Woodpigeons are climbing as Britain's most common garden bird

The Woodpigeon is quickly becoming Britain's most common garden bird, second only to blackbirds and blue tits.However there was a report out last week about about the World's common birds are declining, as reported...

Rhododendrons at UK National Trust garden threatened by killer virus

A killer flower virus may be on the verge of wiping out thousands of rhododendrons at one of the National Trust gardens in the UK.Bodnant Gardens, near Snowdonia, north Wales, fear that it may be the Sudden Oak Death...

Pinjore Heritage Festival in Yadvindra Gardens in Full Swing

"Panchkula (Mera Chandigarh):-The three-day Pinjore Heritage Festival was inaugurated by Union Minister of Tourism and Culture Ambika Soni, in the Yadavindra Gardens on Friday."

Making a mountain out of a mole hill

For the green-fingered brigade among us, autumn is the season when it's time to get our hands well and truly dirty as the great garden clean up begins - if that's not something of a contradiction in terms.Pruning,...

Obama Grant to Aide under Investigation

"A $100,000 grant that then-Illinois State Senator Barack Obama awarded in 2001 to a group headed by a one-time campaign volunteer is under investigation by the Illinois attorney general. The Chicago...

Brits Break The Law At Least Once a Day, New Survey Reveals

A new survey has revealed that Britons break the law on a daily basis. The website onepoll.com interviewd more than 5,000 Brits and found they regularly flouted minor laws such as speeding, littering, downloading...

Patio umbrellas Poggesi

Ombrellificio Poggesi was founded in the mid-1960s when the entrepreneurial spirit of traditional craftsmen launched the production of umbrellas as rain shelters. In that boom in Italy, no longer agriculture-based...

Homeowner Finds SUV With 2 Dead In Pool

"WINTER GARDEN, Fla. -- A Winter Garden woman came home Friday to find a sunken SUV carrying two dead people in her backyard swimming pool, according to the Winter Garden Police Department.The homeowner came home at...

Perfect conditions for the Garden City 10 mile race

Welwyn Garden City in Herfordshire hosted the Garden City 10 mile race today. 503 runners crossed the start line at 10.30 on a cool, damp morning, perfect conditions for the race. This...

Food vs Fuel problem - solution on the way?

A british company believes that new technology based around a detritus-loving bug that is in almost every compost heap will help solve the bio-fuel versus food production problem. This would be a real breakthrough...

A soldier in my garden

IDF forces shot and wounded an armed man who crossed from Syria into the Golan Heights on Wednesday, the army said. Violence along the Israeli-Syrian border is rare and the IDF said the incident was reported to United Nations forces in the area. An army spokesman said it...

May the force be with... I do: The Star Wars fans and their out-of-this-world...

"It is a scene from a galaxy far far away.Star Wars fanatics Rebecca Di Madeiros and Bill Duda were so obsessed with the blockbuster movies, they wanted the force to be with them for their special day.The couple, who...

Garden gnome returns home after 7 month world tour

A garden gnome from Gloucestershire, England spent seven months travelling the world to South Africa, Swaziland, Mozambique, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Hong Kong and Laos....

Gravity, erosion rob Utah park of popular arch

This goes to show nothing is forever...... and don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today. Me and some hiking buddies have had to break Arizona/Utah/Canyon hike plans several times over the past few years due...

The meatiest feast - Russians create a 335ft long barbecue

"Most BBQs entail flipping a couple of burgers at the bottom of your garden and assembling a vegetable kebab if you're feeling creative. But that was not the case in Moscow as a team of Russians decided to supersize...

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