Larry MudrieLifestyle (UK) How to grow garlic: Delicious, lucky and superbly easy to cultivatecountrylife.co.uk - Mark Diacono Mark Diacono teaches us how to grow garlic, revealing that it's surprisingly easy once you know the right tricks... If you believe the myths, garlic …
Larry MudrieBiology Ancient plants learned to survive on land by stealing other species' DNACBC News - Emily Chung headshot The first plants on Earth were algae that lived in water, and moving onto land required completely new survival skills. Now a new study involving …
Larry MudrieBotany The unexpectedly weird and beautiful world of lichensMother Nature Network - Jaymi Heimbuch Lichens are not what you think they are. Not plant, not fungus — they are one of a kind. Lichen is something we commonly see growing on rocks or tree …
Larry Mudrie Gardening: Cold-hardy cyclamen offer explosion of ground-cover colourvancouversun.com - Brian Minter Updated: November 8, 2019 I’ll never forget the brilliance of beech trees, with their greyish white bark, skirted by thousands of pink cyclamen blossoms in many established …
Larry MudrieScience What's the story, morning glory? Taxonomy, evolution and sweet potatoesphys.org - University of Oxford This indicates that the storage root was an already-existing trait that predisposed the plant for cultivation and not solely the result of human …
Larry MudrieUK News Your pictures on the theme of 'garden wildlife'bbc.co.ukPaul Mazurek: "Two ruby-throated hummingbirds visit my backyard feeder in Richmond, Kentucky." Martin Paterson: "St Andrew's cross spider. Common in Sydney spring gardens and useful for keeping down flies
Larry MudrieEcology High-tech chestnuts: Researchers genetically modify tree to save speciesCBC News - The Associated Press · Chestnuts harvested from high branches on a chilly fall morning look typical: they're marble sized, russet colored and nestled in prickly burs. But …
Larry MudrieLifestyle (UK) How to grow orchidsThe Guardian - Alys FowlerMy first loves, when I was young, were epiphytic orchids; their often brash otherness seemed to speak to me. I dreamed of hothouses dripping in exotic blooms and joined the Orchid Society of Great Britain.
Larry MudriePlants How to grow dahliasGood Housekeeping - Simon Swift Although originally a native of Mexico, dahlias have become a British classic. A few years ago though, they fell out of favour with gardeners who …
Larry MudrieScience 'Green gold' tree offers Brazil deforestation hopebbc.co.uk - Mark Kinver Trees that help keep soils fertile could slow or stop deforestation in Brazil's "arc of destruction".
Larry MudrieArkansas Arkansas Black AppleAtlas Obscura Envision an autumn afternoon spent apple-picking in Benton County, Arkansas. While wandering through the orchard, your gaze lands on apples so deeply …
Larry Mudrie The guru of rhododendrons, Alleyne Cook, dies at age 94vancouversun.com - John Mackie Some people come to Vancouver for the weather, others for the scenery or the nightlife. Alleyne Cook came for the rhododendrons. Read More
Larry Mudrie Shock and gnaw: rat-eating macaques 'stun' scientistsThe Guardian - Jamie FullertonScientists in Malaysia have said they were “stunned” to discover monkeys regularly killing and eating rats on palm oil plantations, providing a natural anti-pest measure in the country, which is responsible
Larry Mudrie Have you spotted any new buds or flowers in October?The Guardian - Guardian readersAccording to former Guardian environment correspondent Paul Brown, “new research published in Geophysical Research letters show that so-called “cold” days in European winters are on average 3C warmer 70
Larry Mudrie Catastrophic events carry forests of trees thousands of miles to a burial at seaphys.org - University of Southern California Flooding from torrential rains caused by cyclones and monsoonal storms, as well as other catastrophic events, are responsible for moving huge amounts …
Larry MudrieLifestyle (Canada) Leave the leaves on the ground: Nature Conservancy says to stop raking your lawnGlobal News - Brayden Jagger Haines Leave your rakes in the shed and your leaves on the ground. That’s the message from the Nature Conservancy of Canada. It’s encouraging people to work …
Larry MudrieBiodiversity 5 reasons why biodiversity is a big dealMother Nature Network - Russell McLendon Earth's species are now vanishing at rates unprecedented in human history. That matters for more reasons than many people realize. "Biodiversity as a …
Larry Mudrie What is plant blindness?Mother Nature Network - Mary Jo DiLonardo When we don't notice the green all around us, it's bad for the planet. Imagine taking a walk in the woods and seeing a deer or a rabbit. You'll no …
Larry MudrieGardening What is companion planting?Mother Nature Network - Mary Jo DiLonardo Some plants help each other out when they're planted together. It takes more than sunlight, water and good soil to make plants happy and healthy. Many …
Larry MudrieEcology There's a tree in this North Carolina swamp that's at least 2,624 years oldMother Nature Network - Mary Jo DiLonardo There's a specific stand of bald cypress trees along the Black River in North Carolina that are some of the oldest trees in the country. Locally …
Larry MudrieRainforests How conservationists are saving Scotland's rainforestsMother Nature Network - Mary Jo DiLonardo Scotland may not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of rainforests, but U.K.'s northernmost country is home to these verdant …
Larry Mudrie This obscure fruit might soon be as common as tomatoesMother Nature Network - Bryan Nelson CRISPR gene editing is allowing scientists to make wild fruits more viable. Tired of the same old produce options at your local supermarket? There …
Larry Mudrie 20 minutes in nature a day is your ticket to feeling betterMother Nature Network - Noel Kirkpatrick Nature soothes our stressed-out souls. We instinctively know nature is the best prescription, but new research is revealing how little time we need …
Larry MudrieWorld News Blooming fakes: Amsterdam tourists hit by tulip scamThe Guardian - Agence France-Presse in The HagueTourists are being ripped off at Amsterdam’s famous flower market, with just 1% of bulbs sold at the floating bazaar ever producing a blossom, investigators have said. An inquiry commissioned by the Dutch
Larry MudriePlants Alliums for the garden: The best long-blooming allium varietiessavvygardening.com This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on an affiliate link and make a purchase, we receive a small commission at no extra cost to you, …
Larry Mudrie For those with balcony or container gardens, summer’s end doesn’t have to mean the end of growing seasonThe Globe and Mail - Gayle MacDonaldGrowing up in Port Perry – a Southern Ontario region known for its bounty of fruit and vegetables – Hilary Nolan Haupt envisioned becoming a gardener, just like her mom and sister. But when she and her
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