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Garden hoses often contain phthalates and lead, study says
L.A. at HomeHealthyStuff.org tests 90 garden hoses, 53 gloves and other gardening equipment and finds that many contained phthalates or lead.... -
Christine O'Donnell-Chris Coons debate: Full transcript
Top of the TicketEvery debate word between Republican Christine O'Donnell and Democrat Chris Coons -- and there were a lot of them.... -
Retail roundup: Wedding dresses at Costco, home improvement sellers ramp up competition, more Borders closures, fast-casual restaurants see sales rise
Money & Company-- Costco is making it possible to pick up a year's supply of toilet paper and a wedding dress in the same trip. That's right, the discount warehouse chain is now hawking designer wedding dresses at 40% off retail, joining...... -
Goji taunts North American farmers
Can it be that goji, the supposed legendary miracle fruit of ancient Tibet, is being grown in Dinuba? Nothing is surprising when it comes to this tiny orange berry. Virtually unknown in the United States five years ago, it is now seemingly everywhere,...Tags: Science and Technology, Lindsay Lohan, Marketing, China, Gardening
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'Organic' debate goes on, naturally
When I wrote a column recently about my questions about organic produce, I expected that I'd get a lot of mail. Especially after I started with the statement: "I don't believe in organics."
Organics is an article of faith for a lot of people and what I...Tags: Philosophy, Agriculture, Agricultural Research and Technology, Science and Technology, Fertilizer
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Drawn to aloe's carefree allure
Few things are more beautiful than aloes in bloom, and outside of our exquisitely adapted native flora, few plants are better suited to our arid climate than this most statuesque of succulents. Yet in the last half-century, aloes have fallen from fashion....Tags: Science and Technology, Gardening, Walt Disney, South Africa, Death
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Sedum: covering lots of ground
Times Staff WriterDespite all the attention that succulents have received during this record-breaking dry spell, an eco-conscious gardener could shout "Sedum!" with all his might and still be met with a collective shrug. See . . . what? SEE-dum, as in the evergreen...Tags: Home and Garden Products, Gardening
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Green, with a high gloss
Special to The TimesWhat sort of image comes to mind when you hear the phrase "green architecture"? If you're like most people, it's a forgettable one. For nearly all of its history, green architecture has been associated in the public imagination with earnest, uninspired...Tags: Architecture, Science and Technology, Building Material, Conservation, Family
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November: Take on those tricky California natives, hurry with the bulbs and vegetables
Days are getting short and nights cool, but keep on planting because it's still the best season for just about anything, including spring bulbs and California natives. Save a weekend or two for tidying up because it's almost time to tuck in the garden for...Tags: Death, Natural Resources, Gardening, Home and Garden Products, Wildflowers
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Home and garden tours and seminars
MARCH 28 Cymbidium show: San Gabriel Valley branch of the Cymbidiun Society of America hosts an orchid show with potting demonstrations and an orchid sale. 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 28 and 29. Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden, 301 N....Tags: Science and Technology, Arts, Colleges and Universities, Travel, Botany
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No painting required
Times Staff WriterMatisse liked to pump up the color of his subjects, but when it came to geraniums, the flowers beat him to it. They were already as red as red could get without turning orange. The same color might have been too much for another plant, but the geranium...Tags: Education, World War I (1914-1918), Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure, Gardening
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Scotts drops phosphorus from lawn fertilizer
The Columbus DispatchScotts Miracle-Gro has removed phosphorus from its popular Turf Builder line of lawn fertilizer to help reduce the type of harmful algae blooms that have plagued waterways such as Grand Lake St. Marys and Lake Erie. The Marysville maker of lawn-and-...Tags: Science and Technology, The Ohio State University, Aquaculture, The Home Depot, Consumers
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