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Your Yard Needs a Drink Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:04PMHot temperatures are drying out soil, causing sinkholes among other problems for cities and homeowners.
Contest Being Held in Big Spring in an Effort to Help Save Water Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:59PMGreen lawns are getting harder and harder to maintain. In Big Spring, stricter water restrictions are making it even tougher. Now the city and some local businesses are holding a contest to get residents to use less water but still have an attractive lawn.
ASK A MASTER GARDENER: July garden tips Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:23PM* Radishes, lettuce and spinach bolt and turn bitter in July heat. Remove them and replace with cauliflower and cabbage for fall harvest* Water gardens early in the day and at the base of plants.* Sidedress tomatoes, peppers and other long-season crops with fertilizer early this month---not too heavily or you'll end up with luxuriant foliage and late or little fruit.* Mosquitoes breed in ...
Green: DuPont Is Sued Over New Herbicide Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:37PMAfter a weedkiller emerges as a leading suspect in the deaths of thousands of trees, property owners demand replacement trees and punitive damages.
Rains yield more than green lawns — mosquitoes and other creepy crawlers Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:28PMRains yield more than green lawns — mosquitoes and other creepy crawlers
California Artificial Turf Wars Continue After Gov. Brown's Veto Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:00PMWhile Los Angeles media embroiled the Golden State in the hype of "Carmageddon," Gov. Jerry Brown quietly vetoed Senate Bill 759. At issue was the mandated homeowner association approval of artificial lawn installations. What's the buzz?
Pinafore parking messy Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:42PMVisitors planning to enjoy a Sunday evening concert at the Morris F. Jones bandshell in Pinafore Park face a challenge finding a place to park, as roadside spaces are limited and no posted policies exist.[...]
As Delaware Valley Lawns Turn Brown, Expert Suggests A Watering Pause Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:50AMRemember green grass? As this hot, dry summer drags on, your lawn and gardens are wilting.
Stroll takes route through West End Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:46AMTypically, the city’s Summer Strolls consist of city staff and a few dozen people walking the streets of a neighborhood.
Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort announces mid-year wedding report Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:30AMPopular Beach Wedding Destination Celebrates with Bridal Giveaway DESTIN, FL , July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort, the #1 Resort on Florida's Emerald Coast today announced its mid-year wedding report for 2011. This popular Florida beach wedding destination is reporting double the number of weddings and receptions booked in the first seven months of this year compared to ...
What's on, where and when Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:49AMAYLSHAM. Drill Hall: Aylsham Brass Band meets weekly, free membership and instruments available, 7.30pm, 01263 733006/01603 891236.
The heat is on; sizzling temps will stick around Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:08PMSarnia-Lambton is in the grip of a heat wave and forecasters say the worst is yet to come. On Monday health officials issued a heat alert, the fire department invoking a fire ban and families found relief any way they could after the humidex pushed to 40 C.[...]
Cut back or the wells might run dry Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:34PMWOODSTOCK— Soak up the sun, but not all the water, advises the Oxford County Public Works department. With an ongoing heat wave in the forecast for the coming weeks, and Oxford County water systems nearing their limits, public works is begging everyone to conserve water.[...]
Ladner odours not coming from local composter Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:17PMThe Corporation of Delta has investigated complaints from several residents in recent weeks about obnoxious odours in Ladner's east end.
Gastonia may put the brakes on front-yard vehicle parking Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:10PMGastonia residents who prefer to park on their front lawn could soon be forced to fork over some green from their wallet. At the request of city leaders, Gastonia’s legal staff has drafted an ordinance that would prohibit the parking of vehicles in...
Central New Yorkers prepare to deal with impact of heat on lawns Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:32PMIt wasn’t long after morning storms on Monday that heat and humidity set up for a big return.
Dry Weather Fuels Fear Of Brush Fires, Concern About Gardens Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:17PMWhether it's the crunch of your lawn or the droop in your garden, there's no doubt conditions are dry.
Kenya: Walk Through History Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:16AMAlmost a century ago, Karen Blixen arrived in Kenya and settled on the slopes of the Ngong Hills which she immortalised with her famous quip, "They seemed like immovable dark waves against the sky," in her equally famously book Out of Africa.
After tearful farewell in North Philadelphia, an obedient priest moves to suburban parish Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:27AMWhen Ed Hallinan became a priest, he took a vow of obedience. In the last few weeks, he's come to appreciate "a whole new meaning" to that word.
Voluntary measures enough? Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:25AMMayor Paul Harpole gave Amarillo residents "a couple of weeks" to get their watering acts straight and come in under 74 million gallons a day or have mandatory restrictions revisited. It's been two weeks and the results are mixed. On June 29, with the city water system groaning from running full tilt since mid-May, he asked residents to curb their thirsts for lush lawns, the main water use ...
Christine Buckley: Houston Yard Art: Beer Cans, Fake Flowers and Wacky, Nonsensical Sculptures Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:57PMHoustonians have taken their love of art to an entirely new level with private home yard art. There is of course the infamous Beer Can House, a house decorated with an estimated 50,000 beer cans. It's so over-the-top crazy cool that it's a must-see.
LU campus in midst of $120 million transformation Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:00AMDrive through Liberty University’s campus this summer and you enter a sprawling construction zone marked by dirt pits, bulldozers and half-finished buildings.
Fowler making a statement at the Open Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:45PMIt was bad enough for Rory McIlroy that the brilliantly surviving talent and nerve of 61-year-old Tom Watson served as a classic model of how you brace yourself against the wind and the rain and conjure a little golf magic.
Water woes: Drought endangers Big Country water supply, with no relief in sight Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:30PMThe Reporter-News examines how the heat wave and drought have affected lakes, water supplies and your lawn, and what you can do.
Amid severe drought, Barnhart residents alarmed over use of freshwater to get oil Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:00PMBARNHART —After pumping cool, clean water every day for nearly three decades, Alan and Beverly McGuire's private well went dry last month.
Potter fans pack all 10 of Carmike's midnight shows Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 10:32AMPotter patrons of all ages flocked to the Carmike 10 for the midnight premiere of the final installment of the Harry Potter movie series, filling more than 1,000 seats as all 10 screens played the second part of "The Deathly Hallows."
Group demands to see messages sent by Kavulla Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 10:32AMA Billings-based rural electric cooperative is demanding to see a Montana Public Service Commission member's correspondence with the city of Great Falls, state lawmakers and members of the media regarding electricity supply.
Boaters warned to stay off oil-tainted part of Yellowstone River Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 10:32AMBILLINGS — Boaters were warned to stay off an oil-fouled stretch of Montana's popular Yellowstone River on Friday, as lawmakers on Capitol Hill pressed regulators to bolster the country's pipeline-safety rules following a string of high-profile spills and explosions.
History Museum raises cash with bluegrass Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 10:32AMWith the deep-south sounds of bluegrass in the air, Anna Heryford said the drive from her family's farm north of Carter was worth every mile to spend time listening to her favorite music with her two children and her parents at the 9th Annual Bluegrass on the Bay on Friday.
Two girls charged with arson appear in youth court Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 10:31AMTwo teenage girls accused of setting small fires in two apartment buildings Thursday appeared Friday morning at a juvenile detention hearing in Cascade County Youth Court on felony charges.
Montana will not create health insurance exchange Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 10:31AMHELENA — Montana will have to let the federal government design its required health-insurance exchange because legislators refused to give the state the authority to do it itself, the insurance commissioner said.
Paring down possessions makes a person feel good Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:07AMI wish I could say we're all settled in our new home, but this place is much smaller than our old. We've given away or dumped the easy things, the ones we knew had to go.
Delta lists cities it may quit, including Butte Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:01AMMINNEAPOLIS — Delta Air Lines is shrinking its flying to small cities, including Butte, saying it can't make money on flights that are sometimes completely empty.
Pacific Cataract building in Marketplace Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:01AMMarketplace is getting a new tenant.
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The legend of the little lady Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:04PMLaura Secord didn’t make chocolates. She made history.
Hoosier heat wave doing a number on lawns Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:20PMCentral Indiana is coming off a wet Spring, just like last year and just like last year, the state is heading into a prolonged dry spell. If your lawn is beginning to get a little crunchy, it's time to take action. Central Indiana is coming off a wet Spring, just like last year and just like last year, the state is heading into a prolonged dry spell. If your lawn is beginning to get a little ...
Warmer-than-normal weather on the way across Canada Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:15PMToronto has had eight days above 30 degrees so far this summer.
Coconut Grove landscaper Reb Best dies Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:38PMReb could make anything grow.
The suburb that never existed Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:26AMFrom a distance it looks like a real suburb, but this is actually something right out of a classic Hollywood war movie.
Easier Said Than Done: Born a ‘Buckeye’ Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:10AMDad and I at a rest stop in my native state, Ohio. (Photo courtesy of Pat Wick) By Pat Wick Herald/Review I’ve been back to northeast Ohio, where I was born, only a couple of times since we moved from there to North Dakota when I was 6. I have a faint memory of the moment we drove away from the house on Warren Avenue for the last time. Being 6, the only things I remember leaving behind were a ...
Exeter/Hampton/Rockingham community calendar Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:24AMSend calendar listings to community@seacoastonline.com . Please keep them brief and to the point. n Summer Celebration at Churchill's Garden Center: 12 Hampton Road, Exeter.
Exeter area briefs Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:23AMEXETER — The public is invited to the Summer Celebration on Friday, July 15 from 5 to 8 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Music performed by Jon Nolan and the Working Girls and puppet show in the cottage at 6 p.m. featuring Lindsay and her Puppet Pals.
Japanese beetle hits fields and lawns across the state of Missouri Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:01AMIf the leaves of your roses, shrubs or soybeans look like swiss cheese, the culprit could be Japanese beetles.
Buss: The next best thing since sliced bread Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:00AMTo dedicated lawn and gardeners like my dad, nut grass was the devil's instrument in the wicked scheme to destroy better homes and gardens. Nut grass, or nut sedge, is to lawns and flower beds what Bonnie and Clyde were to banks.
July is Here and So are the New York Bed Bugs...and Ticks Too? Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:08PMAs expected, Assured Environments, New York’s largest pest management company, has had an increase in bed bug service requests recently. But the recent outbreak of ticks in New York and surge in tick-related calls within the past two weeks has surpassed the levels of the past 25 years and have left many in the industry and the area concerned. (PRWeb July 14, 2011) Read the full story at ...
Letter to the Editor: The browning of Marco Island Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:24PMRemember when Marco Island was synonymous with lush green lawns and manicured shrubbery? If you have not noticed the change in the scenery here I suggest that you take a quick tour of the island. The high cost of water to single family residences has forced many of us to forgo our regular watering routines.
The late Elizabeth Moorhead Brown left Nashville a greener place Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:05AMWhen a Tree Falls by Carrington Fox At the visitation for Betty Brown, looking out over her idyllic gardens and woods and the horses and cattle ambling through her lower fields, her… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
There's no place like 'Homeland' Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:49AMIt's hard not to be bowled over by Jother Woods' "Plantation House," the vast installation that dominates "Homeland," the outsider-art show up through Aug. 20 at Detroit's N'Namdi Center for Contemporary Art.
The Law(ns) of the Land Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:10AMIn time of drought and water limits, some residents turn to drilling wells