... than the ubiquitous banana. Menahan leads me to the conservatory's displays of wild banana plants to explain their weird floral architecture. From a single, pendent stalk, pollinated female flowers are forming the familiar bunches of bananas, but ...
Visitors to Central Park's Conservatory Garden pass a flowering rhododendron, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in New York. Crocuses, cherry trees, magnolia trees are blooming several weeks early because of an unusually warm February.
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This is the moment a Bristol pest control expert was called to a house by distressed residents - because a huge jackdaw had got stuck in their dining room. The 'terrified' residents were out at the time but were summoned home by the police because their burglar alarm was going off.
Stories make a big deal about things like the addition of a larger television in the Oval Office dining room , his removal of President Barack Obama's crimson curtains in the Oval Office for a gold set, and the fact that President Trump often spends his nights alone because First Lady Melania still resides in New York. There's no disputing that President Trump has ruffled a lot of feathers with the decisions he's made in his early days.
Stories make a big deal about things like the addition of a larger television in the Oval Office dining room , his removal of President Barack Obama's crimson curtains in the Oval Office for a gold set, and the fact that President Trump often spends his nights alone because First Lady Melania still resides in New York. There's no disputing that President Trump has ruffled a lot of feathers with the decisions he's made in his early days.
Built in 1925, this property at 23 Hollins Dr. in Santa Cruz was designed by famed architect William Wurster to take advantage of its elevated position in the Pasatiempo Golf Community with a wall of Western-facing windows that provide dramatic ocean, city and boardwalk views below. The best vantage points are from the upper level of this 5,000-square-foot home, which has a huge sun room off the formal living room and a long, glassed-in walkway that leads to the master suite.
A winsome but hardworking Hungarian herding dog, a swift and ancient African hound and a playful, fur-free terrier are about to get their first shot at the most famous U.S. canine championship. The pumi, the sloughi and the American hairless terrier will be newcomers at next month's Westminster Kennel Club dog show, competing among as many as 202 breeds and varieties for the coveted best in show award.
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It was an exciting time at the start of the month when you got the Christmas decorations down from the loft and went shopping for your new tree. Alas, now the festive season is almost over, and soon it will be time to take the lights, tinsel and baubles down.
... fixtures, an elevator on all four levels, and a lower level in-law suite with a kitchen. Next on the list of weird and wonderful homes is this Silver Spring, Maryland abode. It is located in a historic gymnasium building that was constructed in 1907 ...