Category: Garden and Landscaping

As a houseplant lover, the fall months are a truly exciting time. 'Tis the time of year when we start to turn our attention to indoor spaces, and it's a real opportunity to get creative with houseplants and create a calming green retreat within your own home. However, you'd be surprised how many important tasks… Continue reading 3 Houseplant Chores Every Gardener Forgets in the Fall

Ballman Khaplova has created her own artist's studio in Germantown, New York, a self-contained structure designed as a functional, light-filled space for painter and sculptor Natasha Sweeten. The modest 680 square meter building houses Sweeten's creative studio as well as storage and office space and offers bespoke north and south views. Anchorage Road Artist Studio… Continue reading We visit a light-filled artist's studio in upstate New York

Halloween has arrived in Grow a Garden, bringing with it the most impressive collection of spooky companions you've ever seen. The Ghoul Garden Event introduces nine unique pets, each with supernatural abilities that will change the way you approach gardening. From the chaos-causing Headless Horseman to the supporting spider with its web mechanic, these Halloween… Continue reading Grow a Garden Guide: All New Pets in the Ghoul Garden Event

In the second part of our conversation with Dr. Ravi Munver, associate chief of urology at John Theurer Cancer Center and chief of minimally invasive and robotic surgery at Hackensack University Medical Center, CURE explores the evolving landscape of kidney cancer treatment. Munver provides insight into how patients can maintain kidney function using minimally invasive… Continue reading We help patients understand the evolving landscape of kidney cancer treatment

The project to revive the historic Chahar Bagh around Maharaja Ranjit Singh's summer palace at Ram Bagh, popularly known as Company Bagh, remains incomplete even after several years. The Chahar Bagh, a traditional square garden complex inspired by Persian and Mughal designs, was once the original structure of Ram Bagh before the British altered it.… Continue reading The restoration plan for Chahar Bagh is not bearing fruit

Hillsdale's nursery and landscaping team placed in the top five in the regional competition in September. The Career Development Event (CDE) team traveled to West Springfield, Massachusetts to attend The Big E. The participating FFA members were: Reed Twining (Senior), Hunter Hickey (Senior), Josh Burson (Junior) and Jacob Schwendeman (Sophomore). As a team they placed… Continue reading Hillsdale FFA students secure 3rd place in regional landscaping competition

2 minutes read If you've been following Ree Drummond for any amount of time, you're probably well aware that her garden is her pride and joy. Ree spends as much free time as possible in her backyard tending to the seasonal herbs and colorful flowers she grows. (And don't even get us started on her… Continue reading Ree Drummond's fall garden attracts butterfly visitors

Pavel Havlícek, Czech political analyst and expert on Central European affairs, met with RFE/RL's Georgian service to explain the results of the country's recent parliamentary election – a vote that gave former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš a resounding victory and left the ruling coalition reeling. He discusses what these changes mean not only for Czech… Continue reading Babiš's big return: Czech elections are changing the political landscape, the Georgian dream is unlikely to bear fruit

COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) – A proposal before the Columbia Planning Commission could mean significant changes for an affordable housing complex. At its meeting Thursday, the commission will hear more about a plan to demolish the Dorrah Randall complex and replace it with a 76-unit project called Summit at Belmont. The site along Dorrah Street and… Continue reading Columbia Planning Commission considers plan to demolish and replace affordable housing complex

Urban and suburban areas are important habitats for migratory birds, but birds can also quickly become a plague or an economic problem if they nest on buildings, houses and other structures. Your activities can lead to disturbing noises and potential structural damage and your feces can lead to aesthetic and health problems. The most effective… Continue reading Exclusion of migratory birds from buildings