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German Beekeeper Escapes Harm

Posted on Monday 31 July 2006

FOX News - USA

A German beekeeper attracted more than 20,000 wasps into his home when he brought his honeycombs indoors, but managed to escape injury, police said Sunday.

German Beekeeper Escapes Harm After 20,000 Wasps Follow Him

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Filed under: Insects
Seed-breeding Satellite

Posted on Tuesday 25 July 2006

 DailyTech - Chicago,IL,USA

The Chinese space program is scheduled to launch a satellite that is designed for breeding plant seeds.  Shijian-8, expected to launch in September, will be launched from Jiuquan launch center on top of a Long March 2C rocket.  Although nine Chinese spacecrafts have carried seeds into space, the China National Space Administration has not yet launched a satellite designed specifically to carry seeds.  According to officials in the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National defense, the Shijian-8 will have a 15-day mission.

China Plans to Launch First Seed-breeding Satellite

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Filed under: Seeds
Greenhill Estate

Posted on Tuesday 25 July 2006

Scotsman - United Kingdom

A COUPLE who infuriated their neighbours by taking over a memorial garden next to their house have been told they have no right to the land.

Joanna and John McCoach fenced off the garden at Chamberlain Road in Morningside last year, claiming it belonged to them.

But now the Registers of Scotland has ruled the land is owned by Edinburgh City Council.

Campaigners win access to memorial garden

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Filed under: Gardens
Plantasia

Posted on Tuesday 25 July 2006

MacNN - Santa Clara,CA,USA

From the creators of Diner Dash comes Plantasia, a game of gardening delight. Enter your luscious gardens, where magical flowers and a fairy-in-training are waiting to show you the way. Plant seeds, harvest flowers, restore fountains, and watch as your gardens bloom. But beware! Weeds, rocks, insects and the clock are all waiting to make your game a fun-filled challenge.

Plantasia gardening game released

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Filed under: Gardeners
Artificial marijuana plants

Posted on Tuesday 25 July 2006

Eyewitness News - East Providence,RI,USA

By getting his artificial plants into private residences and public spaces, White is betting that more people will start appreciating the natural beauty of the real thing’s jagged, seven-point leaves, instead of thinking of marijuana as evil.

He’s even getting attention from Hollywood, where directors have purchased his product when they needed realistic-looking weed for movies.

Greenfield man rolls pro-pot ideas into mock plants

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Filed under: Plants
Produce Thieves

Posted on Tuesday 25 July 2006

Daily Telegraph - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia

Family farms which sell their produce by unmanned roadside stalls are being hit by unscrupulous thieves.

Hunter Valley farmer Tom Wright has closed his fruit and vegetable stall which relied on an “honesty system” where customers left money in a metal box.

His family has been operating it successfully for 50 years, but rampant stealing has forced his hand.

Common garden variety thieves

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Filed under: Gardens
Black Pearl Pepper

Posted on Tuesday 25 July 2006

 Food Consumer - Lisle,IL,USA

Black Pearl, an edible ornamental pepper from Agricultural Research Service scientists in Beltsville, Md., has been named a 2006 All-America Selection. The award recognizes new flowers and vegetables that demonstrate “superior garden performance” in trials conducted throughout the country.

Black Pearl Pepper Plant Wins Garden Prize

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Filed under: Plants
Flowers and Bees

Posted on Saturday 22 July 2006

National Geographic - Washington,D.C.,USA

Buzz Kill: Wild Bees—and the flowers they pollinate—are disappearing, according to a new study of bee diversity. The results raise concerns about food crops and plant communities that rely on animal pollinators to reproduce. ees and Flowers Disappearing, Study Says

Buzz Kill: Wild Bees and Flowers Disappearing, Study Says

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Filed under: Insects
Rare herb sighting plants suspicions

Posted on Saturday 22 July 2006

Chicago Tribune - United States

SEBASTOPOL, Calif. — Did someone in this wine country town illegally plant an endangered flower to sabotage a proposed housing development? That is the question at the center of a quarrel folks here have dubbed “Foamgate.”

How did an endangered flower get on a developer’s plot?

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Filed under: Plants
Missing Garden Gloves

Posted on Friday 21 July 2006

KXAN-TV - Austin,TX,USA

PELHAM, N.Y. A pink-and-white gardening glove was missing this morning from another porch in Pelham, New York. But there was no mystery about who’d taken it.

Cat is stealing the gardening gloves of Pelham, New York

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Filed under: Gardeners