Not every garden basks in full sun — and that’s a good thing. When I first bought my house 13 years ago, I was paralyzed by all the shade provided by my five live oaks. Shade? How do I garden in that? No color? Are you kidding? Now, as I embark on designing a new…
Steven Conaway | Special to the Telegram & Gazette USA TODAY NETWORK Meadows are open landscapes, composed of grasses and wildflowers. The word “meadow” itself is evocative, conjuring images of Julie Andrews twirling in the Alps or bucolic, rolling farmers’ fields. Meadows can be grand sprawling vistas, but they can also occupy smaller clearings or…
The UK’s Kew Gardens is unveiling a floral call to climate action by showcasing how plants, trees, fungi and soils in gardens might help store carbon while illuminating measures to help them survive rising temperatures and extreme weather now and in the future A unique, environmentally provocative, horticultural installation is being unveiled to the public…
Kadence Baumgardner | Guest contributor As another school year comes to a close, we’re reflecting on a rewarding and impactful year of the N.C. Cooperative Extension Therapeutic Horticulture program at Lake Forest Academy. This program continues to be a powerful tool for hands-on learning, emotional growth, and environmental awareness, giving students opportunities to connect with…
Climate change is bringing new insect pests into our gardens. A change in climate means that areas that were once inhospitable to insects are now favorable habitat. As the climate shifts, new invasive insects will find their way into our gardens to wreak damage and introduce new diseases. Climate change isn’t the only way invasive…
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After plumbing woes extended the closure of restaurants in Rockville’s Woodley Gardens shopping center past an anticipated Halloween reopening, some businesses are beginning to reopen this week, according to social media posts. Carmen’s Italian Ice & Café at 1115 Nelson St. posted on social media Wednesday that the shop would be open from 2 to…
Prescribed burns have risen to the top of the most prominent wildland fuel treatments in the world. But while the practice is excellent at reducing fuel loads, it’s been less successful at saving peoples’ homes from the flames. Research previously published in the Journal of the International Association of Wildland Fire shows that prescribed burns…
