Search Results for 'Wild'

Wild about Bidibidi’s flowers

Georgia O’Keeffe became famous for the same subject. Flowers done in large format and closeup. Instead of flowers presented in bouquets, they were drawn almost always singly or in sparse numbers, focusing instead on their anatomical [...]

Posted On : Mar, 26 2012 | Comments : 0

Wild orchard: A food forest grows in Seattle

Taking Seattle's P-Patch concept to dizzying, permaculture-tastic new heights, a 7-acre plot of unused land in the middle of that city will be transformed into the nation's largest 'food forest.'Watch out Todmorden, you&rs [...]

Posted On : Mar, 08 2012 | Comments : 0

Kew sets up 'UK seed hub' to restore wild flower meadows

Some 98 per cent of the country’s semi-natural grasslands have been ploughed up for farmland or housing since the Second World War, meaning the loss of familiar flowers like cornflowers and oxeye daisies. In an effort to try an [...]

Posted On : Aug, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Cornwall Council plants wild flowers to save money

The flowers include cornflowers, marigolds, poppies and other species more likely to be seen in meadows. The council said the move would save money because there was no need for repeated potting or weeding, and it would help wildlife, inc [...]

Posted On : Jul, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

In the wild or in a garden, pretty, scented dame's rocket ha...

Dame's rocket is now blanketing the dappled shade of woodlands and roadsides with its white, mauve or purple flowers. Its sweet scent is especially pervasive on late spring and early summer evenings. You might think dame's rocket [...]

Posted On : May, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Gardening, composting up - so are wildlife encounters

Many of us aspire to get close to nature. But sometimes it seems nature is getting too close to us. Last Monday, John Starkweather's afternoon briefly turned to chaos when a doe crashed through the window of his Castro Valley home an [...]

Posted On : Jan, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Make your garden a safe habitat for wildlife

The never-ending, heart-rending sight of the Gulf oil spill and its devastating effect on human and wild residents alike has us all horrified. While there may be little we New Englanders can do for the fish, turtles, mammals and birds of [...]

Posted On : Jul, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

Nettles top plant in survey of wild flowers

The annual survey of willd flowers by the charity Plantlife found plants that can tolerate high levels of nitrogen from the artificial fertilisers used in farming, like the common nettle, cow parsley and lords-and-ladies, are flourishing [...]

Posted On : Apr, 17 2010 | Comments : 0

Wildlife garden bylaw to lie fallow until 2011

Wildlife gardeners will have to wait another year before the city changes its bylaw to allow tall grasses and wildflowers to flourish in people's yards. "Based on our resources and current workloads, we won't get [...]

Posted On : Feb, 13 2010 | Comments : 0

Flower power monk protects wild west

Sonam Konchog, 44, is obsessed with flowers. The lama of Serkhang Monastery in southwestern Qinghai province has spent a good part of his life observing the plants blanketing the holy Gadoiqowo Mountain in Chindu county, Yushu Tibetan pr [...]

Posted On : Feb, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

Native Plants Draw Watchable Wildlife to Your Yard

Attracting a steady population of birds, butterflies and other watchable wildlife to your yard is a matter of providing habitat - a combination of food, water and cover. The challenge comes in finding the right plant partners. Birds are at [...]

Posted On : Oct, 14 2009 | Comments : 0

Colourful wild flowers of Belle - the gift of nature during ...

With the rainy season at its peak, the nature has thrown up its beauty in the form of colourful wild flowers which can be seen by those keen observers and having a penchant for love and beauty of nature. The wild flowers are found in differ [...]

Posted On : Sep, 08 2009 | Comments : 0

More wild flowers to be planted to save honey bees, says WI

The number of bumblebees in the UK has declined by around 70 per cent since the 1970s and honey bees by up to 15 per cent in the last two years, according go official Government figures. The sudden decline in bees has been blamed on inten [...]

Posted On : Jun, 05 2009 | Comments : 0

Dry weather puts a damper on Texas bluebonnets and wildflowe...

Texas wildflower season is approaching, but predictions by the experts are far from rosy. "It's not going to be a good one. At least not in the typical areas," says Dennis Markwardt, director of vegetation for the Texas Department [...]