VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
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Source: www.contracostatimes.com
Here's the dish on miniature landscapes
-Professional gardener Angela Carcich can whip together a dish garden in five minutes.
Source: www.orlandosentinel.com
Desert ramblings
"Since Man first chipped words on slabs of stone, he has tried to describe the desert," writes E.R. Jackman in the regional classic "The Oregon Desert." "He has said it is cruel, brutal, ruthless, ugly, horrible, appalling and fraught with terror."
Source: www.bendbulletin.com
South Africa: In the Concrete Jungle There's Aroof Garden
Taking a lift to a garden is a novel experience. At the sixth floor we step out and see a sign pointing up the stairs that says, "Once there was a roof ..." and further up, "Just another lifeless city roof? Not for long ..."
Source: allafrica.com
Groundhog Day: Can the Varmints Be Far Behind?
By Joanna Poncavage, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Feb. 2--Punxsutawney Phil is the center of Groundhog Day predictions and pageantry today, bringing thousands of fans to Gobbler's Knob in Jefferson County. Gus is spokesanimal for Pennsylvania Lottery Instant Games.
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