When the Grass Was Greener
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Some of the greatest matches in tennis history have taken place on the grass courts of the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, once home to the United States Open.
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After a '90s lull, the greenhouse gas is rising fast, but drying wetlands are making the situation look better than it is, researchers say.
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In the 1940s and '50s, Greenwood, Ind., wasn't exactly rural, definitely not urban. It stood in the shadow of Indianapolis, but ``you didn't have to go far outside the city limits," says Jane Betts, ``to be in the cornfields."
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By Mary Hopkin, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  Sep.
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By BOB HAYWOOD  A QUIET revolution among the birds and the bees is changing the face of wildlife in the Midlands.   This year's blazing hot summer - against a background of global warming - has brought exotic new species to the region which have not been seen for centuries, or ever.
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By Gail Smith-Arrants, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 22--Resurrection of a wetlands Land near 2 schools will be restored to its former life-rich state Gail Smith-Arrants   It's a tranquil but neglected spot, a slice of old farm bottomland.
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By Todd Silberman, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun. 11--No matter how parched the Triangle gets this summer, no matter how tough the rules on watering, the lawns in Cary's Wessex neighborhood will be a lush green.
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By Michael Newsom, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb.
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Vegetation thrives on moisture and when you add an increase of nitrogen and complements of lightning, the greenery gets even greener. The May issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reports poison ivy is expected to get a lot itchier because of global warming.
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Gardening in our area is difficult sometimes. Clay soil, too much heat, too much cold, poison ivy ... whew. That said, last week I took a break from my little plot of land in the Kanawha Valley and landed in dreamland.   Hubby asked me to join him as he ventured west for a conference.
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As the lawn seeding season approaches, you will be seeing terminology in advertisements, educational materials and product packaging that may be new to you.
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FRIDAY, July 13  -- Convenience has become a fixture in American society. As life grows more fast-paced, people look for more corners to cut and ways to save time.
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By Brian McDearmon, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga.  Jun. 22--With more people come more showers, more loads of laundry, more  lawns to water.
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Life & style: Ten years ago, Conor Jameson planted a hedge, a long row of thin, bare stems, not much to see. This spring, he returned to savour the fruits of his labour - and found a thriving corridor of life.
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On any other day but this one, the village of Ahmad al-Hamadi, on the green banks of the Euphrates, would be an idyllic place. In the rich agricultural gardens along the great river, it is easy to understand
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HERE was a time, not so long ago in my more carefree youth, when I was a dedicated backpacker.   It went beyond the standard gapyear routine, and most summers I could be found in some distant corner of the globe, living the life of an adrenaline junkie.
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There used to be a time when the University of Florida was just another college football program in the south. There used to be a time when going 7-4 was good enough to get you a parade down University Avenue in Gainesville.