| Not Quite Gone With the Wind
We who garden by the sea are used to wrack and ruin, severed limbs, scorching sunburn, alternating flood and drought, and (here in the Northeast) extremes of temperature. The countless times we have rushed outside to drag pots to shelter, secure loose tie-up and fencing, and turn over the outdoor furniture because of a sudden rise in the wind should be enough to deter us from this easily frustrating pursuit, but it has not. Nor have the hours spent cleaning up broken pottery, picking up branches, or searching for the wind chime that has sailed halfway across the yard killed our enthusiasm. Gardeners everywhere are well versed in the cycles of nature and accordingly accept the rhythms of birth, flowering, maturity, and death. Those of us who choose to garden by the sea have the added thrill of the sudden, unexpected element playing its own part in our endeavors.
Beautification of downtown Kingston to continue
Patrick Wong, chief executive officer of the Kingston City Centre Improvement Committee (KCIC), says in short order downtown Kingston will get a facelift. "We are going to be doing some beautification work," he tells The Sunday Gleaner. We are going to be putting up some signs at the various points of interest; we are going to be doing some landscaping and will be putting in some trash receptacles," he adds. Prior to the ICC Cricket World Cup, areas of downtown Kingston cried out for help, which came at the eleventh hour in anticipation of the flood of visitors expected to arrive for the tournament. St William Grant Park There were talks of a facelift for St. William Grant Park and landscaping of the area along the Kingston Harbour. These plans fell through; all that happened was a mere wash down of St.
Gardening meetings set
*Garden designer and perennial specialist Kent Russell will speak at the Warrington Garden Club meeting at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Pearl S. Buck Room of the Bucks County Library Center, 150 S. Pine St., Doylestown. Russell will discuss container gardening and provide tips on planting and maintaining containers throughout the season. Guests are welcome. Information: (215) 362-0652. *Bucksmont Organic Gardeners will meet at 7:15 p.m. April 9 at Churchville Nature Center, 501 Churchville Lane, Churchville. Organic gardener Paul Thompson will lead the discussion, What is Organic Gardening and Why Is Organic Gardening Important? He will share basic principles to make garden soil healthy. Beginners and experienced gardeners alike are welcome.
National Geographic features Flint Hills, a subtle landscape often ...
Poll a group of average Americans about the national park they'd most like to visit, and you're certain to get answers like Yellowstone, Glacier Bay and Yosemite — places where massive heaps of ice and stone cut dramatic jags across the sky. Who could blame them? Soaring mountains, dense wilderness, plunging waterfalls and seemingly endless sheets of frozen water assail the senses, leaving no doubt that they are, to put it obviously, there. But hike to the scenic overlook at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Chase County and gaze out over the Flint Hills, and you're confronted with an entirely different sight. “Open sky, open land, unending horizon ..." essayist Verlyn Klinkenborg writes in this month's issue of National Geographic magazine.
South Africa: Bid to Preserve Constantia Valley Unveiled
A detailed heritage audit and draft conservation management plan for the entire Constantia Valley is being presented to the City of Cape Town today. Residents and conservationists hope it will stop the continued break-up of historic farms and properties for inappropriate developments. .
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