| Honda's equipments for water saving and garden maintenance | | Posted Saturday, February 10, 2007 12:58:46 PM by Blog57 Team | | During a time of unpredictable weather and a long drought witnessed in Australia in recent memory, it's easy to feel overwhelmed by the challenges of gardening in a dry climate. Current conditions should prompt homeowners to reassess their gardens, and make changes to plant selection and garden layout to better suit Australia's predominantly dry environment. A well planned garden will hold it in good stead even with minimal rainfall. According to Honda Power Equipment, there are several initiatives that can be taken to ensure luscious lawns, flourishing flowers and shaded sun spots. If properly designed, the garden is something that can be enjoyed all year round. Putting some thought into planning can result in a more water efficient garden, increasing its chances of longevity.... | |
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| | | First step to Urban Renewal | | Posted Tuesday, January 23, 2007 2:58:35 PM by Blog57 Team | | Fox Hill Village is quietly receiving a makeover, which starts on Romer and Abner Streets - in the heart of the village. On both streets are several new houses with distinctive porches and roofs. Brightly-painted picket fences with well-manicured lawns surround them. These dwellings bring a new dimension to the village whose transformation has only just begun, says Lynden Tinker of First Step Development Company. "When I joined my father two years ago, we started buying land in urban areas Over- the-Hill, and we made a conscious decision to bring the Eastern Road standard of building to these areas. In quality and design, we bring a rich living standard to an area where people thought we were unable to." The houses have caught the eye of Prime Minister Perry Christie who was taken on a tour following the opening of the Fox Hill urban renewal office last year.... | |
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| | | Baby Jesus statues recovered in Suffern | | Posted Thursday, December 28, 2006 1:10:08 PM by Blog57 Team | | Police have recovered two baby Jesus statues that were stolen from the front lawns of two Suffern families on Christmas Day. The thief or thieves stole the Jesus images from among a score of Christmas decorations on the lawns on Forest Drive and Terrace Avenue, and left behind a note that read "Jesus didn't go to high school." The note was signed "The Opiates." Police used the note as a clue to the whereabouts of the baby Jesus statues. And true to their hunch, the images were found at Suffern High School, placed below the high school sign. "Isn't that the first place you'd look?" Detective Craig Long said yesterday. "The piece of paper was a clue." Long said that despite the recovery, police would try and find the culprits. The thefts carried a larceny charge.... | |
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| | | November 15, 2006 | | Posted Wednesday, November 15, 2006 10:59:22 AM by Blog57 Team | | AUGUSTA, Ga.— Every year around this time, I get surprised looks from my colleagues when I tell them I'll be connecting through Statesboro, not Atlanta. Unlike many reporters, I don't fly to the Masters. I drive. Statesboro, Ga. is where I pick up U.S. Route 25 north for the final 120 miles or so into Augusta. Why drive the seven hours from Orlando instead of fly? Well, by the time you get to the airport, fly the 90 minutes to Atlanta, navigate that maze of an airport, rent a car, swing up 285 and shoot over on I-20, the airborne route doesn't put you that many minutes ahead. It's nicer to be mobile and independent in Augusta. And in my car, I choose the music, stop when I want, and hardly ever have to put up with the oxygen masks coming out of the ceiling.... | |
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| | | Flemington Racecourse revamp begins | | Posted Monday, November 13, 2006 11:12:07 AM by Blog57 Team | | Just days after the end of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, a huge facelift is under way for Flemington Racecourse. The site's legendary track is being torn up and re-laid for the first time since it was laid nearly a century and a half ago. In its 140 years, the turf at Flemington has seen Phar Lap's historic 1930 Cup win, Doremus thundering home in 1995, Makybe Divas's three consecutive cup wins and this year's first, a Japanese one, two victory. .... | |
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| | | Dealing with doggy disease | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 1:15:56 PM by Blog57 Team | | Some folks love their turfgrass lawns. Others have lesser emotions, because lawns tend to be a lot of work. But no one, and that includes LandEscapees like me, has warm and fuzzy feelings about the dead spots left behind when dogs do their business."Dog injury," as it's officially called, is the patch of dead grass that results when the family canine urinates. Dogs can also be deadly to a young tree or shrub if a male repeatedly urinates on it to mark territory.Dogs can become a real problem over the winter when a pet, like my hates-the-cold pooch, tends to go on the patch of lawn closest to the door, leaving a fairly large dead patch in spring that takes months to recover.The good news is dog injury can be prevented. According to a publication from the Lawn Care Institute, damage is caused by nitrogen in the animal's urine, not by salts like most folks believe.... | |
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| | | A call to end 'water apartheid' | | Posted Saturday, November 11, 2006 3:12:11 PM by Blog57 Team | | JOHANNESBURG -- While people in Africa's wealthy suburbs use water to spray down driveways, maintain lush lawns, and fill swimming pools, slum dwellers often pay much more per gallon for what little of the crucial resource they can get, according to a UN Development Program report calling for an end to "water apartheid." At the same time, dirty water is the second-leading cause of death among children globally after respiratory infections. It kills 1.8 million children under the age of 5 each year, more than HIV/AIDS, malaria, war, or car accidents, says the report, which was released yesterday in Cape Town. "In the year 2015 they plan to send a spaceship to Jupiter to search for water, yet in Africa or India we can't get water to people who need it," said Kevin Watkins, the report's author, at a briefing for media in Johannesburg.... | |
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| | | Lawns Get Recycled Water | | Posted Thursday, November 09, 2006 7:13:33 PM by Blog57 Team | | Mansfield, NJ -- As in other retirement villages, the yards of the Homestead at Mansfield boast lush grass and clipped shrubs. But unlike the lawns of any other community in New Jersey, they will soon be kept green by recycled toilet water. Each day, about 140,000 to 160,000 gallons of flushed toilet water, along with water from shower and sink drains, will be cleansed at the village's upgraded sewage plant before being pumped into Homestead's irrigation pond, which feeds its system of underground sprinklers. "When we have a dry spell, it (the pond) kinda runs out, so this is a good thing for us," said Joe Lawrence, president of the homeowners association. That happened as recently as last year when a lack of rain deprived the pond of its only source of water.... | |
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| | | As winter begins leaf composting urged by city | | Posted Tuesday, November 07, 2006 3:02:19 PM by Blog57 Team | | Fall has officially arrived and soon the fall leaves that are so beautiful on the trees will begin littering the lawns, sidewalks and gutters. Waste Management of Woodland reminds customers that recycling leaves and grass clippings and putting them to work in yards and gardens will help fertilize and produce greener and healthier lawns, plants and flowers. "It is estimated that up to one-third of household waste is organic waste from our yards and kitchens, just the type of material that can be used in compost, rather than crowding our landfills," said Marissa Juhler, recycling education coordinator for Waste Management of Woodland. "Whether you do it yourself at home or purchase compost or mulch from a greenwaste recycler, the yard trimmings you pitch into your greenwaste pile or cart can serve as a rich amendment or nutrient for your soil." Fall leaves can be turned into compost or mulch.... | |
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| | | S. Dakota unsure of abortion near-ban | | Posted Sunday, November 05, 2006 2:58:31 PM by Blog57 Team | | The yard signs seem to be everywhere in South Dakota, declaring in pink and blue: "Vote Yes For Life." They dot the lawns of churches and auto body shops, warehouses, grocery stores and parochial schools, isolated farmhouses and suburban bungalows. Leslee Unruh, who's managing the campaign to ban virtually all abortions in South Dakota, said she has distributed 42,000 signs. That's one for every 12 registered voters. But while she points to the signs as evidence of broad grass-roots support, polls and interviews with voters in several towns reveal a deep uneasiness with the ban, which would criminalize abortions at every stage of pregnancy and in every circumstance, except if necessary to prevent the woman's death. Women would not be prosecuted for terminating a pregnancy, but anyone who helped could be charged with a felony, punishable by five years in prison.... | |
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