09/04/2016
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COMING SOON: The King of the Jujubes!
King of the Jujubes Chris Jacobsen on his tractor: A 90 year-old Danish immigrant, educated horticulturist who still single handedly takes care of his five...
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Liz Berry
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09/01/2016
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If You Want Organic: Buy Local or Grow it Yourself!
(7 ft tall pigeon pea shrub in center of photo--Kale at bottom right) - Garland Community Garden - August 30, 2016 Plant Diversity in action at the Garland...
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Liz Berry
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07/21/2016
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Sex in the Garden (Pollinators)
Loving Garland Green will host their monthly speaker's meeting this coming Monday, July 25. The topic will be pollinator reproduction. Janet Smith, Dallas...
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Liz Berry
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07/10/2016
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Milkweed and Community Gardens
Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) grows along the sides of Hwy 22 from Davenport to Muscatine, Iowa along with many beautiful wildflowers such as wild...
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Liz Berry
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07/04/2016
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All Revolutions Begin with One Person
License Plate: BK5 1926 This 2004 Ford F250 3/4 ton truck was stolen from the driveway of a home located at 216 East Kingsbridge Drive in Garland Texas (in...
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Liz Berry
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07/03/2016
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A Tribute to Our Garden Truck
Charlie and Liz with Ole Blue Loaded Down for One of Our Local Schools This 3/4 ton, 2004 truck did more for our local community than you might imagine....
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Liz Berry
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07/01/2016
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It's always in season to share food
It's always in season to share your food with those less fortunate--not just Thanksgiving and Christmas. - July 1, 2016 Yesterday Charlie and I delivered 23...
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Liz Berry
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06/26/2016
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Action at the Garland Community Garden
The Garland Community Garden--one of the few places in the DFW area where you can see hops growing and blooming. Last year we were curious to know if hops...
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Liz Berry
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06/23/2016
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Summer Fun in the Garland Community Garden
A New Sign is Added to the Garland Community Garden. The smaller sign at the right was added yesterday. It identifies the garden and surrounding area as a...
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Liz Berry
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06/17/2016
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Moving Toward the Summer Solstice in Garland
Mike, Gail and Vicki, Garland Good Samaritans volunteers pose in front of the container garden. Deliveries to the Good Samaritans Only a few days away until...
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Liz Berry
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06/11/2016
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Children in the Garden on a Saturday Morning
Jeannie Le, Garland Third Grader, watering the Children's area of the Garland Community Garden - June 11, 2016 Even though the photograph above was taken only...
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Liz Berry
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06/08/2016
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Garland's Gardens Overflow
Malcom, Judy and Kevin at the Good Samaritans in Garland, Texas - June 7, 2016 Yesterday Kevin, Margie and I picked fresh produce from the Garland Community...
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Liz Berry
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05/31/2016
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Love is the Greatest Gift--after that, Food
Hugelkultur Pot Garden at the Good Samaritans Survived the winter and is still producing. This week we will bring a tomato plant and some summer spinach to...
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Liz Berry
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05/29/2016
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Another Super Food on the Scene
Haskap, Blue Honeysuckle, ( Lonicera caerulea ) The more I walk, work and live in the world of plants, the better able I am to see the value of scientific...
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Liz Berry
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05/28/2016
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A Jujube Tree is an Enduring Memorial
Jujube Tree Garland Community Garden - May 28, 2016 I just planted a Jujube (pronounced juh-ju-bee) in the Garland Community Garden this Memorial Day weekend...
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Liz Berry
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05/27/2016
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GARDENS: Just another reason to live in Garland, Texas!
GARDENS BRING NEIGHBORS TOGETHER! Gardens offer communities infinite opportunities: job creation, healthier living, a chance to get to know your neighbors...
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Liz Berry
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05/26/2016
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Watson Tech Now Has a Hugelkultur
Loving Garland Green members Charlie Bevilacqua and Liz Berry assisted in the installation of a hugelkultur at Watson Tech here in Garland. If you don't know...
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Liz Berry
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04/14/2016
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The Garland Community Garden is a Certified Wildlife Habitat
Yesterday we successfully registered the Garland Community Garden and its surrounding riparian area as a certified wildlife habitat with the National Wildlife...
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Liz Berry
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04/12/2016
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Becoming a Pollinator Fanatic
Bee pollinating a blackberry flower down at the Garland Community Garden - April 12, 2016 It's amazing the degree to which a little education can shift one's...
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Liz Berry
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04/10/2016
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SAVING THE WORLD - one backyard at a time with native bees
The title for this post is taken from a byline for MASON BEE REVOLUTION, a book written by Dave Hunter and Jill Lightner. The Mason bee, a native North...
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Liz Berry
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