Seeds the promise of life: saving our garden heritage

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Since the arrival of Columbus and other Europeans, 75% of the native plants of the Americas have disappeared. Seeds being dropped from catalogs today are often excellent home-garden varieties., The new surge in the seed industry is towards high-yield hybrids which do not produce from true seeds.

Forecasts and trends, Marketing, Excerpt, Plant genetic engineering, Seed industry, Crops, Crops (Plants), Shattering: Food, Politics, and Genetic Diversity (Book), Seeds of Change: The Living Treasure (Book), Seeds of Change Inc.

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Pat Lanza's remarkable lasagna garden

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Directions are given for a new way of gardening. No digging is needed, instead newspapers, peat moss, grass clippings, dry leaves, compost, manure, wood ash, and seaweed are layered and wetted at proper intervals. Seeds are put in the top layer and the gardening continues along the usual lines.

Innovations, Compost, Gardening

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Jewels in the garden: using nectar plants to attract hummingbirds

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Hummingbirds can feed off a flower garden from May until September. They are attracted to red and other bright-color annuals and perennials. Tips on maintaining continuous blossoms are included.

Environmental aspects, Food and nutrition, Hummingbirds, Flower gardening

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