Monday, February 28, 2011

Do your gardening by the year

Laura Taylor has grown tomatoes and other edibles for 15 seasons.
"As my passion grew I learned that so many other people were interested in growing, and I began offering tomato growing classes, here in my yard," she says. "I now offer both growing classes and cooking classes, many of which are specific to tomato recipes."
The calendar features tips and color-coded information for eight growing regions and recipes, including chicken stew with tomatoes.
The $20 calendar can be purchased at www.LauraTayloratHome.com or 818-716-7130.
Laura's tomato calendar is just one of several gardening and nature-related calendars that will brighten your spirits during the coming year.
" cents Did you know? The Old Farmer's Almanac's 2011 calendar offers advice, folklore and gardening secrets that entertain as well as enlighten you. For instance, did you know there are 75 different species of snowdrops, all white, that bloom in early spring? Or, that the slime secreted through an earthworm's skin helps hold clusters of soil particles together?
Makes for interesting conversation at any garden parties you attend next year. It's $8.99 at gardening, hardware and book stores or online at www.Almanac.com/store where you will also find a weather-watchers calendar.
" cents Wildly wonderful. The Wildlife Center of Virginia in Waynesboro, Va., has created a stunning calendar titled "The Gardens of Eagles" in tribute to the nesting pair at Norfolk Botanical Garden in southeastern Virginia. Annually, the botanical garden operates a live cam that allows you to watch what happens in the nest from the time the first egg is laid until the eaglets fledge the nest. The wall calendar features 18 large color photographs and more than 35 smaller, full-color eagle photographs, as well as highlights from the 2010 nesting season.

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