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Beauty in the Backyard June 8, 2007
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The Star's Garden of the Week
      Baldwin's garden includes: +Two varieties of bush tomatoes +Two varieties of indeterminate tomatoes +One cherry tomato +Green bell peppers +Red bell peppers +Orange bell peppers +Sweet banana peppers
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Stopping to smell the flowers
Botanical Latin
Arlene Marturano
      Latin is anything but a dead language to gardeners. It is the language by which botanists and horticulturists communicate vital plant information to each other, the world, and especially to gardeners sorting through catalogs, nursery name tags, seed packages, and plant identification book...
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Volunteers needed for the butterfly count at Congaree National Park
Contributed by Congaree National Park
      Congaree National Park is seeking volunteer citizen scientists of all ages to help with the park's annual butterfly count, which will be held Saturday, June 30, from 9 am to 3 pm. In preparation for the count, a free butterfly identification skills training session will be of...
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The Original Mystery Plant
Dr. John Nelson
      Now that it's summer, the trick to being outdoors on sunny days is to find the shady places. Whether in the sun or in the shade, anyone visiting the woods and forests here in the east will be struck by just how green everything seems to be getting.
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