Clement Valla: Macao Pointcloud Garden – Announcements

The care of I’m Man Lam, Macau Pointcloud Garden by the French-American artist Clement Valla is on view as part of Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2023, presented by the Cultural Affairs Office of the Macao Special Administrative Region. One of six public art installations featured in this year’s Art Macao, this new media … Read more

Indigenous garden could be added to La Crosse’s collection of friendship gardens along the downtown riverfront

The International Friendship Gardens in La Crosse’s Riverside Park may soon add a garden area honoring the indigenous people of western Wisconsin. That garden would occupy the former site of the Hiawatha statue, next to the dock for the La Crosse Queen paddlewheeler. It would be located near the garden that represents La Crosse’s sister … Read more

Virginia-Highland Elementary students plant seeds for new ‘learning garden’

Students at Virginia-Highland Elementary dig into their new Learning Garden Project beds and plant foods including celery and collard greens. (Diana Bagby) Students at the new Virginia-Highland Elementary School spent a recent morning preparing garden beds and planting seeds for their new learning garden. The garden installation event on November 9 included the planting of … Read more

Who is responsible for cutting branches in French garden?

Reader Question: We have a hedge that is growing on our neighbors property. Who is responsible for cutting those branches beyond the boundary of the property: ours or theirs? Owners are always responsible for their own garden, plants and trees. This includes plants or trees that encroach on their neighbors’ property. If you have a … Read more

China’s unfinished property projects are 20 times the size of Country Garden

The size of unfurnished, pre-sold homes in China is about 20 times the size of developer Country Garden by the end of 2022, analysts Nomura said. “We estimate that there are about 20 million units of pre-sold houses not built and delayed,” the analysts said. Country Garden was the largest non-state developer in China by … Read more

Environmental Studies Student Takes Garden to New Heights

Threaded on the east side of campus behind the Center for Children and Families, Cal State San Marcos’ garden usually goes unnoticed by students. “When I came to San Marcos, I was shocked when I found out that there was a 7,000 square foot garden space,” said Hali Scott, an environmental studies student. Scott was … Read more