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Never leave your garden naked: Proper mulching protects the soil

By Paul Tukey With the busiest gardening weekend of the year upon us, it is important to dress for the occasion - dress the garden, that is. Leaving bare soil around vegetables, perennials, trees or shrubs is never a good thing. That freshly turned or tilled garden may look great f...

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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
School seeks donations for memorial garden

FALMOUTH —This May, Falmouth Middle School will dedicate the Lois Murphy Kindness Garden to honor the former long-time guidance counselor who died of cancer last May.

Peggy Roberts • News Briefs •
Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 12:29 pm
s-scareattheview-012309 'First garden' idea wins national contest

SCARBOROUGH — Hungry for change? Try growing a vegetable garden.

Peggy Roberts • News •
Friday, January 23, 2009 at 1:19 pm
s-scargarden-010909 Scarborough man's First Garden idea gains ground

SCARBOROUGH — Avoiding garden metaphors and puns may be the biggest challenge when it comes to Scarborough resident Roger Doiron and his "Eat the View" campaign.

Peggy Roberts • News •
Friday, January 9, 2009 at 12:52 pm