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Garden - Jennifer Fishburn | Thursday, September 9,2004
On the mole patrol
Every summer, gardeners envision a beautiful lush green lawn and flower gardens
abounding with color. Then along come four- and six-legged creatures to dine
on the smorgasbord provided for them
Garden - Jennifer Fishburn | Thursday, September 2,2004
Apple appeal
School has started, cooler temperatures are just around the corner, and apple-picking
time has begun. Your idea of a fresh apple may be a Red Delicious from the grocery
store -- if so, expand y
Garden - Jennifer Fishburn | Thursday, August 26,2004
That burning sensation
If you want zip and heat in your favorite entrée, add a chile pepper. Peppers
come in a variety of shapes and colors and range in taste from sweet and mild
to hot.
Bell peppers are often pic
Garden - Jennifer Fishburn | Thursday, August 19,2004
Friendly competition
Tucked away on the east side of the Illinois State Fairgrounds you will find
the Hobbies, Arts, and Crafts building. During the fair, some of Illinois' finest
baked goods, textiles, hobby colle
Garden - Jennifer Fishburn | Thursday, August 12,2004
Ramble through the brambles
Fresh blackberries and raspberries, from plants often referred to as brambles,
are currently available at local produce stands. Because blackberries and raspberries
belong to the same genus, Ru
Garden - Jennifer Fishburn | Thursday, July 29,2004
When size does matter
Recently a fellow gardener proudly showed me her six-pound zucchini. Though
impressive, this mammoth green monster is better suited to the compost pile
than to the kitchen. "Big and green" are
Garden - Jennifer Fishburn | Thursday, July 22,2004
A stroll in the garden
This year, the Master Gardener Demonstration Garden at the Illinois State
Fairgrounds features several changes and additions, including a new landscape
design in the Identification Garden, a Sh
Garden - Jennifer Fishburn | Thursday, July 15,2004
Meet (and beat) the beetles
They're back! The latest invasion of leaf-devouring Japanese beetles has begun. These half-inch-long eating machines have been found helping themselves to roses in the Springfield area, but you can ex
Garden - Jennifer Fishburn | Thursday, July 8,2004
Botany according to the Bard
William Shakespeare, the greatest writer in the English language, lived during
the Elizabethan period (1533-1603), a relatively peaceful political time that
gave birth to enormous developments
Garden - Jennifer Fishburn | Thursday, June 24,2004
Garden talk 6-24-04
I can't think of a more beautiful, colorful, sweet fruit than blueberries.
The highbush blueberry, Vaccinium corymbosum, is a woody perennial plant
that is native to North America. The fruit wa
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