December 27, 2016 Jillian Logan: It’s time to enjoy your garden
By: sristy SahaTAKE stock of the garden for its shade, entertaining ability, seating, nooks and crannies and wind shelter from a few different directions. It’s at this time of year, when we have a few days break for the festive season and New Year celebrations, that we can get outside and enjoy the garden and pleasant weather. […]
HOME & GARDEN December 27, 2016 GOCO grant will fund Manaugh school garden in Cortez
By: sristy SahaGreat Outdoors Colorado awarded $340,000 to projects in Montezuma and La Plata counties last week. The Southwest Conservation Corps got a $25,200 Youth Corps grant for the Montezuma School to Farm Project at Manaugh Elementary in Cortez, according to a news release from the agency issued earlier this month. A portion of the grant will […]
December 27, 2016 Students to build amphitheater for Ohana Kuleana garden
By: sristy SahaHigh school students will build a new amphitheater for the Ohana Kuleana Community Garden in June thanks to a grant from Great Outdoors Colorado. The $25,200 grant announced in December will pay high school students to work for the Southwestern Conservation Corps this summer and build the amphitheater and a school garden at Manaugh Elementary […]
HOME & GARDEN December 27, 2016 Fast relief for garden – State rushes to get tea estate reopened to save face
By: sristy SahaSamsing Tea Estate. Picture by Biplab Basak Jalpaiguri, Dec. 24: The Bengal administration has intervened to reopen a Dooars tea garden within seven days of its closure because of alleged vandalism by a Trinamul-backed union. Sources said the administration showed unusual alacrity in fast-tracking negotiations to open Samsing Tea Estate, which employs 1,460 labourers, because […]
HOME & GARDEN December 27, 2016 Banks Roll Out Mobile Mini ATMs In Assam Tea Gardens
By: sristy SahaFive Mini ATMs have been launched in Assam tea gardens following the cash crunch. DHEKIAJULI (ASSAM): HIGHLIGHTS Bank accounts have been opened for 15 lakh workers in tea gardens The mini ATMs of the UBI cater to 50 tea gardens a week Locals say it is too few, given there are 850 gardens in the […]
HOME & GARDEN December 27, 2016 In Mumbai: Citizen group gets notice for misuse of garden
By: sristy SahaThe Malabar Hill Citizen Forum, which is in charge of maintaining the 20-acre Priyadarshani Park at Napean Sea Road, has been served a notice by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for allegedly misusing the park and conducting commercial activities on it. According to the notice sent by the BMC, a gymnasium and recreation room were […]
NEWS December 27, 2016 Mobile Mini ATMs launched for tea gardens in Assam
By: sristy SahaPrime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for demonetisation has changed many things for a lot of people in the country. One of them being the way payments are being done in tea gardens of Assam. Right since the Britishers introduced tea plantation in Assam and brought the Adivasi tea garden workers from Chota Nagpur plateau, Odisha, […]
HOME & GARDEN December 27, 2016 The garden shed full of helping hands
By: sristy SahaMedia captionWATCH: Team Unlimbited’s 3D-printed limbs are changing lives At first glance, the shed, in a back garden in Swansea, doesn’t look remarkable. Step closer and you’ll hear the whirring of a hard-working machine. Open the door and, while I’d like to tell you it is Tardis-like inside, it isn’t. Every inch of space is […]
HOME & GARDEN December 27, 2016 Enjoy fresh vegetables year round with a kitchen garden
By: sristy SahaThe kitchen garden should be protected with wire mesh. Have you ever imagined the magic feeling of grabbing fresh fruits and vegetables at any time straight from your home garden no matter the size of the backyard? Even if you are not a fun of gardening, a kitchen garden will gradually motivate you and your […]
NEWS December 27, 2016 SEE PIC: Sridevi meets Sasikala at Poes Garden
By: sristy SahaActor Sridevi met VK Sasikala Natarajan, confidant of late J Jayalalithaa at Poes Garden in Chennai today (December 27). According to reports, Sridevi also paid homage to J Jayalalithaa, who passed away on December 5th. She was buried next to her mentor MG Ramachandran at the MGR Memorial in Marina beach. ALSO READ: Did Thala […]
HOME & GARDEN December 27, 2016 Police trim presence as private guards take charge at Poes Garden
By: sristy SahaPrivate security guards posted at Poes Garden in Chennaion Monday.— Photo: R. RaguR. Ragu In the wake of widespread criticism about the heavy deployment of police force at Poes Garden even after the demise of former chief minister Jayalalithaa, the strength of the police personnel has been drastically reduced. Senior police officials confirmed that they […]
HOME & GARDEN December 27, 2016 Ancient Underwater Potato Garden Uncovered in Canada
By: sristy SahaSubmerged rock pavement (shown here) would have allowed the indigenous people to control how far their tubers grew, making for easier harvesting. Credit: Katzie Development Limited Partnership This harvest came 3,000 years too late. Hundreds of blackened potatoes were pulled out of the ground at a prehistoric garden in British Columbia, Canada. Dating back to […]
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