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The Beauty in Nature: Inland Diving Ducks
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- Written by Clyde McMillan-Gamber Clyde McMillan-Gamber
Every late autumn, winter, and early spring, I look forward to seeing a variety of migrating and/or wintering ducks, geese, and swans in southeastern Pennsylvania.
Melinda’s Garden: Light ’Em Up Now for Better Garden Results
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- Written by Melinda Myers Melinda Myers
It’s time to break out the seeds and potting mix to start your garden plants indoors.
The Beauty in Nature: Beavers and Porcupines
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- Written by Clyde McMillan-Gamber Clyde McMillan-Gamber
Beavers and porcupines have much in common. These interesting species are large rodents that live in Pennsylvania’s forests, as well as in woods across much of North America.
The Beauty in Nature: Courtship Timing
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Every November, over the years, I have enjoyed the courting of white-tailed deer and great horned owls among the woods, fields, and thickets of southeastern Pennsylvania.
Melinda's Garden: Holiday Gifts that Keep on Giving
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- Written by Melinda Myers Melinda Myers
Make gift-giving easy with unique green gifts that provide weeks and, in some cases, months and years of beauty. Plus, gifting easy-care blooming plants is an experiential gift that’s ideal for everyone, especially that person on your list who has everything.
The Beauty in Nature: Chestnut Oaks and Black Birches
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- Written by Clyde McMillan-Gamber Clyde McMillan-Gamber
Chestnut oak and black birch trees together dominate dry, rocky slopes and ridge tops in southeastern Pennsylvania, as well as from southern Maine and Ontario to Ohio and Delaware, and along the Appalachian Mountains to northern Georgia and Alabama.
Discover the Beauty of Double Tulips
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- Written by Melinda Myers Melinda Myers
Celebrate the National Garden Bureau’s Year of the Tulip in a big way by planting double-flowered tulip varieties this fall for a showy display next spring.
The Beauty in Nature: Wildlife on Our House
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- Written by Clyde McMillan-Gamber Clyde McMillan-Gamber
Sitting on our lawn one evening this summer, I thought about the adaptable wildlife that recently raised young or lived in sheltered places on the outside of our house in a suburban area. These common creatures provided much entertainment and intrigue to us, right at home.
The Beauty in Nature: Birds Benefitting from Mowing
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A few kinds of summering birds that I have watched getting food in southeastern Pennsylvania benefit from lawn mowing in suburban areas and hay cutting in croplands.