GARDEN CALENDAR Play It Safe With Plants in Unpredictable February A Chore List Should Stick to Lawn, Gardening Tasks Normal for the Month.
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By RAYMOND H. ZERBA JR.  We saw very little really cold days in January, and most plants began coming out of dormancy. Writing about what to do in the garden in February is tough, because the weather is unpredictable.
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Houseplants that have been vacationing outside during the summer should be brought back inside before nighttime temperatures regularly drop below 50 degrees.  Don't make the mistake of waiting until frost threatens to bring your houseplants back in.
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By Andrea Weigl, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb.
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Keep your boots, long johns and snow shovels handy this winter if you live in the East, the Farmers' Almanac's forecast suggests. Residents of the West, however, can look forward to a milder winter this time around.
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By Todd Silberman, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun. 11--No matter how parched the Triangle gets this summer, no matter how tough the rules on watering, the lawns in Cary's Wessex neighborhood will be a lush green.
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EASY   FEED seedlings and young plants which have been in the same compost for months with half-strength liquid fertiliser.   PINCH out the growing tips on fuchsias, marguerites and pelargoniums to help them bush out.
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For many kids in the Midwest and Northeast, Feb. 14 was a day off from school. Instead of bundling up to head to class, it was a day for sledding and for making snow angels and snowmen. Sure sounds like fun.
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By Bob Mims, The Salt Lake Tribune  Mar. 7--Spring ahead, fall behind, the old daylight saving saying goes.  But this year, you'll be doing that both sooner and later.
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By Richard Mize, The Daily Oklahoman  Feb. 17--So, it's still the dead of winter, but what have you got planned for your managed habitat patch this year?   My Bermuda grass is in pitiful shape where shadows fall. It needs help. The side yards are like wilderness areas.
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By Hannah Stephenson  WARMER summers are prompting many gardeners to include a touch of the exotic in their planting - and there's nowhere better to start than palms and tree ferns.
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LAWRENCE, Kan., June 21  /PRNewswire/ -- It's summer again.  People will be spending more time outdoors strolling through city parks, gardening in their yards or vacationing at any one of our country's beautiful national preserves.
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By B.C. Manion, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Jun. 2--LITHIA -- Lynn Barber's favorite hobby, gardening, sounds placid enough, but it's fraught with danger.   Once, while transplanting a citrus tree, she was swarmed by fire ants.
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By Mariana Greene, The Dallas Morning News  Aug. 25--Maybe gardening indoors sounds appealing at the moment? If so, new cachepots from The Thomas Collection have a look that's different.
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Gas up the snowblower but don't put away your umbrella: The Farmers' Almanac is predicting a wild winter with heavy precipitation and dramatic temperature swings in the Northeast.
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The U.S. Northeast from upstate New York to Maine will have equal chances of above- or below-normal temperatures during February and in the 3-month February-April period, the National Weather Service predicted on Thursday.
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By Fred Mann, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Feb. 13--This is a good week to forget the gloom of winter and think about playing outside again.   The city of Wichita on Monday launched an 18-month effort to plan the future of parks and recreation in the area.
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By Stan Finger, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Jun. 6--Bring in the lawn furniture.   Tie down the garbage cans, the trampoline and the gazebo with something hefty.   Today will be windy in the Wichita area and much of central and northern Kansas, forecasters say.