/* GENERAL
_____________________________________________________________________________*/

.left { 
	float: left; 
	margin-right: 10px;	
}

img.center {
    display: block;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
}

.edit {
	float:right !important;
	display: inline !important;
	width: 15px !important;
}

.edit img {
	float:right !important;
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0;
}

html {
	margin-bottom: 1px;
}

body, div, dl, dt, dd, h1, h2, h3, h4, pre, form, fieldset, th, td, img {
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	border:0;
}

table {
	font-size:inherit;
	border-collapse: collapse;
	border-spacing: 0;
}

.clear {
	clear: both;
	height: 0px !important;
	overflow: hidden;
	padding: 0px !important;
}

img {
	border: 0;
	vertical-align: bottom;
}

cite, code, em, strong, th {
	font-style:normal;
	font-weight:normal;
}

th {
	text-align:left;
}

h1, h2, h3, h4 {
	font-size:100%;
}

q:before, q:after {
	content:'';
}

select, input, textarea {
	font-size:99%;
}

* {
	outline: none;
}

/* commented backslash hack \*/
html, body{height:100%;}
/* end hack */
html,body {margin:0;padding:0}


body {
	font: 12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	line-height: normal;
	color: #000;
	text-align: center;	
	background-color: #FFF;
}

/* LINKS
_____________________________________________________________________________*/

a {
	text-decoration: underline;
	color: #000;
}

a:hover {
	text-decoration: none;
}

#col1 a { text-decoration: none; }

#col1 a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }

input.submit {
	border: 1px solid #000;
	color: #000;
}

input.text {
	background-color: #FFF;
	color: #000;
	border: 1px solid #666;
}

/* STRUCTURE
_____________________________________________________________________________*/

#container {
	margin-left: auto;
	margin-right: auto;
	padding-bottom: 50px;
	height: auto;
	text-align: left;
	width: 1010px;
}

#left-side {
	width: 685px;
	float: left;
}

#right-side {
	width: 300px;
	float: left;
	padding-left: 25px;
}

/* HEADER
_____________________________________________________________________________*/

#top-nav {
	padding: 4px 0 6px 8px;
	font-size: 14px;
	font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	position: relative;
	font-weight: bold;
}

#subscribe {
	position: absolute;
	top: 35px;
	left: 15px;
	color: #000;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 14px;
}

#subscribe img {
	vertical-align: -2px;
}

a#logo {
	display: block;
	height: 166px;
	width: 685px;
}

/* LEFT SIDE
_____________________________________________________________________________*/

#col1 {
	float: left;
	padding: 0 14px 0 11px;
	width: 180px;
	font-size: 14px;
	font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

/******* LEFT ACCORDION *******/

#col1 ul {
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	list-style:none;
}

#col1 li {
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	list-style:none;
	margin-bottom: 4px;
 	line-height: 0px; 
}

#col1 li a.top {
	display: block;
	font-size: 14px;
	text-decoration: none;
	padding: 4px 0 4px 23px;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: 8px 50%;
	line-height: normal;
}

#col1 li#rss-nav a {
	background-image:url(/images/site/rss-icon.png) !important;
	padding-left: 27px;
}

#col1 li div {
/*	padding: 8px 8px 8px 8px;*/
	line-height: normal;
	border-color: #999;
}

#col1 div.acc {
	display: none;
}

#col1 li div.badges {
	margin: 8px;
	padding: 0;
}

#col1 li div.badges .badge-img {
	border: 1px solid;
}

.tout-title {
	padding: 3px 0 3px 6px !important;
	font-size: 13px;
	font-weight: bold;
}

.tout-title img {
	vertical-align: -2px;
}

.tout-content {
	background-color: #FFF;
	padding: 0;
}

/******** MAIN CONTENT BOX *********/

#col2 {
	width: 480px;
	float: left;
}

h2 {
	font-size: 18px;
	font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	margin-bottom: 16px;
}

#col2 h2 img {
	float: left;
	margin-right: 8px;
}

#col2 h2 a {
	color: #000 !important;
	text-decoration: none;
}

#col2 h2 a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }

.dateline {
	clear: both;
	margin: -8px 0 16px 0;
}

.dateline a {
	text-decoration: none;
	color: #000000 !important;
}

.dateline a:hover { text-decoration: underline;}

.article-container {
	margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.caption { 
	margin-top: 12px;
	font-style: italic;
}

.article-related {
	float: left;
	width: 200px;
	padding-right: 14px;
}

.article-image {
	font-weight: bold;
	margin-bottom: 16px;
	text-align: center;
}

.article-image {
	text-align: left;
}

.article-image img {
	margin-bottom: 4px;
}

.article-related img {
	margin-bottom: 4px;
}

.link-4 { background: no-repeat url(/images/site/icon-prizey.jpg); } /** Prizey **/
.link-3 { background: no-repeat url(/images/site/icon-polliwogged.jpg); } /** Polliwogged **/
.link-7 { background: no-repeat url(/images/site/icon-zrecommends.jpg); } /** ZRecommends **/
.link-5 { background: no-repeat url(/images/site/icon-punnybop.jpg); } /** Punny **/
.link-2 { background: no-repeat url(/images/site/icon-gardenaut.jpg); } /** Gardenaut **/
.link-6 { background: no-repeat url(/images/site/icon-tranq.jpg); } /** Tranquil **/


.related-links a {
	text-decoration: none;
	display: block;
	padding-left: 18px;
	margin: 0px 0 5px 7px;
	background-position: 0px 2px;
	color: #000 !important;
}

.related-links .tout-title {
	margin-bottom: 5px;
}

.target-checkbox {
	margin: 16px 0 8px 0;
}

.related-links input {
	vertical-align: middle;
	margin-left: 7px;
}

.article-copy2,
.article-copy {
	margin-bottom: 16px;
	line-height: 1.5em;
	font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

.article-copy h2 {
	margin-bottom: 0px;
}

blockquote {
	margin: 16px;
}

.article-copy blockquote {
	margin: 0 26px -16px 26px;
}

.article-copy ul {
	margin: 0 26px -16px 26px;
}

.article-copy li {

}

.article-copy ol {
	margin: 0 26px -16px 26px;
}

.article-links {
	background: no-repeat url(/images/site/arrow-grey-right.jpg) 4px 7px;
	padding-left: 19px;
	margin-bottom: 9px;
	line-height: 19px;
}

article-links a {
	padding-bottom: 3px;
}

.sponsors { 
	margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.related-links a:hover {
	text-decoration: underline;
}

#next-prev {
	margin-bottom: 16px;
}

a.newer-posts {
	font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	display: block;
	float: left;
	background: no-repeat url(/images/site/arrow-white-left.png) 8% 50%;
	padding-left: 20px;
	text-decoration: none;
	font-weight: bold;
}

a.newer-posts:hover,
a.older-posts:hover {
	text-decoration: underline;
}

a.older-posts {
	font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	display: block;
	float: right;
	background: no-repeat url(/images/site/arrow-white-right.png) 92% 50%;
	padding-right: 20px;
	text-decoration: none;
	font-weight: bold;
}

.search-info a,
.learn-more a {
	background: no-repeat url(/images/site/arrow-grey-right.jpg) 4px 5px;
	padding-left: 19px;
	margin: 0 0 10px 8px;
	display: block;
	color: #000 !important;
	text-decoration: none;
}

a.advanced-search-bold {
	background: no-repeat url(/images/site/arrow-grey-right.jpg) 5px 6px !important;
	padding-left: 19px;
	margin: 0 0 10px 8px;
	display: block;
	color: #000 !important;
	text-decoration: none;
}

.learn-more a:hover {
	text-decoration: underline;
}

.darkbar {
	background-color: #666;
	color: #FFF;
	padding: 5px 6px 7px 6px;
	margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.darkbar input {
	border: 0;
	margin: 0 3px 0 0;
	padding: 0;
}

.links {
	text-align: right;
}

/*************** COMMENTS *****************/

.colorbar {
	background-color: #339933;
	color: #FFF;
	padding: 4px 6px 6px 8px;
	margin-bottom: 8px;
	font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 14px;
	font-weight: bold;
}

.comment {
	margin: 0 19px 19px 19px;
	line-height: 16.4px;
	overflow: hidden;
}

.comment-author {
	margin-bottom: 10px;
}

#comment-form {
	margin: 0 0 19px 0;
}

#comment-form label {
	display: block;
	width: 73px;
	padding-right: 20px;
	float: left;
	text-align: right;
	font-weight: bold;
}

#comment-form span {
	float: left;
	color: #666666;
}

#comment-form input.text {
	display: block;
	background-color: #FFF;
	border: 1px solid #666;
	float: left;
	width: 179px;
	height: 16px;
	margin: 0 6px 6px 0;
	padding: 2px 0 0 3px;
}

#comment-form textarea{
	background-color: #FFF;
	width: 363px;
	height: 160px;
	border: 1px solid #666;
	margin-bottom: 3px;
}

#comment-form input.submit {
	float: right;
	margin-right: 3px;
}

#comment-form .comment-checkboxes {
	margin: 8px 0 16px 0;
	line-height: 20px;
}

#comment-form input.checkbox {
	vertical-align: middle;
	margin-left: 93px;
}

/*********** Contributors ***************/

.contributor {
	margin-bottom: 20px;
	clear: both;
	line-height: 1.5em;
	font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

.contributor img {
	float: left;
	display: block;
	margin-right: 10px;
}

.contributor-bio {
	float: left;
	width: 388px;
}

/************ Archives *****************/

h3.date {
	margin-bottom: 8px;
	font-weight: bold;
}

#archives h2 {
	margin-bottom: 8px;
}

/*************** RIGHT COLUMN **************/

#col3 {
	font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 14px;
}

#col3 a {
	text-decoration: none;
}

#col3 a:hover {
	text-decoration:underline;
}

#right-accordion {
	margin-bottom: 16px;
}

#right-accordion a {
	color: #000000 !important;
	display: block;
}

#col3 .categories a,
#col3 .recent-posts a,
#col3 .date-archive a,
#col3 .blogs-we-read a,
#col3 .collections a {
	margin-top: 6px;
}

#col3 .tout-title {
	margin-bottom: 12px;
	font-size: 13px;
	font-weight: bold;
}

#col3 a.head {
	font-weight: bold;
	background: no-repeat url(/images/site/arrow-grey-downright.jpg) 5px 6px;
	padding: 0 0 0 18px;
}

#col3 a.selected {
	background-image: url(/images/site/arrow-grey-upleft.jpg);
}

#col3 ul {
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	list-style:none;
}

#col3 li {
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	margin-bottom: 8px;
}

#right-accordion div {
	padding: 4px 0 0 28px;
	display: none;
}

#plants a {
	display: block;
	float: left;
	width: 129px;
}

/****** SEARCH BOX ********/

#searchbox {
	line-height: 1.6em;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 14px;
}

.search-labels {
	float: left;
	width: 53px;
	text-align: right;
}	

.search-info {
	width: 185px;
	float: left;
	padding-left: 10px;
}

.search-info input {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	font-size: 11px;
}

#search-accordion input.text,
.search-info input.text {
	height: 16px;
	border: 1px solid #999;
	background-color: #FFF;
	padding-left: 4px;
}

.search-info * {
	vertical-align: middle;
}

.search-info a {
	background-position: 4px 8px;
	margin: 3px 0 0 0;
}

/****** NEWSLETTER *******/

#newsletter {
	border: 1px solid #999;
	padding-bottom: 8px;
	margin-bottom: 16px;
	line-height: 19px;
}

.newsletter-text,
.privacy-link {
	padding: 8px 10px 8px 10px;
	font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 12px;
}

.privacy-link {
	padding-left: 18px;
}	

.privacy-link img {
	vertical-align: top;
	margin-right: 2px;
}

#newsletter .tout-title {
	margin-bottom: 0;
	font-size: 13px;
	font-weight: bold;
}

.newsletter-text img {
	float: left;
	margin-right: 10px;
}

/**** CONVERSATIONS *****/

#conversations {
	border: 1px solid #999;
	padding-bottom: 16px;
	margin-bottom: 16px;
	font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 12px;
	overflow: hidden;
}

#conversations .tout-title {
	font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

#conversations .comment a {
	background-position: 4px 7px;
	margin-bottom: 0px;
	display: inline;
	color: #000 !important;
	font-style: italic;
}

a.all-conversations {
	background: no-repeat url(/images/site/arrow-grey-right.jpg);
	padding-left: 19px;
	margin: 0 0 0 8px;
	display: block;
}

#conversations a {
	background-position: 4px 7px;
}

#conversations a img {
	vertical-align: middle;
	margin-left: 3px;
}

#conversations .comment {
	margin: 0 9px 12px 9px;
}

#c3cols .tout-title,
.c3cols .tout-title {
	margin-bottom: 0px;
}

#c3left,
.c3left {
	float: left;
	width: 160px;
}

#c3right,
.c3right {
	float: right;
	width: 125px;
}


/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* ---------->>> thickbox specific link and font settings <<<------------------------------------------------------*/
/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

#TB_window {
	font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color: #333;
}

#TB_secondLine {
	font: 10px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color:#666;
}

#TB_window a:link {color: #666;}
#TB_window a:visited {color: #666;}
#TB_window a:hover {color: #000;}
#TB_window a:active {color: #666;}
#TB_window a:focus{color: #666;}

/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* ---------->>> thickbox settings <<<-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

#TB_overlay {
	position: fixed;
	z-index:100;
	top: 0px;
	left: 0px;
	height:100%;
	width:100%;
}

.TB_overlayMacFFBGHack {background: url(macFFBgHack.png) repeat;}
.TB_overlayBG {
	background-color:#000;
	filter:alpha(opacity=75);
	-moz-opacity: 0.75;
	opacity: 0.75;
}

* html #TB_overlay { /* ie6 hack */
     position: absolute;
     height: expression(document.body.scrollHeight > document.body.offsetHeight ? document.body.scrollHeight : document.body.offsetHeight + 'px');
}

#TB_window {
	position: fixed;
	background: #ffffff;
	z-index: 102;
	color:#000000;
	display:none;
	border: 4px solid #525252;
	text-align:left;
	top:50%;
	left:50%;
}

* html #TB_window { /* ie6 hack */
position: absolute;
margin-top: expression(0 - parseInt(this.offsetHeight / 2) + (TBWindowMargin = document.documentElement && document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.body.scrollTop) + 'px');
}

#TB_window img#TB_Image {
	display:block;
	margin: 15px 0 0 15px;
	border-right: 1px solid #ccc;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
	border-top: 1px solid #666;
	border-left: 1px solid #666;
}

#TB_caption{
	height:25px;
	padding:7px 30px 10px 25px;
	float:left;
}

#TB_closeWindow{
	height:25px;
	padding:11px 25px 10px 0;
	float:right;
}

#TB_closeAjaxWindow{
	padding:7px 10px 5px 0;
	margin-bottom:1px;
	text-align:right;
	float:right;
}

#TB_ajaxWindowTitle{
	float:left;
	padding:7px 0 5px 10px;
	margin-bottom:1px;
}

#TB_title{
	background-color:#EEE;
	height:27px;
}

#TB_ajaxContent{
	clear:both;
	padding:15px;
	overflow:auto;
	text-align:left;
	line-height:1.4em;
}

#TB_ajaxContent.TB_modal{
	padding:15px;
}

#TB_ajaxContent p {
	padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;
}

#TB_load{
	position: fixed;
	display:none;
	height:13px;
	width:208px;
	z-index:103;
	top: 50%;
	left: 50%;
	margin: -6px 0 0 -104px; /* -height/2 0 0 -width/2 */
}

* html #TB_load { /* ie6 hack */
	position: absolute;
	margin-top: expression(0 - parseInt(this.offsetHeight / 2) + (TBWindowMargin = document.documentElement && document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.body.scrollTop) + 'px');
}

#TB_HideSelect{
	z-index:99;
	position:fixed;
	top: 0;
	left: 0;
	background-color:#fff;
	border:none;
	filter:alpha(opacity=0);
	-moz-opacity: 0;
	opacity: 0;
	height:100%;
	width:100%;
}

* html #TB_HideSelect { /* ie6 hack */
     position: absolute;
     height: expression(document.body.scrollHeight > document.body.offsetHeight ? document.body.scrollHeight : document.body.offsetHeight + 'px');
}

#TB_iframeContent{
	clear:both;
	border:none;
	margin-bottom:-1px;
	margin-top:1px;
	_margin-bottom:1px;
}