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Create Interest with Curves

Curves are much more appealing to the eye than straight lines. So give your sidewalk garden an extra bit of pizzazz with flowing curves. Here, the strip of turf between the street and the garden helps set off the planting wonderfully. And it gives folks a place to step when they get out of their cars. If your area is big enough, you could also do the same thing between the planting and the sidewalk.

Here's a tip: Install landscape edging between your border and the turf to keep grass from creeping into your beds.

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I thought other readers would enjoy an activity I got at the botanical gardens. Have you or your chi......
I thought other readers would enjoy an activity I got at the botanical gardens. Have you or your children "Ever Seen a Plant Move When You Tickle It?" Imagine giving your children some seeds. Having them watch them sprout and grow. Then shortly after the second leaves appear they tickle the plant and it moves its branches down and closes its leaves! I found information and a TickleMe Plant Greenhouse at http://www.ticklemeplant.com
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Stanley123 wrote:

I thought other readers would enjoy an activity I got at the botanical gardens. Have you or your children "Ever Seen a Plant Move When You Tickle It?" Imagine giving your children some seeds. Having them watch them sprout and grow. Then shortly after the second leaves appear they tickle the plant and it moves its branches down and closes its leaves! I found information and a TickleMe Plant Greenhouse at http://www.ticklemeplant.com

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