The gift of gardening (The News) It's 4 a.m. and Dawn Westhaver can't wait for the day to begin. At first sign of daybreak she slips out of bed, careful not to wake her husband, and quietly sneaks out to her garden.

Gardening projects, freezer purchases sustain Lowe's (Orlando Sentinel) Lowe's Cos. Inc. post better-than-expected second-quarter earnings on Monday.

Train to become `master gardener' (Miami Herald) Interested in becoming a ``master gardener?'' Miami-Dade residents with a strong interest in gardening, a desire to help others and an inclination to make civic contributions through volunteer work may apply for training to become master gardeners.

L.A. Unified's gardening program may be uprooted (Los Angeles Times) The effort that has flourished among students could get cut amid the district's budget woes. The seeds of a thousand lessons are sown in five acres of North Hollywood dirt, tended by a man named Mud.

Gardening Gift Guide (Palatka Daily News) (ARA) - Whether you have a few plants at your desk, a container garden on your deck, or a full-fledged garden in your backyard, gardening is enjoyed on many different levels.

Blues for Food Festival 2008 (All About Jazz) WHAT: BLUES FOR FOOD FEST is an all-ages event featuring some of the finest blues bands in the Northwest, organic food vendors, a homemade pie auction, and children's hands-on gardening activities.

Lowe's gets help from springtime gardening as results beat expectations, lowers 3Q outlook (Canadian Business) August 18, 2008 - 3:47 p.m. CHICAGO (AP) - Repairs to drought-stricken flower beds and sales of freezers designed to hold bought-in-bulk food helped Lowe's Cos. Inc. post a better-than-expected second-quarter profit.

Gardening this week (Cape Cod Times) At about this time, gardens become jungles. Relax. It’s probably too hot to work. It’s time for passive gardening. Go to the beach. Sit under a beach umbrella and daydream about your spring bulb garden.

Unemployment survival guide (Asia Times) Judy Stark, the Homes and Garden editor for the St Petersburg Times, in Florida, writes that it is a "sign of the times" when a county-sponsored workshop on vegetable gardening has suddenly hit the 200-person capacity of the room.

Pond tour offering more than fish food (Ionia Sentinel-Standard) IONIA - Robby Besson of Wolbers Possehn Pools, Ponds and Landscapes in Ionia is excited for the upcoming Mid-Michigan Pond Tour on Aug. 23, but it's not simply because the tour brings in water gardening enthusiasts from across Michigan.