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

Blogthegardeningmom.com

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes you to a few special places 'Out East' Credit: Newsday Staff

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NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes you to a few special places 'Out East' Credit: Newsday Staff

Out East Show: Shrine of Our Lady of the Island, Browder's Birds & Sheep Shearing, and Bennett Shellfish in Montauk NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes you to a few special places 'Out East'

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