Cool Green Gardens
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Cool Green GardensBovine Biscuits Get a New Lease on Life
“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” That is the essence of one of the exhibitors that Kate Frank and I visited in Raleigh last week. Darn! Now I have…
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Cool Green GardensRethinking the Suburban Lawn: National Coalition Launches New Website
In Star Wars, Darth Vader sensed “a shift in The Force” when Luke Skywalker tapped his Jedi powers. I felt another shift today. A big piece of the sustainable landscaping…
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Cool Green GardensWhy Are You Working So Hard? Blow Up Your Rototiller
Skip the soil amendment, toss the slow-release fertilizer, make your rototiller into a sculpture. Sustainable landscaping means responding to what nature gives you. Let's start using plants that are adapted…
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Cool Green GardensComputer-controlled Cauliflower? When Software Meets Spinach
Wouldn't it be totally cool to be a professional futurist? You'd get a paycheck for predicting what the world will look like in a hundred years, then wait for everyone…
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Cool Green Gardens
Snakes In Your Garden
You’ve probably heard people singing the praises of drip irrigation, which was developed in the early 60s in Israel. I thought it was the greatest thing since sliced bread when…
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Cool Green GardensGone With The Wind
Yes, I'm still going on about water conservation. Well, why not? We're in the dog days of summer and I'm here to help you save a few gallons and a…
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Cool Green GardensIrrigation Gizmos & Gadgets — Part II
The Brainiacs of Irrigation Timers How close are we to living in a Jetson's futureworld? When it comes to irrigation technology, pretty darn close. "Smart controllers" represent the next wave…
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Cool Green GardensIrrigation Gizmos and Gadgets – Part I
Have you ever looked at the surface of your soil and thought, “Man, that looks dry; I’d better break out the hose”? If so, I envy your moisture-sensing x-ray vision!…
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Cool Green GardensPart II — It’s Like Road Rage, Only Wetter
Road rage: A motorist's uncontrolled anger usually provoked by the behavior of another driver. The affliction is officially recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. "Water rage,"…
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Cool Green GardensPart I — When The Well Runs Dry
Perhaps it’s just a passing cycle, just a blip. Maybe next year the skies will open up and we’ll all be fine. I’m usually a cockeyed optimist, but not anymore—not…
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