In my book (Cultivating Garden Style, Timber Press 2014), I dubbed a garden-style “Earthy Contemporary”. I made up the name, so if you’ve heard of it, you know its origin. I illustrated my breakdown of this garden style with images from a contemporary garden designed by the California landscape design firm Zeterre. The Cypress Ridge … Read more
Expect to read rants from Seattle-based Lorene Edwards Forkner starting next week. A longtime garden writer, Lorene was the first woman to edit Pacific Horticulture, a quarterly magazine focused on West Coast gardens. She also owned and operated a small specialty nursery at one time and gave design advice to gardeners looking to tame their … Read more
WASHINGTON — Hackers are demanding $6 million in bitcoin from the operator of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for documents they stole during a cyberattack last month and posted on the dark web this week, an airport official said Wednesday. The Port of Seattle, which owns and runs the airport, has decided not to pay, the … Read more
Some X users in Brazil have said they can once again access the social media website, the BBC has learned. This comes after the platform, formerly known as Twitter, was banned in the country on 30 August. The change was made possible after the company, which is owned by tech billionaire Elon Musk, moved their … Read more
Soy milk could have great heart health benefits, according to a new study. Research from the University of Toronto found that drinking soy milk can help lower blood pressure and blood lipids, which are risk factors for heart disease. The study, which was published in BMC Medicine and funded by the Soy Nutrition Institute Global … Read more
As former Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías awaits a decision from Major League Baseball on potential discipline over a domestic violence incident last year, the Los Angeles Times has obtained a copy of video of the incident. Urías was arrested on suspicion of felony domestic violence last September outside BMO Stadium. The case was resolved in … Read more
CNN — Before music streaming was popular, Nigerian group P-Square was already among the pioneers of the sound now dubbed Afrobeats. Twin brothers Paul and Peter Okoye have experienced both highs and lows since their 2003 debut, including six studio albums and collaborations with some of the biggest names in the industry, such as Rick … Read more
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell takes questions from reporters after announcing that the Central Bank has lowered interest rates by half a point, its first cut since 2020. Source link
A couple of years ago, one of my Australian garden design students mentioned that Edna Walling was a huge inspiration to her. As an American, I’d never heard of Edna Walling, an early 20th-century landscape architect who was responsible for hundreds of residential gardens across Australia. Convinced I’d find her equally inspiring, my student encouraged … Read more
The grateful person knows that God is good, not by hearsay but by experience. And that is what makes all the difference. –Thomas Merton Steve Foltz In late August Steve Foltz was given the last slot at the Plant Trials Day Symposium at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. The auditorium was packed to … Read more