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I’ve been reworking a planting scheme for a commercial project that I want to share with you. It is a huge area (as in multiple city blocks long). My team and I have been managing these beds for years, so we have a good idea of what will work and what won’t. Currently, we have … Read more
As anyone who has ever opened a small, home-grown retail nursery can tell you, the economic reality for such is straight out of the veteran horse gambler’s prayer: Lord, I hope I break even, I need the money. So it went as we opened our Hidden Hill Nursery & Sculpture Garden 19 years ago on … Read more
Wall Street cheered Nike’s move to oust CEO John Donahoe this week as the sneaker giant’s stock, which had been lagging over the past year amid slumping sales, saw a spike of more than 8%. The stock surge comes as Elliott Hill, a longtime Nike executive who left the popular sportswear brand in 2020 only … Read more
ESO/F Carrasco The Extremely Large Telescope under construction in Chile’s Atacama desert High on a mountain, in Chile’s bone dry Atacama desert the European Southern Observatory (ESO) is currently building the world’s largest optical telescope. No time was wasted on choosing a name – it will be called the Extremely Large Telescope or ELT. Instead, … Read more
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is advising people with a peanut allergy to avoid consuming foods that may contain mustard, because they could be contaminated with peanuts. The mustard ingredients – including mustard powder or flour – can be found in dips, sauces, salads and pre-packed sandwiches, the FSA said. It is trying to identify … Read more
Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen was punished Friday for swearing in a news conference in which he argued against greater restrictions on drivers swearing. Stewards ruling for the sport’s governing body, the FIA, decided Verstappen should “accomplish some work of public interest.” Exactly what that involves is to be agreed with the FIA. Speaking ahead … Read more
Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico CNN — The smell of burning wood and plastic hits us as we step out of the van. Smoke from campfires meets the cloud of dirt kicked up by our tires, stinging our eyes and leaving a scratch in our throats. In the near distance, you can hear children splashing and playing … Read more
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Andrew Slimmon, senior portfolio manager at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss Wall Street’s reaction to Wednesday’s rate cut, how the election could impact the markets, and more. Source link
This week, I am in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, for the International Plant Trials Conference at Longwood Gardens. I came to learn about how different gardens formally trial plants and to glean many new plants for the gardens of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. Speaking of CMBG, we have a ton of exciting things going on in Boothbay, … Read more
The next issue of the magazine I edit features heritage businesses in Western New York—the ones that have lasted more than 100 years. Amazingly, two we’re covering are garden centers (and there are more gardening-related companies we couldn’t fit in). I say amazingly because there are built-in problems with maintaining independent gardening businesses in cold … Read more