Saturday will be a gorgeous day for naked gardening in Utah, California and South Carolina. That’s important, because May 2, 2020, is when naturists celebrate World Naked Gardening Day, held the first Saturday in May. Specifically, Ogden, Utah, will be the ideal place to celebrate the human body by weeding, […]
Nowadays, concrete and glass are overtaking nature, and skyscrapers are defining the skylines of our cities. Yet renting in a big city shouldn’t stop you from having a personal green oasis to relax in. You don’t need a homestead to keep in touch with nature; you can create a small garden right […]
A LawnStarter.com study of recent Twitter traffic shows 6 in 10 Americans are maintaining an upbeat attitude about the Coronavirus crisis, and tweets about the virus indicate we’re far more interested in booze than we are in guns, politics, or even much-coveted toilet paper. According to Douglas Moll, a psychologist […]
Low-maintenance landscaping doesn’t mean “no maintenance.” “There is always some maintenance, and some plants will eventually spread but maybe at a slower rate,” says J.T. Benitez. He serves as Butler County extension educator for Agriculture & Natural Resources, The Ohio State University Extension. Sometimes by removing and dividing some plants […]
There’s a sucker born every minute, but the birth rate in some cities is higher than others. We’re a nation of gullible people, and no time is that more apparent than on April Fools’ Day. Here’s a list of the 20 cities with the most April fools. Ranking Methodology We […]
Tampa has more trees than any other city on the planet. That’s according to the MIT Senseable City Lab, which measures the size of the tree canopy in cities. It’s an honor Tampa takes seriously; the city will give you free shade and ornamental trees to plant in medians and other public right-of-ways […]
We’re not the only ones suffering from cabin fever these days. Our four-legged friends are just as eager to get outdoors. It is possible to keep our social distance, and still get some fresh air. And in a nation where tens of millions of us own dogs and are willing […]
A hurricane is not a matter of if in Tampa Bay, it’s a matter of when. In 2017, the metro area was one of the many targets for Hurricane Irma as it bounced across the Caribbean and up Florida’s western coast. It caused billions of dollars in damage. While it […]
Working in a garden center while in college, Pamela Bennett decided plants and trees would become her profession and passion. Now as associate professor and state master gardener program director for The Ohio State University Extension in Springfield, she helps people build that passion and helps them with questions. Many […]
Momma always said if I didn’t have anything nice to say, I shouldn’t say anything at all. While I agree with that statement, along with the good often times comes the bad. This holds true when considering what types of trees to plant in Richmond, Virginia! The Richmond area is […]
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