Flower
Chile tries to protect its ‘flowering desert’ from climate change, tourists
Parts of the Atacama Desert have turned into a blooming carpet of flowers — an incredible sight that only happens a couple of times every decade. To protect the phenomenon, Chile’s president has announced the creation of a new national park.
Pollinating Insect Experiment
A golf course in Oregon has launched a unique project to install native flowering plants to help stem the decline of the wild insects that pollinate them. If successful, it could become a nationwide model for restoring the habitat of some of nature’s most important creatures. From our Northwest Bureau, Living On Earth’s Terry FitzPatrick […]
LOE Garden Spot on Winter Seed Starting
It’s the heart of winter, and Living On Earth’s resident gardening expert Michael Weishan says this is a good time to think about fresh flowers and vegetables by getting seeds going right now. And, he adds, it’s easier than you might think with his tips on starting your own plants from seed.