Lawn and Garden News

• Louder Than Traffic: Listen to the Deafening Sounds of a Cicada Chorus
  
  When the Brood X cicadas emerge in late spring 2021, their mating calls will rival the volume of lawn mowers, car stereos, and low-flying planes.
  Mental Floss.  Monday, 10 May 2021.
• A glimpse of Charles Darwin's 'paradise'
  
  A new book explores the naturalist's lost childhood garden at The Mount in Shrewsbury.
  BBC News.  Monday, 10 May 2021.
• Chelsea Flower Show will recognise veranda displays for the first time
  
  Balconies will be recognised in the Chelsea Flower for the first time as well as 'container gardens' after lockdown. The competition will also be held in autumn.
  Daily Mail.  Monday, 10 May 2021.
• Liverpool mother took her own life just hours after video showing her playing in garden with kids
  
  Relatives say 26-year-old Jade Roberts, of Knotty Ash in Liverpool, had suffered with anxiety but they didn't know the true extent of her battle with mental health until the young mother took her life.
  Daily Mail.  Saturday, 8 May 2021.
• Unique gardening program helps veterans drop their guard and heal
  
  Some Chicago-area vets are proving nature truly is good for the soul. They're benefiting from a unique program inside a botanic garden where tending to a plant also helps them tend to the lingering wounds of war. Adriana Diaz reports.
  CBS News.  Friday, 7 May 2021.
• Chris Cornell autopsy report finds drugs didn't contribute to death
  
  Soundgarden frontman had sedatives and an anxiety drug in his system on the night he died by hanging himself
  CBS News.  Friday, 7 May 2021.
• Gitano Garden of Love: Outdoor dining in a jungle in the heart of the concrete jungle
  
  Gitano Garden of Love: Outdoor dining in a jungle in the heart of the concrete jungle
  ABC News.  Friday, 7 May 2021.
• Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) Tops Q2 Earnings and Sales Estimates
  
  Scotts Miracle-Gro's (SMG) Q2 results benefit from higher retailer support for its lawn and garden products as well as continued momentum in the Hawthorne segment.
  Zacks.  Friday, 7 May 2021.
• Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) Reports Q3 Loss, Lags Revenue Estimates
  
  Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 0.00% and -13.71%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 2021. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
  Zacks.  Friday, 7 May 2021.
• Chris Cornell: Soundgarden singer's family settle case against doctor
  
  The rock singer's widow accused the doctor of overprescribing drugs that contributed to his death.
  BBC News.  Friday, 7 May 2021.
• Forget the sad last-minute orchid. Here are 9 Mother's Day gifts any gardener will love
  
  It's time to grow up, folks, and give Mom a gift that doesn't involve macaroni, requires a tiny bit of forethought and actually reflects something she cares about. ...
  Los Angeles Times.  Thursday, 6 May 2021.
• Fist Period: Caps, Rangers fight right out of gate
  
  The Rangers and Capitals racked up 72 penalty minutes in the first 4:14 of Washington's 4-2 victory at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night, their first meeting since Tom Wilson injured Artemi Panarin.
  ESPN.  Thursday, 6 May 2021.
• Maryland woman sets house on fire with person inside, watches from chair on front lawn, officials say
  
  A Maryland woman sat in a chair on her front lawn and watched her house burn down last week after setting it on fire while a person was still inside, officials said.
  Fox News.  Tuesday, 4 May 2021.
• Shot and a beer: State offers free brews to those who get vaccinated this month
  
  A vaccination card will be the ticket for a free beer in the Garden State this month as Gov. Phil Murphy works to increase vaccination numbers.
  ABC News.  Monday, 3 May 2021.
• Lawn Games to Enjoy
  
  In this era of social distancing, lawn games like croquet, badminton and horseshoes offer a great way to spend some time outside.
  New York Times.  Sunday, 2 May 2021.

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