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I was just surfing the internet and read some articles I would like to share with those interesting in digging into their soil and bringing some beauty to the season we know as Spring.

Just remember to know where the sun hits and where it doesn’t and plant according to the need of each plant. There are obviously plants that need more sun light than others. There are also plants that although they need to grow outdoors, they don’t need much sunlight at all. Know your plants needs and you will see just how beautiful your garden can be. Happy Planting!

1. 26 Garden Trends for 2015

Bold color makes gazania ‘New Day Rose Stripe’ a great choice for any garden.

'New Day Rose Stripe' Gazania

2. Kitchen Gardening 101: How to Grow Your Own Food

3. Hot Plants for 2015

Every spring plant companies roll out their new plants, flowers and edibles for retailers and the press. Find out what you need to put on your 2015 shopping list.

4. If you have no idea where or how to start your Garden, check out the Happy Dancing Turtle and as they say..Grow Green

Just for fun…Check out the 15 Gardens We Want To Escape To

pool garden


1. Better bubbly from … England?

Vineyard-768

2. Scientists flying over Colorado oil boom find worse air pollution

The Front Range is a backdrop for a pump in Weld County.

3. Research shows family environment had big impact on children exposed to lead in Port Pirie

High levels of blood/lead content have been recorded in Port Pirie.

4. U.S. Issues Safety Alert for Oil Trains

5. Is air pollution causing Vernal’s neonatal deaths to rise?

Utah midwife uses obituaries to document troubling trend in birth outcomes in the area.

(Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) Midwife Donna Young and her daughter Holt, look at a grave markers of stillborn and newborn children in Rock Point Cemetery in Maeser just north of Vernal. She started noticing a higher than usual amounts of stillborn and newborn deaths in the area the past few years. One corner of the cemetery has several small markers for stillborn and newborn deaths. The TriCounty Health Department is holding a public meeting Wednesday May 7 to investigate the uptick in stillbirths and newborn deaths in the area. Environmentalists believe there’s a connection to air pollution from oil and gas drilling.

6. Vermont’s GMO Bill Expected To Face Major Legal Challenges

7. Elections Not Stopping Obama Pollution Rules

                                    FILE - In this June 24, 2013, file photo, the Capitol Dome is seen behind the Capitol Power Plant in Washington. Democrats running for election in key states are worried about the political fallout from unprecedented greenhouse-gas limits soon to be announced by fellow Democrat Barack Obama's administration. They wish Obama would wait until after November's elections, but if he doesn't start now the rules won't be in place by the time he leaves office. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

8. UPDATE 1-China to close more steel capacity, though still small fraction

9. High CO2 Makes Crops Less Nutritious

Climate change could increase deficiencies in zinc and iron, new study suggests

Sunset on rolling wheat fields in Drummond, Idaho.

10. Philly School District blocks a federal study after health risks are exposed