I have spent quite a bit of time this winter thinking about garden design on the micro and macro levels. There are several gardens at work that we are busy redesigning and selecting new plants. Then, when I get home, I look out at the landscape (now that the snow is melting) and think about … Read more
It is time to say good-bye to the wonderful and versatile Jelitto Perennial Seeds—at least in one sense. I’ll be clocking out, for the last time, at the end of the year. I am grateful to my friend Klaus Jelitto for giving me a job 22 years ago. There has never been a dull day. … Read more
JetBlue announced Thursday it will open its first-ever airport lounges at its main hubs in New York and Boston as the carrier ratchets up luxury amenities to compete against its bigger rivals. Slated to debut late next year, the first will be an 8,000 square-foot lounge at John F. Kennedy International Airport, followed by an … Read more
We speak to the BBC journalist who exposed an online con. Source link
Hundreds of victims of the scandal have received annual support payments but – before this inquiry – no formal compensation had ever been awarded for loss of earnings, care costs and other lifetime losses. Many of those infected had had to give up jobs and live on benefits because of a series of health problems. … Read more
Maybe Caleb Williams just isn’t used to someone grabbing him by the shoulder pads and saying, “Come here.” Especially when that someone is a rival quarterback only six weeks — and one extremely impressive rookie season — his senior. Moments after C.J. Stroud‘s Houston Texans defeated Williams’ Chicago Bears 19-13 at home Sunday, the 22-year-old … Read more
Women dressed in vyshyvankas cross a street in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday. Thomas Peter/Reuters On the third Thursday of every May, Ukrainians across the globe celebrate the vyshyvanka, a traditional embroidered shirt. Yet the stitched panelling of a vyshyvanka extends beyond the garment itself. For many Ukrainians, each star or flower design is a symbolic … Read more
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Komal Sri-Kumar, Sri-Kumar Global Strategies president, and Darrell Cronk, CIO of Wells Fargo’s wealth and investment management, join ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the Fed’s interest rate decision, what was behind Fed Chair Powell’s decision to cut by 50 basis points, and more. … Read more
You know, not all gardens start with a love of plants. Sure, plants are important, perhaps even a requirement (some would argue) for a ‘garden’ to be a garden. But, as this amazing South African plot shows, they don’t have to be the raison d’etre for creating an amazing outdoor place. This a place where … Read more
No holiday post from me – but I bet you’ve seen plenty lately and anyway, this post has been sitting in draft for ages. From video by Land Designs in Connecticut Because I watch so many gardening videos, I’ve naturally come across a few about landscape fabric, also called weed cloth. Though we associate its … Read more