Hayden Regina is the creator of the Hobbit Houses at Fernwood Botanical Gardens in Niles, Michigan. He shares how he created a set of charming little garden playhouses from simple materials that cost around $250 each. Who doesn’t want to imagine life in The Shire living like Frodo and Bilbo? Or at least pretend … Read more
Our home-grown snow peas bought the farm a few weeks ago, but I found agents of inspiration to take the edge off summer heat. Jared Barnes and Thomas Rainer have wonder to spare and share. Not surprising for two peas in a pod who grew up “semi-feral” playing outside. Last month, on his Plantastic … Read more
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico’s finances announced Wednesday that it will step in to help speed up projects to fix the island’s crumbling power grid as widespread outages persist. Only $1.2 billion out of more than $17 billion authorized by U.S. Congress to stabilize the U.S. territory’s … Read more
Getty Images MrBeast, real name Jimmy Donaldson, signed a deal with Amazon in March to make Beast Games YouTuber MrBeast has been named in court documents which allege contestants were “shamelessly exploited” in his upcoming series Beast Games. People who took part have sued the production companies involved in the show, which include MrB2024 and … Read more
Getty Images Many pharmacies in England, Wales and Northern Ireland could cut their opening hours in protest over government funding, if a “work-to-rule” ballot passes. The National Pharmacy Association says its unprecedented ballot of members could mean chemists keeping strictly to the 40 hours a week they are required to open in the government contract. … Read more
McLaren Racing heads into Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix as Formula 1’s hot new darlings, the papaya-drenched team that just may be the ones to finally dethrone Red Bull and Max Verstappen. Red Bull and its Dutch driver have had ironclad grips on both the drivers championship, and, the more lucrative constructors title for best car, … Read more
London CNN — When Africa needs medicines, all too often the continent must look abroad. African nations consume about 25% of vaccines produced globally, but import nearly 99% of their supply, according to the African Union Development Agency. For packaged medicines, only 36% of demand is produced locally, and just 3% is supplied by regional … Read more
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell delivers remarks following the Federal Reserve’s two-day policy meeting on Wednesday, where central bank policymakers trimmed interest rates by 50 basis points, marking their first cut in four years. Source link
Since living in England, I’ve wanted to grow Gunnera. The huge leaved plants are often found planted next to bucolic ponds or in other dramatic settings at all the famous gardens across the UK. They are otherworldly. Gunnera’s GIANT leaves can make full-sized adults feel like they have fallen into Alice’s Wonderland. Unfortunately, Gunnera will … Read more
I flew to Seattle a few weeks ago to visit my daughter Molly and her family in Bellingham, Washington—a two-hour drive north of Seattle. Give me Liberty took flight from Louisville stripped of masks and loaded with—I worried—highly transmissible subvariants. A mind-numbing, COVID-incubating slog through airports, and buckled into packed planes, ended 23 hours … Read more