Cinderella Isle Garden Club will hold its annual plant sale in Grand Island Memorial Library, 1715 Bedell Road. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Proceeds support the library’s perennial gardens.
The ancient Greeks invented screws. They were not used for assembling things but, rather, for lifting water and crushing grapes. Pretty big screws. The Romans were the first to use screws for fastening. That use of screws soon disappeared from the Roman landscape, probably because each screw that was created required hand-filing of the grooves. Made that way today, each screw would cost about $50. Once the Romans decided that screws were too expensive, their use ended until about the time of Queen Elizabeth. Still expensive to manufacture, screws were used by the wealthy while the rest used nails and pegs.
Do you remember winter? From December to April, gardeners were stuck indoors, dreaming of the days when the sun would shine again, the snow would clear, tree buds would fatten and the first bulbs and perennial leaves would poke out of the ground. Usually they waited until late March and April for those magical moments.
A new U.S. Department of Agriculture "plant hardiness zone map" shows that some areas of Western New York can now be considered a zone warmer, allowing gardeners to try some different varieties of plants.
An artist draws inspiration from her own paintings to develop the color schemes for her cape-style home in West Seneca.
At one point, I thought I saw a Duck Tape miniskirt in the works.
Is it the colors we love? Or the old-fashion styling of this 21st century handset? It’s both. The Native Union Pop Phone connects with mobile phones (you may need to purchase an adapter, depending on your model). It also can be used for VoIP computer telephone calls such as Skype.
Red-y to wear There are several good reasons to think red this month. Valentine’s Day is coming up fast, of course. ¶ Second, the American Heart Association’s “Go Red for Women” campaign is
What do a cool home, a chilled beverage, a television show and clean clothing have in common? They are all made possible by some form of energy. For most Americans this source of energy is electricity.
“Some constructive program or procedure must be devised which may rescue the wildlife population of this North American continent from extinction.”
