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Recycling Food Scraps

Written by Rhonda Ferree, retired horticulture educator This year I plan to write once a month about one of the 12 garden trends from the 2014 Garden Media Group report. The trends are based on many facts and figures. They include technology and smart gardening techniques meant to find...
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The Meaning of Flowers

Written by Rhonda Ferree, retired horticulture educator This is for the participants in my class today at Bradley University's OLLI program. January - Carnation General - Fascination Pink – I'll never forget you Red- Admiration (My Heart Breaks) Purple –...
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Learn Something New in 2014

Written by Rhonda Ferree, retired horticulture educator My grandma Simmons used to tell me that we should learn something new every day. I still think that is a great idea and have decided to make that my New Year's resolution this year. If you want to join me, University of Illinois...
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