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Healthy herbs for Vermont gardens

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Before our modern synthetic products were created, herbs were an important aspect of everyday living.

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Growing a garden that makes scents

How do you describe scents or fragrance in flowers?

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Ludlow Garden Club plans big plant sale June 2

At its organizational meeting last month, members of the Ludlow Garden Club developed plans for its annual plant sale.

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Selecting Vermont’s best crabapples

Few woody plants offer such value to landscapes and wildlife as do the flowering crabapples, with such variety in flowers and fruits and multi-season interest.

Some outdoor wood boilers in Vermont must be retired by Dec. 31

Many older outdoor wood-fired boilers (OWBs) that are not certified to meet Vermont’s emissions standards are required by law to be permanently retired by the end of 2012.

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Vermont's springtime blooms, indoors and outdoors

Azalea blooms mean it's springtime. But in Vermont, the flowers of these potted plants emerge indoors, in greenhouses, weeks ahead of their outdoor cousins.

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Chester family healthier thanks to lead-free program

Vermonters on average spend about 90 percent of their time indoors, and 65 percent of that time is spent in the home.

Energy Expo in Ludlow, May 12

The Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce is on the path to become a clean energy business leader in Windsor County.

Rutland-area homebuilders win awards

Officials of the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Southern Vermont have announced the winners of its Annual Excellence in Housing Awards.

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More warnings about emerging tick season in Vermont

Mice population to blame

It's going to be an intense tick season in Vermont this year. Blame it on the white-footed mouse and the acorns.

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Lyme Disease may be big problem in Vermont this spring

Lyme Disease may be a big problem in Vermont this spring and summer.

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VUHS to host ‘Stone Soup’ event

The Addison County Relocalization Network’s third-annual Stone Soup Summit on April 3 at Vergennes Union High School. The ACORN Network Stone Soup took place at Mt. Abe Union High School in 2010, Middlebury Union High School in 2011, and will visit the final district of Addison County in 2012.

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Green Scene: Why native Vermont plants will love your garden

A native plant, by definition, has existed for thousands of years in a particular region. Without the help of gardeners with watering cans, bags of fertilizer, and bales of straw mulch, these plants naturally adapted to the conditions around them.

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HDTV star is highlight of Burlington Home Show

‘Designing for the Sexes’ host to talk about trends

All Season Promotions, New England’s finest producer of consumer events for over 60 years, is pleased to present the 17th annual Burlington Home Show on Feb. 25-26.

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Area projects win Green Works landscaping awards

Green Works/Vermont Nursery and Landscape Association announced the winners of the 2011 Industry Award Program in Vermont. Both residential and commercial projects in the state were recognized.

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