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Miss Manners: Is a second gift necessary when a wedding is finally celebrated publicly in the COVID era?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We have been friends with a couple for about 30 years. We have watched their children grow into beautiful young ladies, and they have watched ours grow into adults. We are very close to the couple, but…

“Our trap is really promising”

Aditya Prabhu of the University of Minnesota has used childhood experiences to develop an environmentally friendly method for trapping and killing invasive beetles, the Star Tribune reported. His mother grew peaches in the garden, but Japanese beetles often damaged the…

Why the box tree moth poses a growing threat to your box tree

Chris McKeown | Special to Cincinnati Enquirer As August approaches and you look at your yard and garden, you can evaluate your successes as well as your disappointments. As you look at the successes, give yourself a pat on the…

After the flowerbeds were empty, the neighbors in Villa Park started planting native plants

DENVER — Dr. Hayley Schroeder and her partner James Warren saw an opportunity to grow something new when the city decided not to plant flower beds in the wake of budget cuts earlier this year to respond to the influx…