Garden-inspired gifts (San Francisco Chronicle)

It might sound cliche but sometimes the best gifts are those that give back either in the form of a donation or a plant that will reproduce and feed or shelter someone else. Share your successes in the garden with others this holiday season by creating gift…

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Garden-inspired gifts (San Francisco Chronicle)

Children’s garden takes root at S.F. library (San Francisco Chronicle)

As a rule, libraries don’t mix with muddy little hands. But that’s what’s happening at the San Francisco Public Library’s Mission Branch, where a Teaching Garden opened this fall. With the help of a designer and a gardening instructor, interim Children’s Room…

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Children’s garden takes root at S.F. library (San Francisco Chronicle)

Big Bear’s Ice Garden Skating Park (Bear Valley News)

Ice Garden Skating Rink is the newest winter attraction in Big Bear Lake this winter. The 5,000 square foot outdoor ice rink located in the heart of Big Bear Village opens tomorrow Friday, December 11.

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Big Bear’s Ice Garden Skating Park (Bear Valley News)

Village Recognized For Rain Garden Efforts (Niles Journal)

The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) recently recognized Niles for its continuing efforts to “go green” spotlighting a large rain garden Niles constructed in a public private partnership with Coca Cola.

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Village Recognized For Rain Garden Efforts (Niles Journal)