lemon basil for your chicken recipes or salads? These ideas could be unique gifts of knowledge to give as Christmas presents to your favorite ecco-conscious person.

According to Seth Boyer, owner of the Indoor Gardening shop, he claims that the cloned products taste much better than store bought. The cloning process includes cutting off a piece of a plant, placing the piece in a hormone solution and then put the item to be cloned under lights in a cloning machine. In a couple of days, the piece will produce roots and will continue to grow.

\”Most of our commercial food is bred for shipping to stores for sale. Using the highest quality natural products is much better than synthetic chemicals,\” he said. Growing plants at home will produce a better tasting product.

This fascinating concept is just one of the many discoveries that can lead to a new way to enjoy gardening. Among other systems that are available in the shop is the use of indoor high intensity discharge (H.I.D.) fluorescent lighting that mimics the effects of the sun.

Seth said he sells the highest quality ingredients including natural fertilizers, hydroponics supplies, compost tea, metabolic grow and bloom formulas and fish emulsions.

\”Fish emulsions were first used by the Indians who used discarded fish parts as

How about a photo of the snow in your backyard. Share your photo of the kids on their sled or making a snowman. Your pets playing in the snow. How deep is the white stuff in your area. How about a picture of the snow falling.

It is not clear whether the beautiful stained glass windows were installed by the bank or the synagogue. At the present time, two of the five 51 inch large screen television sets are placed between some of the stained glass windows. . The other televisions, including two 42 inch sets, are placed around the walls for watching all kinds of sporting events.

According to Jerry Murphy, one of the three owners, a joke was made when they were deliberating whether they should buy the property or not. \”We all thought we would be in the doghouse by purchasing a bar,\” he said. Thus the name was born.

The other owners are Wayne Zarnowski and Ed Isabel. They and Jerry Murphy are members of the Philadelphia Electricians Local 98 on Spring Garden Street in Philadelphia.

Most of the bar maids reside in the area and some are from Philadelphia but all are

Round \”kissing balls\” decorated with greens and holly, poinsettia plants, dish gardens and plants are arranged for sale in the shop that once many years ago was a barber shop. Special items such as Irish jewelry, picture frames with memory verses, plush animals, garden flags are also on display.

The flower designer initially opened Dee’s Silk design in 1983 in Brooklawn, NJ then started the Sunshine Flower Shop in 1984 which she later sold so she could stay home with her children.

Once she decided to open another shop about six years ago, she was looking for a location on King Street and at that time there was nothing available. While walking on Monmouth Street she noticed that a building which had been dormant for ten years was for sale. Dee went back to work opening the Erin’s Secret Garden in that building.

\”Years ago, the flower shops had a very good business. Now, with flowers being sold at