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Shelley Pederson: No lawn space? Grow plants and veggies in pots

“If words are seeds,  let flowers grow  from your mouth, not weeds.  If heart are gardens,  plant those flowers in the chest of the ...

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Shelley Pederson: Getting into raised-bed gardening

The second kind of gardening is raised bed gardening. I have been gardening in raised beds for over ...

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Shelley Pederson: Gardening can provide food for your family

“Why don’t you garden a little instead of play And help to pass your spare time away Also, you’ll find, ...

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Al Batt: Why do birds stand on one leg?

It was a lovely day. I hoped everyone recognized it as such. I walked amongst the trees while trying ...

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Shelley Pederson: Gardening can be great stress reliever during strange times

“We went down into the silent garden. Dawn is the time when nothing breathes, the hour of silence. ...

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Al Batt: How old was the oldest duck you’ve ever seen?

My neighbor Crandall stops by. “How are you doing?” I ask. “Everything is nearly copacetic. I bought a new garden ...

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Shelley Pederson: Being out in the great outdoors is not canceled

‘Awake, thou wintry earth — Fling off thy sadness!’ — Thomas Blackburn Spring fever anyone? The good news is ...

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Al Batt: Why didn’t Ben Franklin want eagle for U.S. emblem?

My neighbor Crandall stops by. “How are you doing?” I ask. “Everything is nearly copacetic. I had a tough year ...

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Al Batt: Is there a most recognizable bird in the world? If so, what is it?

My neighbor Crandall stops by. “How are you doing?” I ask. “I’m a dollar or two ahead, so I put ...

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Shelley Pederson: Finally, it is the month of spring

“March is a month of considerable frustration — it is so near spring and yet across a great ...

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Al Batt: Why are they called cedar waxwings? Do bluebirds mate for life?

My neighbor Crandall stops by. “How are you doing?” I ask. “Everything is nearly copacetic. I’m still waiting to see ...

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Al Batt: How did myth of hummingbirds migrating on backs of geese start?

My neighbor Crandall stops by. “How are you doing?” I ask. “Everything is nearly copacetic. I’ll remember your birthday this ...

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Bev Jackson Cotter: I still believe snow is beautiful, even now

Do I dare write a column about how beautiful snow is? I know that some of you are already ...

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Shelley Pederson: Bee is for bee balm, a beautiful pollinator plant

I love to watch the little bee, Long before the winter cold. She pounces on each petal, Like a hunter, quick ...

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Al Batt: The different owls that can be found at Sax-Zim Bog in Minnesota

My neighbor Crandall stops by. “How are you doing?” I ask. “Everything is nearly copacetic. All my life I wanted ...

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