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The Beauty in Nature: Coniferous Beauties in May
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- Written by Clyde McMillan-Gamber Clyde McMillan-Gamber
May is a time of flowers, singing birds, long evenings, and other beauties of spring in southeastern Pennsylvania. And it’s the time of tender, new growth on coniferous trees, birds nesting in many conifers, and other attractive, interesting aspects of those local evergreen trees.
Grow a Bountiful Garden and Share with the Hungry
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- Written by Melinda Myers Melinda Myers
Do you always squeeze in an extra tomato plant, another row of beans, or one more hill of zucchini?
The Beauty in Nature: Easily Seen Predators
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- Written by Clyde McMillan-Gamber Clyde McMillan-Gamber
American kestrels, red-tailed hawks, belted kingfishers, and great blue herons are common, easily spotted predatory birds here in southeastern Pennsylvania, as elsewhere.
Colorful Caladiums Brighten Shade Gardens All Season
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- Written by Melinda Myers Melinda Myers
Tuck them into the garden, pop some in a container, or dress up a window box. Then water as needed, add a bit of fertilizer, and wait for the color explosion.
The Beauty in Nature: Wintering Feathered Commuters
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- Written by Clyde McMillan-Gamber Clyde McMillan-Gamber
Several kinds of adaptable, wintering birds — including horned larks, Canada geese, mallard ducks, rock pigeons, mourning doves, American crows, red-tailed hawks, American kestrels, and screech owls — feed in fields harvested to the ground in southeastern Pennsylvania, but they rest and digest their food elsewhere.
The Beauty in Nature: Wildlife Food on Rural Roads
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- Written by Clyde McMillan-Gamber Clyde McMillan-Gamber
Risking death, several kinds of common wildlife in southeastern Pennsylvania, as elsewhere, are adaptable enough to get food off country roads through the year. Some of the more common foods on rural roads include earthworms, dead animals, spilled grain, and road apples.
The Beauty in Nature: Hawks in Winter Fields
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- Written by Clyde McMillan-Gamber Clyde McMillan-Gamber
Wintering flocks of horned larks, house sparrows, starlings, rock pigeons, mourning doves, and other species of birds are adapted to eating grass, weed seeds, and bits of corn in extensive fields in southeastern Pennsylvania during winter.
Is that Still Safe to Eat?
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Is that fruitcake that’s been in your pantry since last year safe to eat?
The Green Mountain Gardener: Make Your Own Holiday Decorations
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- Written by Dr. Leonard Perry Dr. Leonard Perry
Natural holiday decorations such as roping, swags, wreaths, and table arrangements are not hard to make. You will catch on to the simple principles quickly, and in a short time your results may surprise everyone, including yourself.