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Welcome to the July 2008 edition of Root & Sprout!

July 15th: submission deadline for articles to appear in the August 1st edition

Call for Special Content: How does your garden grow? Submit a photo of your garden, be it big or small, to share on the Special Content page.

Every original article you submit becomes an eligible entry to win one of two $25 prizes made payable as a payment to your PayPal account or as a Borders or Barnes & Noble gift card.

Have you seen what's new? Check out the In This Issue page to find everything you need, at a glance. Thank you, Kristi, for making this suggestion as a way to improve Root & Sprout.

Lis Garrett will be away from her desk June 30th through July 12th. Please be patient when waiting for a reply to your comments or questions.