UK Gardening events and shows for 2022. Discover the work of the late American pop artist Robert Indiana as Yorkshire Sculpture Park hosts the first UK exhibition of his sculptures. Spanning six decades of his work, it includes his iconic Love sculpture series, including LOVE (Red Blue Green), shown above…

As a Landscape Gardener, Raphael Sternberg has special respect for Central Park New York. Here Sternberg bring us good news from “Our Town”: After a two-year pandemic hiatus, the beloved annual adventure festival is back. Two girls slide through the trees of Central Park, the buildings of midtown behind them, and…

More than a quarter of Britain’s birds are now on the RSPB’s red list, meaning that their numbers are in severe decline. Some of the recent additions to the red list are thought of as common garden birds, such as the greenfinch. Others, such as the swift and house martin…

Tel Aviv Tests Solar Energy Fabric That Shades By Day, Lights Up By Night Shade by day, light by night? The city of Tel Aviv-Jaffa has implemented a “cool” new street fabric that provides both — without the need for electricity. The municipality is currently piloting a new, eco-friendly system…

As a professional landscape gardener, Raphael Sternberg (aka Rephael Sternberg) has a lot of very simple ideas anyone with even the slightest interest in gardening can easily implement. “Truthfully,” Sternberg believes, “the main thing you need for the basics of gardening, is a love of the outdoors.” But it is…

“It might be cold, but this is the perfect time to get into your garden and start preparing for a bountiful summer. Here’s a month-by month primer of key jobs” A recent article in the UK Guardian divides your gardening tasks into months. Raphael Sternberg took the liberty of skipping…

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Reuters reports that: Israel told its citizens they could stop wearing masks indoors on Tuesday, ending one of its last main restrictions as new COVID-19 infections continued to wane even as vaccinations tapered off after a record rollout. Children headed to school and adults to work without masks for the…

The Wall Street Journal features a very real issue. Solar Power’s Land Grab Hits a Snag: Environmentalists. Mojave Desert residents say they support clean energy, but not giant projects, citing threat to tortoises and views. MOAPA VALLEY, Nev. — This windswept desert community is full of clean energy supporters including…