Nueva Ecija landscape designer turns gardens into retreat from the city
Lorenz Inos’ knack for designing gardens came from being constantly surrounded by collections of plants since his childhood.
Lorenz Inos’ knack for designing gardens came from being constantly surrounded by collections of plants since his childhood.
Last of two parts Here are some more food items that the website BabaMail says are natural painkillers. Salt can ease the discomfort caused by ingrown toenail. Stanford University researchers
The gardens were soaked and the grounds waterlogged, but for the waling-waling, the queen of Philippine flowers, a drench of rain was exactly what it needed. It had been baking in the strange, summery August weather since sunrise. The sudden downpour that afternoon returned the luster to the waling-waling’s wide, purple/rose-colored petals.
Happy New Year! As we start 2015, I want to thank Undersecretary Victorio Mario A. Dimagiba, who heads the Department of Trade and Industry’s Consumer Protection Group, and the Bureau of Trade Regulation and Consumer Protection (BTRCP) for quickly and efficiently handling consumer complaints I forward to them.
In celebration of the 75th anniversary of Quezon City, the Philippine Horticultural Society Inc. (PHS) will hold Horticultura Extravaganza on Jan. 23-Feb. 3 at the Quezon Memorial Circle.
“Bahay Kubo” is a folk song popularized during the period of the American Thomasites (early 1900s), and I don’t think there’s Pinoy who can’t sing it. But did you ever notice that in its roll call of the popular Philippine vegetables, the ampalaya is not included? Neither in the original nor in the nosebleed version that my daughter-in-law BingBing e-mailed me! No wonder jokesters say it got so bitter and wrinkled!
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