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Jerry Fossler: The safety of Pine Mountain residents and local wildlife is at stake if the proposed community vegetable garden is approved by the Pine Mountain Club Property Owners Association (PMCPOA). Once a bear wants to enter any area be it a home or community garden they will break in. If an electrified fence does turn them away they will still be in the area and then go to the next closest buildings&hellip. Susan Hirth: We have been attempting over the past 9 months to bring forth a community garden for Pine Mountain residents. We would be encouraging bears, raccoons, deer and smaller animals to come in direct contact with our members that will ultimately lead to a lawsuit when a member is attacked by an animal that we knowingly enticed into this area. The location for the garden has already been approved by the Environmental Control Committee. All members should have been notified as the image of our community would change substantially and property values would be affected. Fossler: This location is the highest foot traffic area in our community.

Morris-Smith’s gardening passion and desire to influence young minds proved to be a winning combination. The seed to inspire youngsters was planted in her mind eight years ago after glimpsing a young African-American girl on the cover of an old gardening magazine. Not for Vanoka Morris-Smith of Berlin, Md. She lives and breathes gardening. It may seem like an odd time to think about gardening, as the temperature drops and the leaves disappear from the trees. One could say that transforming computer, cell phone and television-addicted youngsters into “little growers” is what makes Morris-Smith bloom. That little girl with a fistful of basil and mismatched earrings showed such joy that Morris-Smith knew she had to reach out to children. Her thinking isn’t novel — children (and adults) spend too much time indoors and they are losing touch with nature....

Spring cleaning the garden

Start your garden work by cutting down any dried up flower stalks from last year, advises Pierre Jasmin of Jasmin Nursery, a Montreal gardening institution

Garden calendar: Sacramento-area classes and workshops

California State Flower and Garden Show, with 57 workshops, horticulture authors and television personalities. at Cal Expo, 1600 Exposition Blvd.,

Clean Out Your To-Do List for Guilt-Free Productivity

Unless this is the weekend you're planning on starting the butterfly garden project and you have a concrete task to do—buying native wild flower seeds and

Get a jump on garden planning

Unfortunately, novice gardeners can end up spending more on seeds, tools and the other doodads required for a startup patch. The good news is there are a

Learn to assemble easy raised beds

Learn how to grow your own blooms for cut flower displays during a free workshop today at Bassignani Nursery in Sebastopol. Garden designer Gail Fanning

Primary education

Complete flower gardener

Hands-On Math Projects with Real-Life Applications, Grades 3-5