‘Heal Thyself’: A Garden Project Takes Shape
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A garden designed for medicinal herbs."The entrance through the arbor is lined with red slate. I am looking for someone to etch the words Heal Thyself into the slate," Joann writes. Most of the raised bed sections are decorated with garden art.In the teacup bed, Joann plans to outline the shape of a teapot with discarded saucers. Within the outline, she'll plant lemon thyme. "The antimicrobial properties of the thymol in lemon thyme will assist healing; the lemon essence will help 'the medicine Read more [...]
It's a resolution many people make, but few follow through: "I should commute by bicycle more often." To get people motivated, it seems a challenge is required — the National Bike Challenge. Employees at Gardener's Supply took part in this year's event, a free program with the goal of getting 50,000 people to bike 10 million miles. The 2012 challenge ended Aug. 31 with a total of 12 million total miles by a community of more than 30,000 riders.
One of those riders was Brian Youngberg, a member 
The 2012 harvest keeps coming. This month, Deborah Miuccio, who manages the test gardens here at Gardener's Supply, harvested about 60 pounds of potatoes from her family's backyard garden.
"I planted them in a 4x5' raised bed and fertilized with a thick layer of our homemade compost. In midsummer, I covered the young plants in straw. The vines grew as tall as my 9-year-old daughter!"
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