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12feb08 Aspirin may cure citrus disease10feb08 Is your garden's fertilizer a radioactive hazard?04feb08 Genetically engineered blue roses available for purchase26jan08 Georgians may soon be allowed to water their dead plants17jan08 Newly discovered species of giant palm can be seen from space29dec07 Botanists abandon research efforts along US/Mexico border27nov07 Scott's fined $500,000 for accidental release of genetically engineered weed20oct07 Trees spliced with rabbit genes clean industrial waste20oct07 Artificial corn chromosomes made-to-order10oct07 Bumblebees disappearing too26sep07 Five new plant species found in Vietnamese 'Green Corridor'14sep07 Bigger vegetables mean reduced flavor and nutrients06sep07 Fruit picking robots may replace migrant workers02sep07 Bee colonies wiped out by Bayer lawn care products27aug07 Japanese farmers grow living Hokusai woodblock prints from rice paddies25aug07 Loss of hemlocks could devastate Appalachian ecosystem14aug07 Woman grows strawberry inside tomato... Straw-mato?12aug07 8,000,000 year-old preserved cypress trunks discovered23jul07 NASA map shows US lawn coverage17jul07 New orchid discovered in Yosemite -- that smells like sweaty feet17jul07 Plant pathologist earns highest honors for life's work05jul07 Hortibot destroys weeds, finds Sarah Connor05jul07 Hydroponic strawberry farms way of the future?19jun07 Cogongrass gives kudzu a run for its money down south19jun07 Australian apple moth invades California14jun07 Plants recognize their own siblings11jun07 CT scanners find insects in trees26may07 Woman poisons playground tree to improve view10apr07 Endangered species act is threatened, faces extirpation22mar07 Giant witch-faced turnip found in Wellington12mar07 Spruce trees appearing in arctic tundras10mar07 Attack of the killer Rhododendrons08mar07 Scientists devise method to keep bananas fresh07mar07 Gunslinger shoots and kills noxious weeds14feb07 Chinese enjoy spacecraft-mutated purple potatoes11feb07 Is Arundo donax the answer to our power problems?06feb07 It's warm in Britain, but smells like corpses22jan07 Gardening trends for 200721jan07 Monaco installs first European carbon sink16jan07 Bush administration to recognize global warming threat03jan07 Brooklyn cherry trees blooming during unseasonably warm winter20dec06 Climate changes affecting USDA hardiness maps14dec06 Pacific Northwest Horticultural Conservancy aims to save Heronswood gardens11dec06 US to spray 320,000 acres in Afghanistan with Roundup09dec06 100 million year-old bee found in amber29nov06 Illinois lumber, logs, wood chips, and firewood transport limited by emerald ash borer29nov06 Red cedar more of a pest than a pleasure03nov06 Woolly adelgids attacking Kentucky hemlocks04oct06 Cross-dressing cycad thief caught after dropping breasts17sep06 Beetles being imported to save hemlock trees06sep06 Gene sequencing key to sudden oak death cure30aug06 Louisiana family grows record-setting watermelon23aug06 Yellow jackets starting to form giant nests16aug06 Genetically engineered grass found escaped in wild22jun06 New self-pollination method found in wild Chinese orchid31may06 Burpee shutting down Heronswood Nursery?30may06 Another benefit of global warming: more poison ivy29may06 Giant worms resurface in US22may06 Largest US community garden evicted by developer19may06 Stand of unblighted American chestnuts discovered18may06 California front yard stolen21apr06 Sudden Oak Death didn't come from the US20apr06 It sucks to be algae in Hawai'i08apr06 Guerrilla Gardeners of London attack at night07apr06 Shortening your plants with a shot of tequila08mar06 Engineered plants glow when thirsty28feb06 Winter lawn browning? Give it some green paint27feb06 Exposure to nature reduces ADD19feb06 Industrial espionage rocks rose hybriding world08feb06 4.4 million acres of Canadian rainforest saved from logging08feb06 Dozens of new species discovered in lost Indonesian rain forest03feb06 Radish with fighting spirit perseveres despite decapitation31jan06 Christopher Lloyd remembered23jan06 Orchid black market 'fleur'-ishing21jan06 Will homes of the future use LIVE timber?20jan06 340-year-old oak finds future in wine barrels12jan06 New electrical energy source found in trees12jan06 Plants produce significant amounts of methane gas03dec05 Glow-in-the-dark roses add bling, fo' shizzle23nov05 U.S. reduces tariffs on Canadian lumber20nov05 Oaks uprooted by Katrina to help repair historical whaling ship02nov05 Forget cloning! Splice your DNA into a tree24oct05 Caterpillars drive syrup prices upwards21oct05 Student finds world's oldest red spruce20oct05 Red fall color found to be murderous20oct05 New moonwort species discovered near Georgetown02oct05 Endangered species act rewritten22sep05 Evil dwarf Amazon gardener found to be acid-spitting ant colony06aug05 Scientists develop plants to grow on Mars05aug05 Florida woman's garden grows a $73,000 fine01aug05 Price of cypress going to go up30jul05 Planting trees may help create deserts29jul05 Echinacea proven not to help colds27jul05 Deadly blackberry fungus invades U.S.28jun05 Boy Scouts earn landscape architecture merit badge12jun05 Waiting 2030 years to get a date08jun05 Sugar esters new future of pest control08jun05 Another titan arum blooming at UW-Madison08jun05 Winter moths moving south, invade Massachusetts07jun05 Activists plant endangered wildflowers to thwart development efforts26may05 Thought-to-be-extinct California wildflower found after 60 years12may05 Grapefruit tree claims immunity under Geneva Convention01may05 Rising oil prices raise maple syrup costs01may05 Kudzu attacks Indiana, threatens soybeans28apr05 Once-thought to be extinct woodpecker alive and well10apr05 EPA cancels program to study pesticides on poor children for $97007apr05 The trials and tribulations of a US maple syrup maker04apr05 Are trees the next oil?04apr05 American elms making a comeback02apr05 Alan Bloom dies at 9802apr05 Daylight Savings Time is this weekend!01apr05 American Daffodil Society meets at Missouri Botanic Garden30mar05 Top ten list of invasive plants in Canada11mar05 Major changes coming that will affect all US gardeners -- how can YOU make a difference?02mar05 April declared National Landscape Architecture Month02mar05 Hawai'i running short on landscape architects23feb05 Gallery of gluttonous trees20feb05 Gardening teaches juvenile detention residents life values20feb05 Monarch butterfly populations 75% lower in 200419feb05 Strawberry latent ringspot virus found in North America16feb05 Kyoto Global Warming Pact takes effect... Sort of.16feb05 Oldest oak in Versailles uprooted12feb05 American ginseng on verge of extinction from deer02feb05 Could trees become our energy savior?02feb05 Species extinction rate accelerating02feb05 Toronto to get botanical garden30jan05 World's highest botanical garden built in China30jan05 Scientists figure out how a venus flytrap works29jan05 Indonesian Forestry Minister to replant mangroves15jan05 Sun is actually up to 30% dimmer than fifty years ago14jan05 Single-season seed producers suing farmers10jan05 Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Firewitch' named 2006 Perennial Plant of the Year07jan05 Chamaecyparis nootkatensis moved to Callitropsis genus05jan05 Wisconsin pesticide registry now available to homeowners05jan05 hort.net needs your help31dec04 New CA law limits flammable vegetation27dec04 Keyhole gardens save lives in Lesotho24dec04 Illinois DNR cutbacks will cause natural resources to suffer23dec04 US government prepares to restrict nursery shipments23dec04 Scientists discover new animal and plant species in Borneo23dec04 Des Moines Botanical Center starts fund-raising for new gardens23dec04 Forest Service announces changes to National Forest Management Act21dec04 Where have the Illinois flowers gone?21dec04 Canberra Arboretum starts 3-year, $10 million renovation20dec04 Powell Gardens signs for $6 million expansion16dec04 New York Botanical Garden restores conifers that were buried alive15dec04 Black market for Scottish sphagnum moss damages native habitats14dec04 Rush to fix student grades leaves them unaware of land stewardship duties14dec04 Thieves in SE US nuts about pecans13dec04 Spring arrives earlier than in the past13dec04 Half of the homes and workplaces needed by 2030 don't exist yet13dec04 Japan exports fruit as domestic consumption drops12dec04 Forbes and Colorado Open Lands trust save 80,000 acres11dec04 Cycad thefts continue in Florida and California11dec04 History of the poinsettia10dec04 hort.net top stories now available as RSS feed10dec04 German forests growing fast, but sick10dec04 Alaska Botanical Garden flush with cash, ready to start improvements15nov04 Rainbow-hued carrots aren't just for your eyes any more10nov04 Chicago Botanic Garden releases six-year Lamium study results10nov04 American Standard for Nursery Stock now available free, online25oct04 At risk dead trees vital to forest life20oct04 Where to get grants or give money for prairie research18oct04 Indiana destroying 24,000 trees to prevent spread of emerald ash borer18oct04 Hurricanes blamed for spreading citrus canker09oct04 Six year-old boy grows 2.5 pound apple06oct04 New record-setting pumpkin tips scales at 1446 pounds!21sep04 Superweeds are just a golf course away04sep04 Alaska man grows record-setting 707 pound pumpkin30aug04 Using ecology to outwit weeds30aug04 A hummingbird is born -- pictorial from egg to fledgling16aug04 Cold NE winters protecting against wooly adelgid11aug04 Burning your prairie? Maybe it's time to start mowing11aug04 Sudden Death Syndrome found in Indiana soybean fields05aug04 PhotoShop contest: If trees ruled the world (rated 'T')05aug04 Police can't tell hibiscus and marijuana apart20jul04 Talk to your plants? Now they can sing back!19jul04 Don't squash mosquitoes; flick them!15jul04 Update on hort.net fund drive15jul04 Brood X cicadas head back underground23jun04 University of Connecticut corpse flower ready to bloom23jun04 Invasive plants problematic in Alabama14jun04 Orange you glad it's cauliflower?13jun04 Fast-food annuals: super-size me13jun04 Can American chestnuts make a comeback?13jun04 Winning the battle against loosestrife, one weevil at a time10jun04 Hemlock wooly adelgids found in Vermont04jun04 Shrub and flower theft problematic in Dallas04jun04 Fear of giant African snails forces confiscations in US04jun04 First boxwood encyclopedia published by American Boxwood Society02jun04 Extreme weather prompts unprecedented global warming alert02jun04 Sun 10% dimmer than fifty years ago01jun04 Royal Horticultural Society honored with UK stamp series31may04 Texas plant poaching running rampant24may04 Wild bamboo forests face extinction24may04 Emerald ash borer concerns restrict firewood transport23may04 Cancer research yields a true blue rose23may04 EPA restrictions loosened for formaldahyde-producing timber plants23may04 Does an organic food label mean anything any more?15may04 2004 All-American Rose Selections (AARS) named11may04 Higher temperatures turn plants into killers03may04 Brood X cicadas are coming03may04 Last existing alani tree produces offspring, with a little help02apr04 American chestnuts poised to make a comeback29mar04 Daylily auctioned off for world-record setting cost26mar04 Combatting Alzheimer's through gardening26mar04 Dutch firm setting up flower breeding plant in Kenya23mar04 Contest will award $10,000 for worst lawn in US23mar04 Global warming changes maple syrup industry19mar04 The world is undergoing its sixth mass extinction17mar04 Photoshop theme: If plants ruled the world... [some blue humor]16mar04 Georgia quarantines all nursery plants from California16mar04 Monrovia offers more detail on Sudden Oak Death finds12mar04 Sudden Oak Death found on camellias in California07mar04 Pitch canker found in Sierra Nevada07mar04 10,000 outlaw roses destroyed in Florida28feb04 The evolution of raspberries05feb04 Once again, a geranium blight scare in the US05feb04 USDA uses Acer mono as bait for Asian longhorned beetle03feb04 Are plant rescue programs ethical?01feb04 Mosquitoes in your yard? It might not be all bad23jan04 Is your garden really a cluster of computers?17jan04 Whitebark pine discovered on Mount Ashland in Oregon17jan04 Mystery of world's largest flower solved14jan04 Transgenic mosquitoes to battle malaria?07jan04 Exotic insect threat forces recall of Christmas pine cones04jan04 Icewine is back after four year dry spell30dec03 Forest grump cut down20dec03 Memorial service for Tony Veca, contribution information for memorial fund13dec03 Fertilizers increasing frog deformities02dec03 Making Paulownias grow faster18nov03 MSU's 90 year-old extension program facing elimination18nov03 Garlic kills slugs18nov03 Free compost may not be worth the price04nov03 Invasion of the rabbit's foot fern03nov03 Siamese walnuts found, boxwood takes root in woman's thigh!24oct03 Asian beetles to eradicate pesky tamarisk shrubs21oct03 Official 1385-pound record-breaking pumpkin grown in Oregon18oct03 'Farmer Mike' carves BIG pumpkins for Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival07oct03 World's largest bamboo found in Yunnan06oct03 CNN map shows best times of the year for fall color throughout US03oct03 New treatment for Sudden Oak Death approved03oct03 Young brother/sister pair grow 500 pound pumpkin29sep03 The story behind a 750-pound squash29sep03 Congress appropriates $20 million to battle Mormon crickets29sep03 Crickets tracked with tiny transmitters16sep03 New world record for largest pumpkin weighs in at 1458 pounds16sep03 Popular Science editors rate raising corpse flowers as 12th worst job in science12sep03 Rare and endangered plants of Hawaii showcased at U.S. Botanic Garden12sep03 Spotted knapweed shown to trigger suicide in neighboring plants11sep03 Efforts underway to resurrect American chestnut08sep03 American Hydrangea Society Web site up and running!05sep03 Colored mulches continue to improve crop production03sep03 Homeowners association fines woman for official wildlife habitat in yard27aug03 Disease affecting pecan trees linked to nickel deficiency27aug03 Bonsai trees pampered in own hotel in Portugal27aug03 Man grows prize-winning 2 pound, 9.5 oz. tomato27aug03 Trees going dormant early in areas of drought23aug03 Michigan town to destroy many ash trees23aug03 Soybean aphids moving south22aug03 Environmentalists sue EPA in effort to ban most popular US herbicide21aug03 British artists make art out of grass in Chicago21aug03 Union Slough prairies need your help, again20aug03 Emerald ash borer could devastate Illinois20aug03 New USDA vegetable laboratory dedicated15aug03 Giant redwoods become weather stations on wireless network12aug03 Rare heirloom seed collection lost in fire12aug03 Scientists developing fungus to eradicate Ailanthus trees11aug03 Florida wants to cultivate the next kudzu30jul03 Insects killing Northeast conifers14jul03 Gene swapping between plant species possible07jul03 Jumping oak gall prevalent in St. Louis again02jul03 Scientists working to extract seed dormancy genes01jul03 Grass clippings left on lawn aid environment25jun03 Golf courses good for environment17jun03 More cycads stolen in California; do you have info?11jun03 Global climatic changes have benefited plant life on Earth30may03 New Asian beetle threatens American ash trees23may03 HELP! Do you know of a Nebraska prairie for sale?17may03 Help out bees -- don't just plant hybrids15may03 DNA tests show orchids are close relatives of... asparagus?08may03 National Bonsai and Penjing Museum reopens04may03 Russian gene bank faces eviction26apr03 Cypress Gardens closing, state of Florida may purchase21apr03 The physics of gardening in space21apr03 2003 Garden Golden Globe Award Recipients Announced19apr03 Graham Stuart Thomas passes away18apr03 400,000 year-old DNA reecovered from extinct plants14apr03 Frog Gene Spliced Into Rhododendrons to Prevent Root Rot12mar03 Rare US Fern Threatened by Invading Earthworms24feb03 Asiatica Nursery Suffers Severe Fire Damage13feb03 National prairie coalition formed09feb03 Iowa prairies need your help!06feb03 Trillium rivale brought into new genus, named Pseudotrillium rivale04feb03 Stolen cycads recovered!27jan03 20 Rare African Plants Stolen from Quail Botanical Gardens23jan03 Pride of Place Plants adds 25 Japanese hydrangeas to its lineup13jan03 Scientists plan to find and name every species within 25 years10jan03 California Environmentalist Fights to Save Oak01dec02 2002 Garden Writer's Guild Award Winners Announced26nov02 Patent Litigation Threatens Gardening eCommerce25nov02 ICanGarden.com Announces International Garden Tours for 200319nov02 Kew Gardens releases first version of ePIC, a database search interface09nov02 Ivy of the Year Announced for 200307nov02 Six Centuries of Horticultural Publications Acquired by Chicago Botanical Garden07nov02 Asian rust fungus attacking daylilies in Western Hemisphere05nov02 Eradicate Polio by Purchasing Delphinium Seeds!04nov02 Asian Lonhorn Beetle Sighted in New Jersey04nov02 National Organics Program Takes Effect18oct02 African vegetable gardens reduce vitamin A deficiency18oct02 Future of young people in the horticulture industry10oct02 New species of conifer discovered, Chamaecyparis becomes Xanthocyparis07oct02 New giant pumpkin world-record at 1337.6 pounds!07oct02 Brewster Rogerson's 900-plant Orgeon-based clematis collection needs help!06oct02 Flora of Indiana republished after 60 years by Blackburn Press04oct02 Some new plant introductions for 200304oct02 9/11 flower vigil compost enriches New York garden04oct02 USDA defines 'organic' in terms that apply to flower production, too29sep02 Impending mini ice age may drop global temps 10 degrees faranheit28sep02 Ukrainian wetlands in danger25sep02 Why the proposed Bush burn policy is bad25sep02 Gardening *IS* good for the soul25aug02 USDA changes regulations on artificially dwarfed plants20aug02 Drought monitor map shows state of U.S.14aug02 Roof gardens help beat the heat05aug02 Building a quick and easy pond in a barrel04aug02 August 4-10 National Farmer's Market Week29jul02 2002 Floral flag in full bloom21jul02 Do chemical grass treatments increase health risks?19jul02 Royal Horticultural Society Flower Show at Tatton Park17jul02 World's largest flower at Quail Botanical Gardens15jul02 First Windsor Castle public gardens complete13jul02 Predicting Invasions of Nonindigenous Plants and Plant Pests published online09jul02 Pesticide-based frog deformities linked to parasites09jul02 Not just any Georgetown garden23jun02 Earlier flowering from global warming could have evolutionary impact18jun02 Invasive fleabane watch; call APHIS if seen!13jun02 National Agriculture Library honors memory of Wye Oak07jun02 White oak national champion gone04jun02 Crescent sunset June 10th, 200217may02 Darryl Probst and his Epimedium quest15may02 Vinegar may be the most effective organic weedkiller07may02 May 18th visit to Munchkin Nursery on for perennials list members!30apr02 Parks to use new technology in war against Asian long-horned beetles29apr02 Early bird deadline for ACGA conference approaching22apr02 Conservation title of Farm Bill needs your help!17apr02 Weed killer causes sexual mutations in vertebrates16apr02 Horticultural Therapy and Community Outreach Internship at Brooklyn Botanic Garden08apr02 hort.net gallery reaches 2500 image mark!07apr02 More about pet supplier lawsuit from MSNBC.com06apr02 Pet supplier sues online aquatic plant discussion list for millions03apr02 Last chance to register for 2002 American Hosta Society National Convention!24mar02 One week left to comment on proposed USDA regulations!17mar02 Propagation databases27feb02 Federal prairie funding needs your help!25jan02 Polk City Cemetery prairie saved!!!10jan02 New crop can mine metals at a low cost27dec01 Perennials list members to visit Munchkin Nursery May 18th21dec01 Geoffrey Charlesworth garden poetry shared01dec01 Seed import permits -- what do they mean to you?22nov01 Polk City Cemetery prairie in danger of being destroyed!14nov01 80 years of vegetation and landscape changes in the Northern Great Plains13nov01 Renovations to bonsai museum under way03nov01 Plant/Soil symbiosis03nov01 Using fungi to control weeds25oct01 Brightly colored potatoes are better for you!26sep01 Achillea millefolium may not be as bad as you think
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