@thegardeningmom, Tara Swicicki

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
Blog: thegardeningmom.com

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