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May 23

Some plants affected by cool temperatures

This cool weather has caused some unusual plant problems we normally do not see in the hot desert. One reader contacted me to let me know that his tomatoes were not quite the size of a tennis ball, still green and didn’t seem to be growing anymore.

Which type of container gardener are you?

Lots of people planted their front-entry and patio pots recently. I wasn’t one of them, but I’ve started buying plants and thinking about how I’m going to combine them to make this year’s container gardens my best yet.

Designer describes four steps to make a dreamy bed

After a long day at work, my bedroom is my retreat. I snuggle up in bed and lose myself in a good book or the latest decorating magazine. The key to turning your bedroom into an oasis that fills you up is to start with a dreamy bed.

Use Google Earth for a perfect dry streambed

A planted dry streambed is the perfect alternative to lawn, but if you don’t understand the natural process behind rivers, yours will never look great. Thanks to technology, Google Earth allows everyone to study real river bed models from a bird’s-eye view. Aerial imagery in the dry Western states shows in real terms the dynamics of water flow and the way it influences how erosion creates the dry riverbed.

Legislature approves bill authorizing Uber, Lyft in Nevada

A bill authorizing ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft to operate in Nevada won approval early Saturday in the Nevada Legislature, but it didn’t happen without plenty of confusion.

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