Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: A fragrant garden developed specifically for the visually impaired by Islamabad Horticulture Society (IHS) founding member Ghazanfar M Khan and his wife Naeema, was handed over to the CDA on Saturday.

Ghazanfar and Naeema have set up the beautiful garden named Khizer-e-Rah in the G-6/4 sector, which is perhaps the first of its kind in Pakistan.

Identifying plants through their fragrance: Garden for visually impaired handed over to CDA

San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA

The 1,800-acre Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve opens for the season this weekend with few of the bright orange flowers in bloom.
A January freeze killed the usual crop of sprouts this year, but some of the hardier ones are expected to give the Mojave Desert a late season show.

Winter freeze left few poppies in Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve

All Headline News - USA

Madison, WI (AHN) - Much to the disappointment of local residents, the state Department of Natural Resources has cut down willow trees lining the Mazomanie nude beach on the Wisconsin River, a step that will put an end to ongoing sexual activity and provide more sunlight for nesting turtles.

Officials say the wooded area was used for sexual recreation. Even the nudists like the idea of a little more openness. Naturist Action Committee executive director Bob Morton says overt sexual activity jeopardizes access to the beach.

Wisconsin Beach Cuts Down Trees To Suppress Sexual Activity

Barnoldswick Times - Barnoldswick,England,UK

VOLUNTEERS from the Howard Street Community Garden, Burnley, got the chance to mix with royalty when they attended a reception hosted by the Prince of Wales.

Gardeners’ date with Prince Charles

ABC30.com - Fresno,CA,USA

The State Department of Education is making millions of dollars in grants available to schools that start gardening programs.

Millions Available In School Gardening Grants

ChronicleHerald.ca - Halifax,Nova Scotia,Canada

The pumpkin king, whose Atlantic Giant strain of seeds is used in recreational and competitive gardens around the world, will now see those seeds exposed to millions of shoppers at Lowe’s home improvement centres across the United States.

Oh, my gourd! Dill’s seeds to be sold at Lowe’s

UKTV Gardens - London,UK

Prince Charles has criticised “curious” European legislation which prohibits the sale of seeds from historic plants, in a new book.

Prince slams “curious” seeds legislation

Central Maine Morning Sentinel - Augusta,ME,USA

WINSLOW — The Web site of Johnny’s Selected Seeds has been hacked by an intruder, resulting in the theft of thousands of private records and credit card numbers, a company official said Friday.
Bruce Harrington, the company’s director of sales and marketing, said 11,500 credit card accounts were stolen electronically in February.

Johnny’s Selected Seeds customers’ data hacked

The New Nation - Bangladesh

It is significant that in a country of over 140 million people, only about 20 per cent are in the habit of taking synthetic medicines or visiting allopathic doctors for treatment.

Medicinal plants hold big promise