PARIS — Loewe's thrust Paris Fashion Week into a bleak and dystopian vision of the future on Saturday -- turning its runway into a dead space where nature and animal life only existed to be harnessed and exploited by humankind. A sanitized white wall descended onto a bare…
Average temperatures: High 92; low 73Rainfall: 7.15 inches1. Moon phases for JulyFirst quarter: July 6 Full moon: July 13 Last quarter: July 20 New moon: July 282. Moon-sign planting datesPlant above-ground crops: 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13, 31.Plant below-ground crops: 16, 17, 21, 22, 25, 26,…
Question. A cottony white substance is forming along the stems and on the undersides of the leaves of my coleus plants. Is this an insect or fungus?Answer. Mealybugs love coleus and many other foliage plants growing in our homes and landscapes. Those cottony puffs partially hidden among coleus…
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Joe White | Special to the TimesIf you don’t have a crape myrtle in your landscape, then you’re missing out on a lot of easy color. Just look around as you drive through Shreveport and Bossier City as well as most of the surrounding areas and you will…
Draw a circle around Sunday, July 10, because that afternoon from 1-4 p.m. is the community garden walk sponsored by the Pennington County Master Gardeners. The admission is $5 to see five gardens and yards in the Carriage Hills area.The organizers stress that all the gardens are within…
Published June 24, 2022 6:26am WASHINGTON – The largest-known bacterium – a vermicelli-shaped organism that was discovered in shallow mangrove swamps in the Caribbean and is big enough to be seen with the naked eye – is redefining what is possible for bacteria, Earth’s most ancient life form.…
I’m a firm believer that time spent outdoors in nature can make a lasting impact on our lives. Looking back, I’m sure that one of the biggest reasons I pursued a career in horticulture was because of my childhood spent outdoors. It also fueled my passion for growing…
>> Reuters Published: 24 Jun 2022 02:10 AM BdST Updated: 24 Jun 2022 02:34 AM BdST Filaments of the bacterium Thiomargarita magnifica from Guadeloupe, a French archipelago in the Caribbean, are seen in this undated handout image. Researchers at the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute,…
PHOTOS: Minglewood Farm and Nature Preserve hosts a field trip for homeschooled students During a field trip with members of the Triad Homeschool Activity Group, Bill Imus shows a group of students some of the living creatures found in a healthy creek at Minglewood Farm and Nature Preserve…
Do you want to spice up your life? Grow herbs outdoors and dry them yourself for a freshness of flavor that you won’t find in the purchased kind. istockphoto.comGrowing herbs outdoors is much easier than growing them indoors since the outdoors is their natural milieu. Outdoor herb-growing is…
Organic plant, flower and vegetable food is beneficial to soil as well as vegetables. Organics will dissolve quickly into soil and are finely textured and not pelleted, and this promotes nutritional results. You can choose from Plant-Tone organic vegetable food, Tomato-Tone organic tomato food, Garden-Tone organic plant food,…
COVID-19 vaccination is not associated with an increased risk of heart attack or stroke in patients with established cardiovascular disease, according to a large study published today in Cardiovascular Research, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). “Our study showed that pre-existing cardiovascular disease should not…
In his new book “Regenesis,” journalist and environmental activist George Monbiot describes problems associated with agriculture now and into the future. He also gives examples of how agriculture can be improved to produce healthy food sustainably. He does this in an engaging manner by combining his own experiences…
