a segment Saturday on the dramatic rise in seed sales this spring as more people turn to home gardening. Watch the video ...

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Let's Have a Heart to Heart

Anne Dunev | Posted 03.14.2009 | Living

Read More: The Balanced Life, Exposure to Chemicals, Valentines Day, Flu, Immunity, Germs, Green Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day, Heart Disease, Gardening, Blood Pressure, Medicine, Love, Environmental Chemicals, Flu Season, Valentine's Day Gifts, Ohio State University, Personal Health, Therapeutic Touch, Pediatrics, Chemicals, Babies, Valentine's Day Ideas, Immune System, Toxic Chemicals, How to Be Happy, Heart, Daily Life, The Ohio State University, Romance, Hospitals, Being Happy, Gardens, Living News
Anne Dunev

We can be a big influence on each other's health. A warm smile, a greeting, a hug to a dear one, can brighten anyone's life -- and may have more of a therapeutic effect than you realize.

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Summon Us to Service: Ask Americans to Grow Victory Gardens

Rose Hayden-Smith | Posted 03.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Eat the View, World War II, World War I, Victory Gardens, Childhood Obesity, Gardening, Gardens, Green News
Rose Hayden-Smith

Mr. President, we're hungry for change, and the revival of a national Victory Garden campaign can give us the kind of change we can dig into. Please, Mr. President: Summon us to service.

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The Giving Garden

Bridget Mason and Kayomi Wada | Posted 02.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Helping the Needy, Children, Sustainable Food, Economy, Sustainable Agriculture, Community, Obama Service, Mlk, Mlk Day Service Day, Call to Service, Obama Call to Service, Giving Back to the Community, University of Washington Tacoma, Obama Canvassing, Farms, Volunteering, Kids, Service, Giving Back, Vegetables, Financial Crisis, Community Organizing, Poor, Gardening, Teaching, Learning, Volunteering for Obama, Farming, Community Service, Low-Income, Economic Crisis, War, Martin Luther King Jr., Science, Washington State, Barack Obama, MLK Day of Service, Harvesting, Helping the Poor, Tacoma, Organic Food, Martin Luther King, Fruit, Homelessness, Environment, Food, Sustainability, Mlk Day Community Service, Japanese, Donations, Gardens, Canvassing, Living News
Bridget Mason and Kayomi Wada

Judging by the almost 80 volunteers who came out to build a garden in Downtown Tacoma, I would have to say there are a lot of Americans out there just waiting for an opportunity to give back!

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Helping Our Children Grow Organically

Julia Moulden | Posted 12.02.2008 | Living

Read More: Google, Trent McNair, Surf City Growers, Children, Julia Moulden, New Radicals, Linda McNair, Organics, Gardens, The Giving Life, Living News
Julia Moulden

"Nana, what else can you teach me?" This is what my niece whispered into my mother's ear as she drifted off to sleep after a busy day learning what u...

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Solar Panels & Wind Turbines Power NYC Community Garden

George Spyros | Posted 11.24.2008 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, Harlem, Solar Energy, S Renewable Energy, Green Gardening, Bette Midler, Target, Green Energy, Solar Power, Gardens, Green News
George Spyros

Bette Midler and Target Launch Green Community Garden: Wind & Solar Power, LED Lighting, Rainwater Collection, Composting (full press release her...

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Energy COOL: A Stroll in a Garden

A. Siegel | Posted 07.09.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Environment, Botanical Garden, Gardening, Global Warming, Gardens, Green News
A. Siegel

Increasingly around the globe, botanical gardens are taking a turn, a turn to educating forcefully the public about sustainable gardening practices and the interaction of plants/gardening and global warming.

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The Secret New York Alternative to a Rowdy Summer Beach House

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 05.30.2008 | Living

Read More: Activities, Secret, Summer, Fun, Park, Sun, Weather, Museum, New York, Gardens, Living News
Michelle Haimoff

Not everyone can afford to rent a beach house for the summer, but here are six spaces in Manhattan that will place you in the center of the warm weather action.

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