From the Web - Ornamental Nursery, Boston, Massachusetts
Plant of the week: Mexican Bush Sage (East Valley Tribune): Have you ever felt the “velvet” of a horse’s nose? It’s like touching a plush, silky-soft scrap of velvet. If you don’t have a horse nearby and want to experience this soothing sensation, the blooms of Mexican bush sage are a close second. Life's lessons take root in my yard (Rocky Mountain News): Putting down an old tree is like putting down an old dog in some ways. Not easy to say goodbye. Not easy to embrace the new. But not a choice we're given. State, county take aim at noxious weeds (The Aspen Times): PITKIN COUNTY Got a weed problem? Hampstead woman flown to Boston hospital (The Eagle-Tribune): MERRIMAC — A Hampstead, N.H., woman was driving her 1999 Volkswagen Passat when it veered off Interstate 495, rolled over and struck a tree in the median. Anastasiya Steshenko, 22, of 27 Thomas Drive, was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston by helicopter, said state police Capt. Barry O'Brien. The extent of her injuries were not known last night. Recession to bypass Massachusetts, survey says (Boston Herald): Massachusetts faces rough economic times ahead but should be able to avoid a recession, according to a survey released yesterday. The New England Economic Partnership reported... Margulies & Associates Earns LEED Silver for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Contract Magazine): Boston-based Margulies & Associates has announced that the new South Shore headquarters it designed for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) has been awarded LEED Silver certification, as well as two distinctive awards: the Best Practice Award of Excellence by IFMA Boston and a Sustainable Design Commendation by CoreNet Global.