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Early Spring 2015 • 3
Contents Message from the editor Local Dirt
Invasive Species: Bighead Knapweed
Gardens
From devastation to devastating beauty
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Humn Pharmaceuticals makes lidocaine available as a topical pain relieving cream
What's new, what's hot Care for trees
Eight must grow herbs for the kitchen window
Six must have perennials Early spring insect control
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6 Cherry blossom. Cover photo by Ian Leatt.
Columns Fresh herb bread Those slimy slugs
What we love this spring Like a rolling stone My li'l chickadee
10 Neat things about lawns
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Gardening with kids: Starting herbs for spring
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2015 International Year of Soils 38 Classifieds
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