Edelweiss Garden Club taking orders for greens Oct 31, 2009
Also, 25 feet of cedar garland is available for 15 or 50 feet for 28 and 3-foot balsam candy canes are 18. 50. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Gems on the rocks Jun 23, 2009
Another rare plant there is the balsam Impatiens ridleyi. The only other place with this plant is Batu Caves in Selangor. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
UAF skiers object to researcher's tree-planting plans Jun 3, 2009
FAIRBANKS -- A researcher's plan to plant 2,500 balsam poplar trees on a six-acre, fenced-in plot in a field along a popular University of Alaska Fairbanks ski trail has community users protesting ... Though the Large Animal Research Station focuses on the biology of Arctic ungulates, the experimental balsam poplar garden is well within its auspices, Barboza said ... Olson, an assistant professor at the Institute of Arctic Biology, proposes to plant 2,500 balsam poplar trees collected and cloned... (Anchorage Daily News)
Color in the air May 31, 2009
(New Guinea and balsam impatiens are best adapted to sunny locations. . (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Support for open space surviving downturn May 18, 2009
Spraying in the North Hills appears to be killing both lupine and arrowhead balsam. Cheatgrass is taking over, says one comment. (Missoulian, MT)
Probable swine flu case at Newton's Oak Hill Middle School May 6, 2009
Meanwhile the Brookline Health Department is awaiting results for eight or nine patients with flu-like symptoms from state laboratories, according to Dr. Alan Balsam, the town s health director. There probably will be more cases in Newton as well as in Massachusetts as more testing is done. (Newton Tab, MA)
Ash helps gardeners but take precautions Apr 30, 2009
In flats: nemesia, scabiosa, sweet alyssum, bachelor buttons, marigolds, clarkia, balsam, zinnia, calendula. Flower seeds to plant outdoors: Sweet peas. (Anchorage Daily News)
* Ex-deputy premier Chiou to begin new career as a farmer Mar 29, 2009
Since leaving politics, Tai said he had spent eight months working at his brothers organic farm growing cucumbers, snake melons, balsam pears and papayas. He said the land he and Chiou had rented was being prepared. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Article would make Brookline first in nation to require calorie info from all restaurants Mar 26, 2009
Dr. Alan Balsam, Brookline s health director, said Ghobrial s proposal would be the first of its kind in the nation. Balsam said he favors the state s proposed regulation. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Wisconsin Woodsmoke: Pines and balsams pouring spring perfume Mar 22, 2009
Back in the balsam trees, a truant breeze is stirring a whisper. Warmed by the bright noon-day sun, the pines and balsams are pouring out their heady perfume. (Forest Republican, WI)
Growing a garden of culinary herbs Mar 18, 2009
The National Herb Garden's Moore recommends a superb culinary peppermint named Blue Balsam. You can contain it in a pot, with adequate watering, though its tendency to spread in the ground can be checked with regular pulling, said Holly Shimizu, executive director of the U.S. Botanic Garden. (AZCentral -- Home)
Northwoods trying to get a hold on spring Mar 15, 2009
Saw-whets are generally seen in the small red pines and balsams ... Its little wonder that deer like to frequent the spruce and balsam areas. (Forest Republican, WI)
Public safety Mar 11, 2009
12:10 p.m., medical, 4100 block Balsam Drive. 1:02 p.m., medical, 1100 block Homedale Road. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, ... Feb 20, 2009
Trafalgar, Balsam and Vine streets to the west of West Boulevard. Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Events. (Suite101.com)
