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Add Gardening Space, Beauty, and Ease with Elevated Gardens
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- Written by Melinda Myers Melinda Myers
Elevate your gardens to waist-high level for convenience and easy access. Elevated gardens are easy on your back and knees and are perfect for the patio, balcony, deck, or any area where a bit of planting space is desired.
The Beauty in Nature: Enchanted Summer Evenings
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- Written by Clyde McMillan-Gamber Clyde McMillan-Gamber
Sunny summer evenings in southeastern Pennsylvania are enchanting and become more so as summer progresses.
The Beauty in Nature: Nesting Pasture Birds
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- Written by Clyde McMillan-Gamber Clyde McMillan-Gamber
Southeastern Pennsylvania meadows, dotted with deciduous trees both young and mature, are beautiful farmland habitats.
Nutrition Vouchers Available
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In cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Farmers Market Nutrition Program vouchers will be distributed to eligible persons on Wednesday, June 14, beginning at 9 a.m. at all Lancaster County Office of Aging senior centers.
Fruit and Vegetable Vouchers Available
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The York County Area Agency on Aging, in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, is again offering the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program to eligible York County seniors.
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.
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.
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?
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.