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a gardening journal by Lorraine Flanigan

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9 of 12 Great Things I Found at Raleigh

By Lorraine • Oct 9th, 2009 • Category: Dig in, Techniques

9. BirdCam
“Look at the birdie!” has never had more meaning. While roaming the exhibit hall for new gardening products at the 2009 Garden Writers Symposium in Raleigh, North Carolina, I found a great bird-watching gadget. The Audubon BirdCam actually lets you capture images of the birds that visit your backyard feeder. This weather-resistant outdoor camera [...]



3 of 12 Great Things I Found at Raleigh

By Lorraine • Oct 2nd, 2009 • Category: Dig in, Techniques

Who would have thought that a lecture on plant pests and disease would be one of the highlights of the 2009 Garden Writers Symposium in Raleigh, North Carolina? Here’s why Jim Chatfield’s talk ranked #3 of 12 great things I found at Raleigh.
3. Jim Chatfield
Got diseased or buggy plants? Who you gonna call? Ohio State [...]



Getting the Dirt on Dirt

By Lorraine • Mar 19th, 2009 • Category: Techniques

Jeff Lowenfels travelled all the way from Alaska to Canada Blooms to dish the dirt on soil to Toronto gardeners — and I’m glad he did. His lecture on Wednesday afternoon was all about mycorrhizal fungi, protazoa, nematodes and bacteria. Yes, I’ve heard about these micro-organisms but never in such an entertaining way. Somehow, he [...]