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From golf to gardens: Houston’s new botanical garden opens

AGreenLiving

Houston’s Clark Condon designed the garden’s planting and soil, with installation by Landscape Art. First, the garden team analyzed how long-term golfing had impacted the soil. In 2019, gardeners worked on the drainage system and specially blended soils for the garden’s different areas. What about golf?

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Every region of the country is taking climate action. Here’s how.

Grist

Silvopasture could make for healthier soil — and keep cattle alive during sweltering summers. With dam failures and overflows from combined sewer and stormwater systems common, there’s more work to do. Many Midwest cities collect stormwater and sewage in pipes that can’t handle the volume of rain coursing through.