Welcome to the August 26, 2009 edition of a gardening carnival.

Tim Tinkel presents Ode to a Community Garden posted at Families Again.

Fit 4 Ever Young presents Spinach – The Benefits posted at Fit 4 Ever Young.

Talia presents That Wascally Wabbit posted at backtobasics-talia.com.

Mikkal Travvis presents Fascism On The Farm: H.R. 2749 – The Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 posted at The Truth, saying, “Please add The Truth to your blogroll: http://thetruthwins.com”

Caren presents Culantro Instead of Cilantro? posted at The Prudent Pantry, saying, “Culantro is very similar to cilantro but more pungent. Since it usually has a longer life than cilantro, you may want to give it a try.”

flowers

Jon presents DC’s Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Lotus Flowers are in Full Bloom posted at The DC Traveler – Washington DC travel & tourism information, saying, “One of the prettiest lotus and water lily gardens in the US is in full bloom. Located in Washington, DC, it’s a testament to gardeners.”

gardening

Gin G. presents Gourd Gifts posted at Sense Scribe, saying, “Celebrating the Gourd and it’s many uses. Read more.”

00FF00 presents Compost Wars by Maddy – ooffoo.com posted at ooffoo, saying, “A member of the ooffoo community helps us work out which method of home composting works best.”

2 Green Acres presents Why native plants are important posted at 2 Green Acres.

The Backyard Grower presents Garden Tips posted at Bobbie Whitehead.

BeThisWay presents How to Cull ? or Thin Out ? Lariope posted at Are You Going To Be This Way The Rest of The Time I Know You?.

herbs

Kristia presents When your garden hands you MINT, make ice cream. posted at Family Balance Sheet.

The Family presents What to do with rosemary posted at Once Upon a Family.

organic gardening

fourleafclovergoodluckcharms presents Commercials | Four Leaf cLover Good Luck Charms.com posted at Four Leaf cLover Good Luck Charms.com, saying, “The four-leaf clover is the most well known lucky symbol around the world and across many very different cultures. It is the most common yet the rarest to find.On average, there are 100,000 three leaf clovers for every instance of a true four leaf clover”

Gregory E. Rouse presents The Wheel Hoe posted at Raised-Bed-Gardening Blog, saying, “With a wheel hoe, the work of preserving the soil mulch becomes very simple.”

patio furniture

ahuli presents 2009 Trends in Outdoor Furniture posted at Home Sweet Home, saying, “The year 2009 is the time where trend in outdoor furniture is shifting from the mere purpose of relaxation to decoration.”

vegetables

Shelley Munro presents Upside Down Tomato posted at Shelley Munro Blog, Author of Contemporary and Paranormal Romance.

Toni Martinez presents The Green Wall posted at Itsjusttoni’s Blog, saying, “A new chain link fence inspires a vertical garden”

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of a gardening carnival using our carnival submission form. Our next edition of a gardening carnival will be available on August 26, 2009.

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