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Mother Nature has made it clear to me that she was always in charge. She does, however, encourage me to be creative within the parameters she defines. If I am to be surrounded by water, then I must work with it by envisioning a future that works for me and for the water – a cypr...
A close acquaintance with cultivated plants and with the multitude of types and their differentiation into geographical groups as well as their frequently sharp physiological isolation from each other compel us to refer the very origin of cultivated plants to such remote epochs, where periods of 5-...
but the most beautiful of all was a walled garden in which every flower was blue. There were all the obvious things like delphiniums and acronitums and larkspurs, but the most beautiful blue of all came from the groups of cabbages - the ordinary blue pickling cabbage. Set against the blaz...
Many plants will deteriorate after some time after being located in such a condition. If it is possible, do a rotation between groups of plants to be displayed in your lift landing. After being displayed for a week or two in the dim lift landing, you can shift them to a brighter place...
These are often referred to as ‘symbiotic relationships’ (where these organisms have a close association with one another, that may benefit one or both of these groups). You may be familiar with some of these associations, which often involve a honeydew producing insect (such as an aphid ...
We will have to wave goodbye to the meadows near Loirston Loch, and Union Terrace Gardens are a stone’s throw from being filled in with god-knows-what kind of shopping mall/parking area ( ‘it’s only full of grass’ says Councillor John Stewart ). A massive bypass will cut through...
Social, recreational, mutual support, religious, and other kinds of groups can become the family we need when we need it. We will seek out people who provide emotional, social, and maybe even financial help. We need that. We crave it. And if your birth family doesn’t provide what you...
In late April one of my groups announced that there were three babies who needed rehoming in Tennessee. I was the closest person available to go get them, so I did it. Two of them did not make it. The finder told me they were looking bad while I was still on my way there and whe...
Seasonal produce was grown near to home and tended to, harvested and prepared by family groups including the older members in the studies. Image Pixabay One of the interesting comments by the researcher was that none of the people in the study showed signs of dementia. Investigating the latest...