The recent surge of interest in community gardens, many of which are located on city and county-owned land, may have a beneficial effect on adjacent property owners, according to parks administrators, real estate brokers and community members.

The Denison Municipal Utilities board on Tuesday voted to renew its lease with the Missouri & Mississippi Resource Conservation Development, Inc. (M&M Divide RC&D Inc.) for the community gardens located on DMU property south of the DMU water treatment plant.

Barnett says she won't run for re-election to Gardens council next year

At least six properties, including Ian Treasure's (pictured), have been invaded since November last year, with cider bottles, bags containing faeces and drug needles left scattered across the area.

CULFORD Gardens in Siglap has been put up for a collective sale with an asking price of between $37 million and $40 million.

Sharna Kozak, Allison Menedez and Teresa Gallagher walk through a field on the Klapik Farm open space, in Shelton, Conn. March 11th, 2010. They are members of the Shelton Community Garden Committee, who hope to see a community garden established on the town owned property.

RESIDENTS and police say Box Hill Gardens should be avoided at night, highlighting a bank of blind spots that make pedestrians susceptible to attack.

The 20-acre property along Philips Highway near San Marco and just off Interstate 95 should be in bloom soon. Developer Steve Cissel of First Star Development Inc. said that within several weeks, the land should be among the largest flower gardens in town.