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Rose recalls gardening as her favorite childhood memory. Her horticultural career included eight years at Phipps Conservatory and a decade owning a landscape design and installation company specializing in organic perennial gardens. Writing is her other passion, so garden writing is a natural. Contact her at rose.rosefield@gmail.com

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Turning autumn leaves into leaf mold

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Before you grumble about raking up the zillions of leaves currently drifting down, consider how valuable they will be to your garden and start to...
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Great local websites and events for Pittsburgh area gardeners

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Staying informed about local garden related events, classes and festivals is, happily, getting harder as awareness of organic gardening and the local...
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How do predaceous insects help the garden?

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While novice gardeners may be unfamiliar with the label “predaceous insects”, chances are they have long been familiar with some of the...
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Lead in garden hoses

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Can a day go by without word of a health danger? In our information-rich world, we're flooded with studies,...
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Michelle Obama's organic White House garden draws criticism

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To prove that no good deed goes unpunished, the First Lady's organic White House garden has spawned critics and...
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How do earthworms help the garden?

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Every good gardener knows that earthworms are welcome friends in the garden, but how exactly do they benefit the soil? As these critters burrow...
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Green Drinks offers networking and fun for local greenies

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Organic gardening can be a lot of work, so why not relax and take time to enjoy a drink and a congenial evening with like minded Pittsburghers?...
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Burgh Bees founder talks about colony collapse disorder

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Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) has gotten a lot of publicity over the last two years in a world where the honeybee has long been taken for granted....
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Pittsburgh's worst weed: Japanese knotweed, part two

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If it seems as if Japanese knotweed is everywhere in our area, that's a fairly accurate perception. Part one of the Japanese knotweed saga referred to...
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Pittsburgh's worst weed: Japanese knotweed, part one

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It's everywhere, and it's very hard to destroy: call it Japanese knotweed, fleeceflower, Mexican bamboo or some can't-be-printed expletive, gardeners,...
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