Category: Garden and Landscaping

Omaha Public Schools continue to do a great job providing more opportunities and activities for children every year. While OPS has also felt the impact of students moving out of the district, there is still much work to be done over the next few years. KETV sat down with Deondre Jones, activities director for Benson… Continue reading Omaha Public Schools discusses long-term activity plan

BUTLER, Wis. – As a severe winter storm shuts down parts of the South, local business owners in Wisconsin are sending helpers. Myron Dorshak of Dorshak Tree Specialists and Snow Services is sending multiple teams to Tennessee to help. The trip also brings good business, even though the winter saw less snow in southeastern Wisconsin.… Continue reading Wisconsin landscaping company owner sends snow removal crews to Tennessee

In the spirit of my annual New Year's resolution to learn something new every day, I researched how to incorporate butterfly-friendly natives into my partially shaded garden on Calscape and read up on garden design trends for 2025. It turned out that there are even more new trends more a memory of the good past… Continue reading The mountain gardener | What's old is new again: Garden trends for 2025 – press banner

WASHINGTON (CN) – During the 2024 election, then-candidate Donald Trump campaigned on a radical overhaul of the federal government, changes he has already initiated with his unconventional nominees to lead agencies such as the Justice Department and the FBI. Legal experts at the McDermott Will law firm outlined a series of likely changes and priority… Continue reading Experts: Trump's unconventional candidates represent a major change in the regulatory landscape

News Published on January 9, 2025 at 11:55 am Bellies & Babies at 1913 Mount Vernon Avenue in Del Ray (Staff photo by James Cullum) Bellies and Babies' consignment store may not sit empty for long: A nearby business owner plans to convert it into a market and garden space. According to a new special… Continue reading Bellies & Babies space in Del Ray is set to be converted into a local market and garden center

In the early 1970s, minimalism and cool tones such as gray and stark white prevailed. But today, personal touches and the longing for comfort warm the home. Consider infusing your space with the natural textures and warming tones of wood with one of the top interior design trends: wood drenching. This technique – using wood… Continue reading If you love a warm, earthy space, you must try wood staining

Investments in climate technology will change in the coming year. Out of: Electric vehicles and big battery deals. In: geothermal, nuclear and other clean, reliable energy to power the AI ​​data center boom. “We’ve seen the first generation of climate technology – wind, solar, batteries – rise to private equity and project finance, leaving VCs… Continue reading Climate technology investors are retooling for a changing landscape

THE BUZZ… The surrounding terrain has very little influence on the abundance, diversity and composition of pollinators PUBLISHED ON January 7, 2025 New research shows that bees in particular don't really care about the landscape around flower gardens. (Photo: USDA, Public Domain) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (THE CONVERSATION) – Most flowering plants rely on animals to transport… Continue reading Are you planning the spring garden? Bees like variety and don't care about your neighbors' yards

McDonald's is discontinuing many of its diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The move is part of a larger trend of companies walking back on DEI commitments made during the 2020 Black Lives Matter unrest and its aftermath. McDonald's cited a “changing legal landscape” and pointed to last year's Supreme Court decision to ban affirmative action… Continue reading McDonald's rolls back DEI programs due to 'changing legal landscape' | News

Oasis Forage, Plant Development Services Inc., Star® Roses and Plants and Plant by Number will be exhibiting at the Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show in Baltimore, MD. Baltimore – The Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (MANTS) returns to Baltimore 8th–10th January 2025and promises to be another record-breaking event. Known as the “masterpiece of all trade shows,” MANTS… Continue reading Must-See Exhibitors at the 2025 Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (MANTS).