Lawn and Garden News

• SoCal garden nurseries were overwhelmed in 2020. How are they preparing for 2021?
  
  Southern California's nurseries had a wild ride in 2020, with huge demand from first-time gardeners stuck at home. Now they're bracing for another big year.
  Los Angeles Times.  Friday, 22 Jan 2021.
• Surveillance footage shows New Jersey plainclothes cop shoot dead an unarmed black man
  
  Carl Dorsey III, 39, died January 1 after being shot by Newark Police Detective Rod Simpkins near Woodlawn Avenue and South 11th Street in Newark.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 22 Jan 2021.
• Moment hero gardener risks life to save terrified dog swept off overflowing dam into raging rapids
  
  Incredible footage recorded on Saturday in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, shows Amos Ndlovu, 35, tying a rope around his waist and rescuing the dog, Scamp, from the wild torrent.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 22 Jan 2021.
• Need a New DIY Project? Build Your Own WFH Space With an Amazon Cabin Kit for Less than $10,000
  
  Amazon's DIY cabin kits let you build your own WFH space, shed, or garden house for less than $10,000.
  Mental Floss.  Thursday, 21 Jan 2021.
• Islanders beat Rangers 4-0 in 1st of 8 games between rivals
  
  Anders Lee finished with two goals and joined Brock Nelson and Mathew Barzal with first-period goals as the New York Islanders beat the New York Rangers 4-0 at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night.
  Fox News.  Friday, 15 Jan 2021.
• Newsround presenter turns shed into studio
  
  With more of us studying and working from home. Ricky has turned his garden shed into a Newsround studio! Take a look!
  BBC News.  Friday, 15 Jan 2021.
• Impeachment could reinvigorate the Trump faithful in America's 'ideological civil war'
  
  The camouflage fatigues are somewhat incongruous on the lush lawns of the Texas State Capitol.
  Sky News.  Wednesday, 13 Jan 2021.
• Caligula's Gardens, Long Hidden Beneath Italian Apartment Building, to Go on View
  
  The infamous Roman emperor's extravagant tastes included opulent marble and exotic animals
  Smithsonian.  Wednesday, 13 Jan 2021.
• You Can Get A DUI On A Lawnmower?!
  
  These people proved that you don't need a car to get a DUI
  Daily Caller.  Friday, 8 Jan 2021.
• College Football Playoff National Championship game: Alabama-Ohio State preview, how to watch & more
  
  The College Football Playoff National Championship will be played between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Ohio State Buckeyes on Jan. 11, 2021. The game will be played at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.
  Fox News.  Friday, 8 Jan 2021.
• Boy, 6, dies during Altgeld Gardens fire; 4 other children escape, but no adults present, Chicago police say
  
  A 6-year-old boy died Wednesday night during a fire in Chicago's far South Side Altgeld Gardens neighborhood.
  ABC News.  Thursday, 7 Jan 2021.
• Central Garden & Pet's (CENT) DoMyOwn Buyout to Boost Sales
  
  Central Garden & Pet's (CENT) Central to Home initiative bodes well. The DoMyOwn.com buyout is likely to boost the company's position in the professional-grade control product space.
  Zacks.  Wednesday, 6 Jan 2021.
• How Alabama and Ohio State match up in the CFP National Championship
  
  Here's what to expect when the Crimson Tide and Buckeyes meet on Jan. 11 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
  ESPN.  Tuesday, 5 Jan 2021.
• Fairy garden sparks a friendship between strangers
  
  "I want people to believe that they don't have to be a fairy to give a little bit of magic to someone else."
  CBS News.  Monday, 4 Jan 2021.
• Horse mounting block is 2,000-year-old Roman relic
  
  Auctioneers are appealing to the public to help them work out how it arrived in a Wiltshire garden.
  BBC News.  Tuesday, 5 Jan 2021.

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