Cotoneasters are the super plant of 2021, so how do you grow them?
A new RHS science paper found that Cotoneaster franchetii is the latest ‘super plant’ to help boost the environment and improve human health
18 February 2021 • 9:34am
Cotoneaster is so common that it can easily be overlooked, but recent research suggests it has more benefits than expected
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Thanks to findings from a recent Royal Horticultural Society study,
Cotoneaster franchetii is being hailed as the latest super plant of 2021.
While investigating the effectiveness of hedges as air pollution barriers, researchers discovered that in traffic hot-spots, cotoneasters (a genus of flowering plants in the rose family)
Parents, teachers react to Rock Hill Schools board decision to close three schools
3 Rock Hill elementary schools closing at end of year By Morgan Newell | February 9, 2021 at 7:13 PM EST - Updated February 9 at 7:13 PM
ROCK HILL, S.C. (WBTV) -Thousands of students in Rock Hill Schools will be going to a new school soon.
The Rock Hill School Board decided to close three elementary schools within the district.
Rosewood, Belleview and Finley Road elementary schools will shut their doors at the end of the school year.
The school board says there are two reasons for it.
It will save the district $25 million.
Let caterpillars munch your cabbages to get best results for your garden, RHS says
The chief insect expert at the Royal Horticultural Society advises gardeners tolerate caterpillars
9 February 2021 • 6:00pm
Caterpillars attract predatory insects and birds to the garden which act as natural pest management
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For most gardeners, the sight of tell-tale holes on prized roses and cabbages is their worst nightmare, and much conventional advice aims at keeping the grubs that munch plants away from flowerbeds.
Experts at the charity have worked for years to find ways to keep nuisance insects including slugs out of the garden, and recently conducted a study where they pitted solutions including egg shells and wood mulch against each other to find the best one.