August 29th 2008
Naturally native - South Bend Tribune
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Naturally native
South Bend Tribune, IN - 34 minutes ago Her “rain garden” is really a wetland depression that she dug to collect storm water. There she has planted native wetland plants. … |
Archive for August, 2008
August 29th 2008
Students, parents get look at new Olson Elementary School - The Capital Times
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Students, parents get look at new Olson Elementary School
The Capital Times, WI - 1 hour ago Ishikawa taught at Chavez for five years and helped build a rain garden at the school. She said encouraging children to respect and take care of the … |
August 29th 2008
Students, parents get look at new Olson Elementary School - Wisconsin State Journal
Sidney Helle escorted little sister Lydia through the hallways of Paul J. Olson Elementary School in search of Lydia’s classroom and locker. Lydia tentatively glanced in teacher Libby Mackman’s kindergarten classroom — where she will begin class …
August 29th 2008
Spanish-Tudor home with green twist on house tour - Newburyport Daily News
GEORGETOWN — The Georgetown Historical Society is sponsoring a Historical House Tour on Saturday, Sept. 27, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Seven private homes, the Brocklebank Museum and School House No. 3 will be open for the tour. Many of the homes …
August 29th 2008
Green roof sprouts up in Auburn Hills - Detroit News
AUBURN HILLS — Most roofs are adorned with tar and shingles. The Auburn Hills public safety building is shedding that image for a more environmentally friendly approach. The city started ripping out old brick pavers earlier this month on a section …
August 28th 2008
Rain: five tanks on the outskirts of Bangalore overflow - Hindu
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Rain: five tanks on the outskirts of Bangalore overflow
Hindu, India - 5 hours ago FLOOD THREAT: A family makes a vain bid to clear the rainwater in front of their house at Bharappa Layout near Bangalore’s Hebbal on Thursday. … Nightmare at daybreak in City Deccan Herald all 2 news articles |
August 28th 2008
Colleges expand to meet health care demand - Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
Nationally and in the Pacific Northwest, health care is at a crossroads. Health care workers are reaching retirement age in parallel with the overall population. The average age of a nurse is 53, while the number of people 65 and over is projected to …
August 28th 2008
Kansas-friendly gardens developed in master plots - Lawrence Journal World
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Kansas-friendly gardens developed in master plots
Lawrence Journal World, KS - 32 minutes ago Next we step over to the Rain Garden, which was an area that naturally attracted and pooled water when it rained; it is a general basin that was low and … |
August 28th 2008
Workshop to offer landscape methods - Worcester Telegram
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Workshop to offer landscape methods
Worcester Telegram, MA - 48 minutes ago There will be a drawing for door prizes that include rain garden plants, a compost bin and a rain barrel from the New England Rain Barrel Co. … |
August 27th 2008
Williston gets rain garden - StarNewsOnline.com
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Williston gets rain garden
StarNewsOnline.com, NC - 43 minutes ago (Photo by Kate Lord/Wilmington Star-News) Those are the twin goals of a new 1200-square-foot rain garden in front of Williston Middle School on South 10th … |