March is the month that gardeners become eager to start planting. You can dig up and work your soil as soon as it is dry enough. With sandy soils you can start whenever you like, but test clay or silty soil to see if it is dry enough.
There has been a great deal of criticism in the press recently about the negative environmental implications that cruise ships have. Many people thought that cruising was a much better alternative than flying when it came to looking after to planet, but research of late has proved otherwise. Most experts now believe that cruising is one of the most inefficient and harmful ways to travel and have called for cruise lines to do something about it.
What do you get when you combine science fiction, science fact and the environment? A really good read with a very timely message!
By Tony Panaccio
You know you’re in trouble when you get a wake-up call from outer space.
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That’s the premise of Francis T. Perry Williams’ new novel Pollen and the Ring of Harmony, from Greenleaf [...]
Remember an old song we sang as children, “Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day?” If you’re in an area suffering a drought you hope that other day is tomorrow. When the rain comes, it can be used for so much more than just watering the lawn. Why waste it?
