10 Lovely Campanulas
Dalmation bellflower (C. portenschlagiana) This has a tidy habit of growth, with 4- top 6-inch (10 to 14 cm) stems in a compact clump and abundant upward-facing bell-like flowers of pale violet in late spring and early summer. Give these some ... [... more]
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Ferns For The Shade Garden - Part Iii
Royal Fern is an extraordinary fern. The sterile fronds resemble Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) leaves more than they do most ferns, and the fertile fronds, which emerge in the center of the clump, look a great deal like spent Astilbe flower ... [... more]
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Human Cloning and Human Dignity: The Report of the ...
 Very powerful. I am a science major and philosophy minor and I have found this book very provocative, well written and useful.
Save Your Money This document is the first (and currently only) report of President Bush's 17-member Council on Bioethics. The i ... [... more]
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Christmas in Plains: Memories
Jimmy Carter's Georgia hometown has been the one constant in his life, and he pays tribute to it with Christmas in Plains, a collection of holiday memories from his childhood through his Navy days, his time as Georgia governor and U.S. president, and his ... [... more]
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The Joy of Rhubarb Cookbook: The Versatile Summer Delight
What can be done with rhubarb in more than 200 recipes Rhubarb is one of those garden gifts that often overwhelm the gardener -- and the gardener's friends, families, and neighbors! Enter Theresa Millang's The Joy Of Rhubarb: The Versatile Summer Delight ... [... more]
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Amphigorey Too
DARKLY WHIMSICAL AND HIGHLY ENJOYABLE This wonderful second collection contains 20 highly enjoyable stories: THE BEASTLY BABY (a definite Gorey favorite!) about an absolutely abominable baby, you'll be glad to see the end of! THE NURSERY FRIEZE: Features ... [... more]
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The Great Hedge of India: The Search for the Living ...
What next from the British Raj? First we had THE GREAT ARC, a story about the immense project to map the arc of the meridian in India. Now we learn that the British army and the government built a 1500 mile long GREAT HEDGE OF INDIA as part of a customs ... [... more]
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Blue Guide Turkey
Travel Guides Don't Get Any Better Than This The first thing to understand about Blue Guides is: they're not for everyone. In particular, they aren't for people who only want to have to take along a single guidebook when they travel. Although in recent ... [... more]
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Three Gardens With Daffodils
Lay out the plantings by using the clump method. Plant the taller bulbs away from the sidewalk with a companion shorter bulb between the taller, and the edge of the walk. The mixed daffodil clumps will be large and can be the exception by being ... [... more]
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Random Acts Of Beautification
The other day I was hauling my tools and a few plants to a new area of the property that needed civilizing. My husband had mentioned planting there a couple of years back, and even put a huge clump of Iris pseudacorus there, to which I added a ... [... more]
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Sprekelia Formosissima
Once planted, year after year you notice them multiply. As they do, they push themselves literally out of the ground; exposing their long necks to view. Established colonies are best left undisturbed to clump up and look specky. Should flowering ... [... more]
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Be Bold With Your Bulbs
I still try to buy bulbs in vast quantities - but all of one kind at a time. They look better that way, give more bang for the buck. A handful of crocus is cheery but a bunch of blooms is better. A clump of daffodils out front is nice but an ... [... more]
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