Dress up your garden with the glory lily (The Myrtle Beach Sun News) The glory lily is one of the most exotic flowering vines we can grow in the summer garden. Its first blooms will take your breath away by their color and intricate structure.
Eagles' Kearse wants to step it up this time (The Charlotte Observer) By Ashley Fox The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT) POMPANO BEACH, Fla. - The lazy days that used to make up Jevon Kearse's offseasons were spent in South Beach, where he hit the clubs and searched for satisfaction. He'd take up residence in a rental near the never-ending procession of plastic and roll out in his trendy store-bought urban outfits with his boys, eight and nine cars thick.
Garden Calendar (Contra Costa Times) CLASSES/WORKSHOPS Navlet's Garden Center classes-- "Indoor Pest Control," 10 a.m. Aug. 12; "Container Gardens and Accents," 10 a.m. Aug. 19; and "Entry Way Landscaping," 10 a.m. Aug. 26. 1555 Kirker Pass Road, Concord. 925-681-0550, www.navletsgardens.com.
Movie Review: The Ant Bully (Blogcritics.org) The latest CG film to grace the screens is The Ant Bully , a tale of a picked upon boy who takes his frustrations out on the ants. The ants then rise up to teach the boy a lesson. Now, is it me, or does it feel like every week or two there is a new computer animated movie hitting the multiplex, with more on the horizon? What I wouldn't give for a traditional, hand drawn animated film on the big
Relay For Life raises $110,000 (Lexington Clipper-Herald) COZAD - Hair was shaved, at least $110,000 was raised and cancer awareness filled the Cozad Haymaker Stadium last Friday night during the 12th Annual American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Dawson County.
Tending memories (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) Human beings react to grief and loss in widely different ways, but many seek solace in the soil. It's only natural, said Jean Larson, coordinator for therapeutic horticulture at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. "We evolved from the garden; it's in our blood, our DNA. We're attracted to that." Some harness their grief to create a garden in honor of the person they're mourning, choosing elements
Waiting before acting results in excellent addition (MLive.com) SHARON HOLLOW -- "We lived in it four years before doing anything," Judy Fry said about the 19th-century farmhouse she and her architect husband, Richard, subsequently remodeled extensively.
Health calendar (Detroit News) TODAY
Memorial garden design elements (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) A sheltered site. When possible, design the garden to feel private and protected. A descent into the garden can help promote a sense of enclosure, suggested landscape architect Marjorie Pitz of Martin & Pitz Associates, while shrubs or trees can be used to create a privacy shield. An entrance. An identifiable garden entry point, marked by an arch or other element, helps create a distinct space
In the Midsummer Garden, Chaos and Sweet Lassitude (New York Times) The garden is calling, but sometimes its demands can be overwhelming.
