Gardening and Wildlife

Blanche Vaughan’s perfect braised pheasant with cider and apples

Life and style: Gardening advice | guardian.co.uk — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 09:16:18 +0000

Beautiful birds from our very favourite former River Cafe cookAs male game birds go, the pheasant has to be one of the most striking. Larger and more colourful than a partridge, with a spike of tail feathers that gives it a wonderful silhouette in flig...

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Blanche Vaughan’s perfect braised pheasant with cider and apples

Life and style: Gardening advice | guardian.co.uk — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 09:16:18 +0000

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Property Values: What You Get for … $800,000

By MIKE POWELL — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 01:30:06 +0000

A two-bedroom houseboat in Seattle, a four-bedroom house in Illinois and a three-bedroom house in Florida. Property Values: What You Get for … $800,000 is a post from: Gardening News

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Make your own organic, high-potassium fruit tree fertilizer

Sheena Adams — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 01:13:00 +0000

Sheena Adams Soil recipe for an organic gardener's fruit tree booster read moreMake your own organic, high-potassium fruit tree fertilizer is a post from: Gardening News

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Make your own organic, high-potassium fruit tree fertilizer

Sheena Adams — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 01:13:00 +0000

Sheena Adams Soil recipe for an organic gardener's fruit tree booster read moreMake your own organic, high-potassium fruit tree fertilizer is a post from: Gardening News

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Climate change: images of apocalypse

Green News - Environment and climate change news — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 23:57:09 +0000

These images of the apocalypse show how the world might look if we fail to act on global warming.

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Climate Change: Cancun conference centre has poor track record for negotiators

Green News - Environment and climate change news — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 23:50:29 +0000

Cancun is an inauspicious spot for an attempt to get international climate negotiations back on track - for the Mexican resort is probably the world's most calamitous conference centre.

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Carbon emissions: tips to save money and reduce CO2

Green News - Environment and climate change news — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 23:35:41 +0000

Cutting carbon emissions can be as simple as changing your driving habits and buying differently in the supermarket. Here are some tips for you to do your bit.

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Scarlett Johansson heads celebrities open letter to negotiators at Cancun climate change summit

Green News - Environment and climate change news — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 23:32:46 +0000

Scarlett Johansson, Helena Christensen and Bill Nighy are among celebrities who are petitioning negotiators at next week's climate change summit in Cancun, Mexico. This is an open letter they sent as global ambassadors for Oxfam.

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Scarlett Johansson lends her voice to climate change campaign

Green News - Environment and climate change news — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 23:32:16 +0000

Scarlett Johansson has become the latest celebrity to join the campaign against climate change.

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Timeline: landmark climate change warnings, agreements and controversies

Green News - Environment and climate change news — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 23:31:32 +0000

Ahead of next week's Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico Telegraph.co.uk looks at a timeline of recent climate change warnings, controversies and failed agreements.

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T Magazine: London Underground | Art Meets Fashion

By ELIAS REDSTONE — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:47:33 +0000

The South London contemporary arts space Studio Voltaire finances its artist program and education work with a temporary store. T Magazine: London Underground | Art Meets Fashion is a post from: Gardening News

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T Magazine: London Underground | Art Meets Fashion

By ELIAS REDSTONE — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:47:33 +0000

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Green thumbs up: Protect roses and hydrangeas from winter chills

Suzanne Mahler, correspondent — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:20:00 +0000

As the busy holiday season approaches, time grows short to prepare our landscapes for winter chills. Green thumbs up: Protect roses and hydrangeas from win...

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Green thumbs up: Protect roses and hydrangeas from winter chills

Suzanne Mahler, correspondent — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:20:00 +0000

As the busy holiday season approaches, time grows short to prepare our landscapes for winter chills. Green thumbs up: Protect roses and hydrangeas from win...

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Set Pieces: Feeling at home on ‘Nate Berkus Show’

David Keeps — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:38:04 +0000

When he landed his own daytime TV show, decorator Nate Berkus talked interiors with production designer Jeff Hall, who has created sets for "Top Chef" and "The Dr. Oz Show." "Considering how many living rooms I'm in each day, I...Se...

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Set Pieces: Feeling at home on ‘Nate Berkus Show’

David Keeps — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:38:04 +0000

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Ice core on public display in new drive to educate public on climate change

Green News - Environment and climate change news — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:30:16 +0000

Ice block in new exhibition to help public understand climate change.

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Copenhagen targets will not be enough to stop global warming

Green News - Environment and climate change news — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:16:21 +0000

The world is on track for "mutually assured destruction" as even the most ambitious pledges to cut carbon emissions are not enough to stop runaway climate change, the United Nations has warned.

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Growing Together: SEN Schools Report and Resources now on-line

Hayley Young — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:22:00 +0000

Growing Together: Gardening with Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs has just been published on the RHS Campaign for School Gardening website. This report details the findings of the RHS SEN Schools Pilot Project 2009-10, which&#3...

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Growing Together: SEN Schools Report and Resources now on-line

Hayley Young — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:22:00 +0000

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Seaside Nature Park: waterfront jewel polished by volunteers

Lee Gugliada/Get Growing — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:21:43 +0000

In 1994, Seaside Nature Park at the foot of Nelson Avenue in Great Kills essentially was a dumping ground for floating debris, abandoned cars and commercial and public garbage.  View full sizeBob Curcio digs a trench for tulip bulbs at...Seasi...

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Seaside Nature Park: waterfront jewel polished by volunteers

Lee Gugliada/Get Growing — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:21:43 +0000

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Q&A: Cancun climate change conference 2010

Green News - Environment and climate change news — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:16:07 +0000

More than 190 nations are meeting in Cancun, Mexico for the latest round of United Nations talks towards a global deal on stopping catastrophic climate change.

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Vanishing saxifrage

Gardening: the latest gardening news and best gardening advice — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:55:03 +0000

Helen Yemm advises a reader that she might have to wait till next September to see if her saxifrage will bloom in her garden. Vanishing saxifrage is a post from: Gardening News

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Vanishing saxifrage

Gardening: the latest gardening news and best gardening advice — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:55:03 +0000

Helen Yemm advises a reader that she might have to wait till next September to see if her saxifrage will bloom in her garden. Vanishing saxifrage is a post from: Gardening News

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Fending off the honey fungus monster

Helen Yemm's Thorny Problems: Gardening tips and advice, your questions answered — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:14:32 +0000

Helen Yemm's advice to a reader on how to control what he thinks is honey fungus on his silver birch trees. Fending off the honey fungus monster is a post from: Gardening News

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Tigers and polar bears among most vulnerable to climate change

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:38:31 +0000

Tigers and polar bears' huge appetites make them much more vulnerable to environmental change, scientists said today.

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Walk yourself fit at RSPB Coombes Valley

RSPB News - All — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 11:02:00 +0000

Walk North Staffordshire will be staging a two-mile walk at the RSPB's Coombes Valley.

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This will drive you bats…

RSPB News - All — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:52:00 +0000

The Partnership Against Wildlife Crime Northern Ireland (PAWNI) are asking people to look before they cut their trees as bats could be roosting in them.

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This will drive you bats…

RSPB News - All — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:52:00 +0000

The Partnership Against Wildlife Crime Northern Ireland (PAWNI) are asking people to look before they cut their trees as bats could be roosting in them.

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Festive fun in the forest

RSPB News - All — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:33:00 +0000

You can join a feast of fun at the Fineshade Festive Fair, on 4 and 5 December.

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Teenager’s from Swansea raise over £300 for conservation

RSPB News - All — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 08:31:00 +0000

Ben Rees and his twin brother Alex from Clydach near Swansea walked 35 miles this summer and raised £345.38 for the RSPB - the UK's largest conservation charity.

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Over 400 hours volunteered for the Volunteer and Farmer Alliance Scheme this year

RSPB News - All — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 08:24:00 +0000

This year around 35 farms were surveyed across Wales as part of RSPB Cymru's Volunteer & Farmer Alliance (V&FA) surveys, and volunteers gave over 400 hours of their time.

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Stunning image of flamingos gathered as one flamingo the ‘holy grail’ of wildlife photography

Green News - Environment and climate change news — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 06:58:38 +0000

Flock of flamingos in Mexico gather in form of one giant bird.

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K-State wildlife specialist Charlie Lee…

K-State Research and Extension - Wildlife — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000

K-State wildlife specialist Charlie Lee tells of two recent EPA actions of great importance to prairie dog control on rangelands.

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UK doing just a third of what is needed to meet climate change targets – WWF

Green News - Environment and climate change news — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 17:51:06 +0000

Britain is doing a third of what is needed to tackle climate change, according to the WWF, despite Government efforts to go green.

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Black and White

Lydia — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:53:09 +0000

Can anyone advise what I can plant on a 10 metre long grassy border to my driveway which will give me black and white stripes (Newcastle United!) I have enough space for two white stripes and one black one in the middle. Having uprooted the...

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Incredible images captured from 425 miles above the Earth’s surface

Green News - Environment and climate change news — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:47:47 +0000

Incredible images captured from 425 miles above the Earth's surface.

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Kennel Club crackdown on breeding puppies

Green News - Environment and climate change news — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:15:07 +0000

Dogs will only be able to have a limited number of puppies in the latest Kennel Club crackdown to ensure ambitious owners cannot abuse pedigree animals.

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The swap shop

Vegetable Gardening News — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:58:08 +0000

Mucking around with Ms DeborahSitting here quite happy with progress at the the plot. Have finally turned the rest of the manure (hope to prep it again next weekend), had a satisfying swap with Deborah SM – of which more later – and our forage peas...

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Tiger image wins the BBC Wildlife Magazine camera trap photo competition

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:02:26 +0000

The winners of the BBC Wildlife Magazine photo competition.

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Gamekeeper convicted of placing poison bait

RSPB News - All — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 14:31:00 +0000

A gamekeeper formerly of the Leadhills estate has been convicted of placing a rabbit laced with the banned poison carbofuran

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Times Past: Side effects include loss of judgment …

Craig Nakano — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 14:30:00 +0000

From the Los Angeles Times archives: Home magazine, Nov. 27, 1977 "Placebos Can Help You"? The headline could have just as well said, "For $3, We'll Help You Act Like a Fool." The bottle of 30 harmless pills, advertised before...Times P...

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RSPB chocolate takes a stand at St George’s Market

RSPB News - All — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 14:17:00 +0000

Want to indulge in something that will be entirely guilt free? How about RSPB chocolate? The wildlife conservation charity will be selling bars of its organic, fair trade, soya and palm oil free chocolate at its stand at St George's Market. At £2 a po...

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Killing grass under trees with newspaper

GEORGE WEIGEL — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 14:07:36 +0000

Six sheets of newspaper and 2 inches of mulch is a good way to smother turfgrass without using chemicals or risking tree-root injury by digging. Killing grass under trees with newspaper is a post from: Gardening News

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Scottish Government must continue to invest in nature

RSPB News - All — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 14:04:00 +0000

RSPB Scotland responds to the Scottish Government's announcement of its final budget plans before next May's election.

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Datebook: Events, exhibits, classes for the week ahead

Lisa Boone — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 14:00:00 +0000

We've listed select home and garden events below. Suggest your own via reader comments. Submissions must be fewer than 75 words and must be for one-time events with legitimate value to other readers. No store promotions and no frivolous links,...Datebo...

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Critical link between hen harrier and livestock numbers

RSPB News - All — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:52:00 +0000

Study highlights importance of the right grazing levels for wildlife

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Gardening with children

James Alexander-Sinclair — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:17:57 +0000

I think it is generally an excellent thing to try and get children to grow stuff - if only so that they understand how plants behave.Gardening with children is a post from: Gardening News

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