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Why Gardening Can Help You Manage Your Portfolio Better
Posted by John Marshall on
An article appearing in Real Investment Advice reveals how gardening can help you manage your financial portfolio better.
University of Georgia Presents Pruning Workshop
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The University of Georgia Horticulture Department will present a pruning workshop on February 24.
gCaptain: US Ignored Own Scientists’ Warning in Backing Atlantic Wind Farm
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An article by Jennifer A Dlouhy appearing in gCaptain (maritime news) reveals that the U.S. ignored its own scientists' warning in backing the construction of a wind farm in the Atlantic Ocean.
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- Tags: ecology, endangered species
Plants that once grew wild were brought back to be planted, and seeds sold for hundreds of millions of dong/kg
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This article from a Vietnamese online publication caught our eye.
"This is a special moisture-loving herbaceous plant, with a lifespan of up to 100 years, rather slow growth and found at an altitude of 1,200-2,000m above sea level.
"This plant was discovered by scientists in 1973 and officially announced in 1985 with the name Vietnamese ginseng, a completely new type of ginseng in the scientific world."
Bounty offered on invasive Bradford pear trees in some states
Posted by John Marshall on
As you've read here before, the Pyrus calleryana (Bradford pear and its iterations) was introduced by the USDA decades ago as a desirable ornamental tree. OOPS, they did it again. As it turns out, the USDA made another big mistake. Now some states are trying to eradicate it, even offering rewards for the public spirited persons who help.
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- Tags: invasive species