KAREN BOWEN
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Desert Gardener: Never forget - Survivor Tree honors those who died on Sept. 11, 2001 (opens the original)
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When you hear about ordinary people doing extraordinary things, do you wonder if you could do the same? Sept. 11, 2001, is a date that lives in infamy. Muslim Al-Qaeda terrorists based in Afghanistan used two American airplanes as missiles to attack the Twin Towers located in the World Trade Center complex. A third airplane flew into the Pentagon. Another target, the White House or the Capitol building, was also planned for destruction on 9/11 using United Airlines Flight 93 as a missile. That f
Desert Gardener: Plant ice plants for a colorful groundcover (opens the original)
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If you want plants to grow as a groundcover or to add beauty to a rock garden or xeriscape, ice plants are a good choice. You can also grow ice plants in containers to add pretty color to your patio or porch. Although called ice plant, this tough succulent survives Yumaâs hot summers well and is a perennial that needs little care once established. It is a perennial in zones 8-11 and an annual in zones 5-7 where cold winter weather kills it. Native to East and South Africa, there are over 135 v
Desert Gardener: Habitat for Humanity offers affordable housing for low-income families (opens the original)
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When you hear about Habitat for Humanity, you probably think of people building homes for needy families. That is true, but Habitat for Humanity goes further than just building homes. Their premise is that if the family receiving the home puts in sweat equity to help build their home, they will value their home more than if it was handed to them already built. By improving low-income neighborhoods with good, affordable homes, the goal of the program is to improve the lives of low-income families
Desert Gardener: Visit Singapore’s National Orchid Garden to see the largest collection on Earth (opens the original)
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If you love growing orchids, visiting Singapore Botanic Gardens should be on your bucket list. There are over 25 different sections to the gardens, and the section called the National Orchid Garden has been named the worldâs largest orchid collection in the world with more than 60,000 orchids on display and over 1,000 orchid species and 3,000 hybridized orchids. Besides the National Orchid Garden, there is also the Ginger Garden, Kewppel Discovery Wetlands, Walk of Giants, Learning Forest, Evo
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