http://www.mixx.com Mixx of items from the Everything To Do With Plants! collection en-us Homeowners will find these ten tips are general enough to ensure that no matter which technique they use, their efforts are sure to grow into a consistently beautiful lawn. Tue Sep 30 03:13:21 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/2282104/ten_tips_for_plugging_or_sprigging_a_lawn_associated_content thingy_2282104 sfharper http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/983896/ten_tips_for_plugging_or_sprigging.html?cat=32 Tropical plant care in winter requires greenhouse conditions. Explains the steps homeowners should take to protect tropical plants and provides a list of useful aids and photographs. Tue Sep 30 02:22:42 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/2281897/care_tips_for_the_winter_gardener_of_tropical_plants_associated_content thingy_2281897 sfharper http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/994774/care_tips_for_the_winter_gardener_of.html?cPage=2&cat=32 Learn ten useful tips for preventing and dealing with fall and winter damage to your trees and property. See photographs that show bad tree management. Tue Sep 30 00:09:55 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/2281077/ten_tips_for_fall_tree_care_associated_content thingy_2281077 sfharper http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/980898/ten_tips_for_fall_tree_care.html?cat=32 This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008 at 1:45 PM EDT shows a mass of clouds off the eastern seaboard associated with Tropical Storm Kyle as it moves generally northward towards Nova Scotia or Maine. Landfall may happen as a hurricane la Sun Sep 28 16:28:03 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/2267379/maine_preps_as_hurricane_races_toward_nova_scotia thingy_2267379 Margaritka http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gVWjsPEiqe1tEu2mhBIRaxxGi8owD93FQCJO3 October to do list 1.Plant spring flowering bulbs such as Hyacinths, Allium, Snowflakes, Daffodils,jonquils, Narcissus, Rain Lilies, Dutch Iris, Ranunculus, Anemones, Grape Hyacinth, Amaryllis and others. Wed Sep 24 15:16:14 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/2223073/october_gardening_to_do_list thingy_2223073 Jaguar http://gardeninglaunchpad.blogspot.com/2008/09/october-to-do-list.html You may be surprised to find out the incredibly lethal plants often hanging around the neighborhood park - or gracing your tabletop in the form of a centerpiece. Thu Sep 18 15:27:08 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/2165949/16_most_fatal_killer_poisonous_plants thingy_2165949 BrettFavre http://webecoist.com/2008/09/16/16-most-unassuming-yet-lethal-killer-plants/ Increasing global carbon dioxide emissions are not just damaging the Earth ’s climate, but eroding coral reefs, our rainforests of the sea. See how scientists are solving the issue of ocean acidification, which harms coral reefs and the life they suppor Tue Sep 16 20:13:59 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/2145955/scientists_propose_plan_to_stop_osteoporosis_of_coral_reefs thingy_2145955 jcolman http://www.nature.org/initiatives/marine/features/art25856.html After MTV finished filming their new “Real World/Road Rules Challenge” on a remote, uninhabited island in the Republic of Panama, locals returned to find their beach tattered and abused. Mon Sep 15 14:42:51 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/2131592/mtv_cuts_down_rainforest_for_reality_tv_show thingy_2131592 BrettFavre http://www.treeclimbercoalition.org/TreeTalk/article.cfm?articleid=156 The US National Arboretum "Web Version" of the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map Wed Sep 10 16:36:55 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/2081771/national_arboretum_usda_plant_hardiness_zone_map thingy_2081771 Jaguar http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/ushzmap.html Interestingly, the majority of the CO2 stored in the researchers’ forest is located in wood mass and soil organic matter. The remaining CO2 is taken in by stem wood, leaves, and debris. Tue Sep 09 11:33:19 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/2066481/scientists_forests_are_a_possible_carbon_storage_solution thingy_2066481 SmithAnn http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/08/scientists-say-forests-are-a-possible-carbon-storage-solution/