So many sprouts, so little time: festive veg bid wilts
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A British office worker narrowly failed to break the world record for speed-eating Brussels sprouts -- a traditional Christmas vegetable which Britons love to loathe.
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First it was spinach. Then tomatoes. Now possibly green onions.
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A government scheme  to encourage children to eat more fruit and veg has boosted children's intake, research suggests.
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WHETHER it's bright flashing lights or a garden grotto Ipswich householders have gone to town this year with a cornucopia of Christmas displays.
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By Katherine Cromer Brock, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Sep.
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Concern at the distance 'green' produce travels.
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By CHRIS BEARDSHAW  GARDENING   CHRISTMAS trees aren't the only plants to bring some sparkle to the party season.   Exotic houseplants make perfect festive gifts and fill rooms with a starburst of scent and colour - so long as they are looked after.
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Supermarkets can't keep pomegranate juices in stock. Farmers can't grow the fruits fast enough. They are everywhere -- in shampoo, on lobster dinners, in beer, even on Christmas wreathes.
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By Kathy Gilbert, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Mar. 3--"A dead plant is an opportunity," joked Carol Reese, extension area specialist in ornamental horticulture from Jackson, Tenn. at Greenway Farms in Hixson last month.   Ms.
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Online and traditional retailers are taking aim at the bane of their holiday sales &#151; procrastinators. You know the type. Last minute lollygaggers who have put off their holiday shopping either to wait for desperation sales by retailers or because they can't stand the crowds.
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By NO BYLINE  Some of our favourite things on the world wide web at the moment...   WHEN KILLER PLANTS RULED BRITAINwww.youtube.com/watch?vPART two in an occasional "when they made proper scary telly" nostalgia series: Day of the Triffids.
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By J.J.  I SUPPORT recycling and have been sorting out my waste products.   Containers - plastic and bottles - go in separate bags and paper in another.   Vegetable peelings, egg shells and the like are sent to the compost heap in the garden.
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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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Yes, the holidays bring millions of chopped-down trees and megawatts of flashing lights. But they don't have to be an environmentalist's worst nightmare.
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While many Christmas trees sparkle with tinsel and lights during the holiday season, some reek of fox urine or wear a splatter of pink stain.
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By Michelle J. Lee; Journal Environment Writer  A warm November - and so far, December - means hummingbirds can still find food and your azaleas may have begun to show buds.
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By April Bethea, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Mar. 13--Need to be convinced about the power of mulch?   Steve Elliott and his wife, Kandi, have black-eyed Susans in their yard. Normally, the plants grow only 3 feet tall.