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Electricity from grass

Electricity from grass

Green plants like grass could generate electricity according to researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It might be some way off before we run our televisions and microwaves off lawn clippings, but within a few years villagers in remote, off-grid...
We mustn’t lose our lawns

We mustn’t lose our lawns

Last summer Colin Crosbie, curator of the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Garden at Wisley, defended lawns in a radio debate, saying he believes having dedicated areas for grass is important for recreational and environmental reasons. For instance, green spaces are...
Celebrate with Christmas Grass!

Celebrate with Christmas Grass!

Trying to dream up a festive blog for this week, I rather hopefully googled ‘Christmas Grass.’ To my delight and amazement there are three CDs called Christmas Grass (Vols 1-3). This celebration of Christmas Bluegrass style – is a collection of hauntingly beautiful...

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