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Valley cleans up in aftermath of monsoon storm
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
With wind gusts of up to 100 mph, more than 1,500 lightning strikes recorded in a single hour and a multimillion-dollar path of destruction stretching from the southeast Valley through central Phoenix, the monsoon storm left hundreds of thousands of area residents going to sleep without power and many more awestruck at [...]
Wales enjoys ‘November spring’
ic Wales - United Kingdom
THE grass still needs cutting, daffodils are blooming and some species of birds already have chicks in their nests – it could be spring.
Wales enjoys blooming ‘November spring’
Smell the flowers, mow the leaves
Ottawa Citizen - Ontario, Canada
Autumn can be invigorating — crisp blue skies, crunchy orange leaves, the start of new activities — but it can also be a bit melancholy, especially for gardeners.
Smell the flowers, mow the leaves
Environment Agency warns of floods…
Daily Mail - UK
The Government was told today it had underestimated the scale of the flood rescue effort after new figures showed as many as 3,500 people have been rescued by the fire service in the past few days.
3,500 rescued from floods as weekend storms threaten new deluge
Peace Garden: help replace plants
KXMC - Minot,ND,USA
The chief executive officer of the International Peace Garden says heavy rain and hail has destroyed thousands of plants at the border park.
Doug Hevenor (HEV’-en-or) says the garden could use some help in replacing topsoil and plants that were damaged.
Peace Garden official seeking help in replacing plants…
Fears for vegetable patch
The Australian - Sydney,Australia
CLIVE Blazey, a long-time advocate of digging up the lawn and replacing it with delicious, heirloom varieties of fruit and vegetables, fears the traditional backyard vegie patch is at risk from water restrictions.
He argues that home gardeners not only use less water than commercial farmers, but they are sequestering carbon dioxide and [...]
United Kingdom Drought
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
Many are prepared to pay thousands of pounds to escape hosepipe bans, water restrictions and water company charges.
Water suppliers have imposed hosepipe bans across most of the South-East this spring following the driest 15 months since 1933.
The worried gardeners who are digging deep