Gardens reign atop hill in Vista's Brengle Terrace Signon San Diego | More | VISTA — Few visitors to the botanical gardens in Brengle Terrace Park actually pay the requested $2 entry fee, but that doesn’t bother Alta Vista Gardens president and chief executive Bryan Morse. He’s just glad patrons are enjoying his latest venture. | “Right now I’m just hap...
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden Gets a 10,000 Square Foot "Roof Meadow" (Video) Treehugger | /Video screen capture | This autumn, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden transformed the roof of its new Visitor Center into a wild meadow, complete with 40,000 plants. The 10,000 square foot space was put together in a month that included soil dispersal, planting and watering. | This timelapse video cond...
Herb garden: An eco-friendly option The Star | Why grow a garden that's merely ornamental, when you can have one that's edible? | IF YOU were on the hunt for a herb garden, the condominium above Pearl Point Shopping Mall just off the dusty, smoky, traffic-laden Old Klang Road in Kuala Lumpur ma...
Zone change: What does it mean for gardeners? Chicago Tribune | The gardener who often has wished her climate were just a little bit warmer may be getting her wish. Or not. | The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently released a new version of its Plant Hardiness Zone Map, the first major revision since 1990. ...
This gardener is going to seed (in a good way) Chicago Tribune Like many gardeners, I find the arrival of seed catalogs a welcome sight in what is normally a mailbox full of junk mail and bills. | This is the best time of year to be dreaming about the bounty of a vegetable garden. I suppose the seed companies mu...
Wegerzyn Gardens gift shop is thinking spring The Examiner | Have you been to the Wegerzyn Gardens gift shop lately? | Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark at 1301 E Siebenthaler Avenue has formal gardens, a swamp forest, mature woodlands, the aquatic life of the Stillwater River, a meadow, and two planted prairies! T...
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Al Ain Zoo becomes hub of conservation efforts Khaleej Times AL AIN ' Development projects, climate change and human encroachment into animal habitats are trampling on several species and putting them at risk of extinction. Protection of wil...
The Nevada State Museum at the Springs Preserve The Examiner | Normal | 0 | Looking for indoor activity during the chilly days of winter in Las Vegas? The newly opened Nevada State Museum at the Springs Preserve is a great place to go,...
Pune polls 2012: Gardens galore, but parties silent on upkeep DNA India | Though the number of gardens in the city has crossed the 100-mark in last five years, many of them are plagued by lack of maintenance and security. Although political parties tal...
Climate change gives gardeners new options The Tribune San Luis Obispo | If you're planting a spring garden in the U.S. this year, you may want to set aside some extra seed money. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has updated its plant hardiness zone map for the first time since 1990, reflecting how some crops are movi...
Climate change gives gardeners new options The Miami Herald | If you're planting a spring garden in the U.S. this year, you may want to set aside some extra seed money. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has updated its plant hardiness zone map for the first time since 1990, reflecting how some crops are movi...
Do-it-yourself resources: learn about desert plants, landscaping and gardening The Examiner | If you are interested in learning more about desert plants and how to take care of what you have in your Tucson or Green Valley landscaping, here is a list of resources for you to look into: | BOOKS: | Plants for Dry Climates by Warren Jones and Ma...
Co-operation in a world of scarce resources Al Jazeera | From competition among hunter-gatherers for wild game to imperialist wars over precious minerals, resource wars have been fought throughout history; today, however, the competition appears set to enter a new - and perhaps unprecedented - phase. As natural resources deplete, and as the earth's climate becomes less stable, the world's nations will ...
Co-operation in a world of scarce resources Al Jazeera | From competition among hunter-gatherers for wild game to imperialist wars over precious minerals, resource wars have been fought throughout history; today, however, the competition appears set to enter a new - and perhaps unprecedented - phase. As natural resources deplete, and as the earth's climate becomes less stable, the world's nations will ...
