Tara Swicicki, 33, of Ridge, is a trained horticulturist who...

Tara Swicicki, 33, of Ridge, is a trained horticulturist who tweets and blogs about organic gardening, offering tips on how to keep your Long Island garden and landscape healthy. For example, did you know toads can help rid you of mosquitoes? That�s because they can eat hundreds of the insects a night, she says. Her Twitter handle is @thegardeningmom. Credit: Photo by Tara Swicicki

Swicicki, 33, of Ridge, is a trained horticulturist who tweets and blogs about organic gardening, offering tips on how to keep your Long Island garden and landscape healthy. For example, did you know toads can help rid you of mosquitoes? That’s because they can eat hundreds of the insects a night, she says.

Twitter@thegardeningmom

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Swicicki, 33, of Ridge, is a trained horticulturist who tweets and blogs about organic gardening, offering tips on how to keep your Long Island garden and landscape healthy. For example, did you know toads can help rid you of mosquitoes? That’s because they can eat hundreds of the insects a night, she says.

Twitter@thegardeningmom

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