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If you are a gardener, or just enjoy spending time outdoors, then in most of the United States you are at risk from disease-bearing ticks. This week’s Growing Greener takes a two-pronged approach to helping you protect yourself from this menace. First Dr. Thomas Mather, director of the University of Rhode Island’s TickEncounter Resource Center, introduces free tools you can use to educate yourself about the different types of ticks you may encounter, learn what the respective risks are in your neighborhood, with tips on how to minimize your exposure. Then Kathy Connolly, a talented and expert designer of naturalistic gardens, discusses ways she makes her landscapes less tick friendly without banishing other wildlife, and the precautions she takes to keep herself tick free while she is working outdoors.
