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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.
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.
The Beauty in Nature: Sweet Gums and Bradford Pears
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- Written by Clyde McMillan-Gamber Clyde McMillan-Gamber
Sweet gum and Bradford pear trees are planted on lawns and along streets in southeastern Pennsylvania, as elsewhere, for their attractive shapes, summer shade, colored leaves, and multitudes of white flowers on the pear trees in April.
The Beauty in Nature: Suburban Food Chains
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- Written by Clyde McMillan-Gamber Clyde McMillan-Gamber
Common, everyday house sparrows are abundant in cities, towns, and farmyards the year around in southeastern Pennsylvania and across most of the United States and other countries around the world.
Plant Easy-Care Daffodils Now for Added Spring Beauty
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- Written by Melinda Myers Melinda Myers
Daffodils have a cheery presence in the spring garden and are a surefire way to chase away the winter blues. These fall-planted bulbs are also reliable perennials that require no maintenance and are not bothered by deer or other pests.
The Green Mountain Gardener: Gardening Questions You Might Ask in September
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- Written by Dr. Leonard Perry Dr. Leonard Perry
This month, many gardeners ask these three questions.
The Beauty in Nature: Two Toads
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- Written by Clyde McMillan-Gamber Clyde McMillan-Gamber
Mostly I hear them calling from pond shallows in spring and early summer. If I look closely, I can see males sitting in inch-deep water with bulging throats while trilling or pairs floating while spawning in the pond.
The Beauty in Nature: Picturesque Pines
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- Written by Clyde McMillan-Gamber Clyde McMillan-Gamber
Pitch, scrub, and table mountain pines are relatively small, picturesque kinds of pine trees adapted and native to the dry, poor, worn-out, or rocky soils of southeastern Pennsylvania and elsewhere in the eastern part of the United States.
The Beauty in Nature: Strips of European Flowers
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- Written by Clyde McMillan-Gamber Clyde McMillan-Gamber
Flowering plants originally from Europe dominate many country roadsides in southeastern Pennsylvania farmland, as elsewhere in North America.