Halloween always brings out the flakes. Although most people opt for the predictable costumes like witches, werewolves and pirates, there are always a few flakes who go for something extreme that is sure to elicit a few groans. I've heard that a Casey Anthony mask is big this year. Grooooaannn. Mother Nature is even getting ...
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Written by Betsy S. Franz on October 29, 2011
What: Common Good City Farm annual Harvest Festival When: Saturday Oct. 29, 11am-2pm Where: Common Good City Farm, V Street NW between 2nd & 4th Sts NW This free event open to the public will offer an afternoon of activities to include: pumpkin carving and painting, costume contest, scarecrow making, face painting and more! Food ...
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Written by Betsy S. Franz on October 28, 2011
What: Promoting Native Bee Abundance and Diversity with Native Plants When: Thursday, November 10, 2011, 7:30 pm Where: Green Spring Gardens, 4603 Green Spring Road, Alexandria, Virginia Join Maria Van Dyke, the Program Coordinator for Virginia Working Landscapes for a slide lecture about the importance and habitat requirements of native bees. Maria will discuss ongoing academic ...
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Written by Betsy S. Franz on October 28, 2011
What: Rainscaping at Coolidge Highschool Garden When: Saturday, November 12 , 8:30 am to noon Where: Calvin Coolidge Garden 6315 5th St NW, Washington DC Please join the Friends of the Garden and Coolidge High School students in restoring 3600 sq ft of beds after last summer's drought. Gardening experts from the area's Watershed Stewards Academy ...
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Written by Betsy S. Franz on October 28, 2011
Are you tired of the tree-rich landscapes hoarding all of the gold (and red, and yellow) of autumn’s splendor while your plant-devoid landscape does without? Well, be part of the 99% who appreciate Autumn color! Get outside and go occupy “fall” street. There is plenty of fall foliage in Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia to ...
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Written by Betsy S. Franz on October 26, 2011
I treat my body the same way that I treat my gardens. When it comes to health, my first line of defense is always a natural one, and I only turn to chemical solutions as a last resort. But every now and then, I’ve accepted a prescription medicine for something because it just seemed so ...
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Written by Betsy S. Franz on October 25, 2011
Every now and then, the rugs in my house look like this: That’s because my yard is often covered with piles of this: I don’t really LIKE having a messy home and I sure wish I could learn to wipe my feet a little better before I come inside. But I’m definitely not complaining. As ...
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Written by Betsy S. Franz on October 24, 2011
Here's a good reminder for all of us: Saving electricity helps save water. And saving water helps save electricity. A recent article on Blue Living Ideas explained why saving electricity helps to save water. Saving water directly is an important way to conserve, but did you know that electricity uses billions of gallons of water every ...
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Written by Betsy S. Franz on October 21, 2011
"If you don't set your goals based upon a clearly defined mission statement, you may find yourself following a path that doesn't take you where you thought you were going." From leadership-tools.com Every business seems to have a mission statement these days – a statement that spells out the values and goals the business hopes to achieve. I ...
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Written by Betsy S. Franz on October 20, 2011
If you love carving Halloween pumpkins, you have GOT to visit extremepumpkins.com and check out the FANSTASTIC carvings on the site. I know we will use that site for some inspiration before we do our carving this weekend. We rarely get any trick-or-treaters at our home anymore, but my husband and I still always buy ...
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Written by Betsy S. Franz on October 19, 2011
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