Our Environment

IMPROPER handling and indiscriminate disposal of solid waste in open spaces and road margins give rise to numerous potential risks to the environment and to human health.

THE Botanical Gardens, one of the popular recreational parks in Georgetown, is 135 years old this year.

GARDENERS harvest plants at different stages, depending on how the harvested plants or plant parts are to be used. Crops grown for their fruit, such as tomatoes and boulangers, are harvested when the fruit is ripe. Some plants are harvested before they flower; lettuce and spinach, for example, are grown for their tender leaves, and

NOT all soils have a sufficiency of nutrients, or the right balance of nutrients to be beneficial to plants. In addition, plants remove nutrients from the soil as they grow, so these nutrients must be replaced in order for the soil to remain productive.

HEALTHY soil is indispensable for a healthy garden. Plants derive water, oxygen for their roots, and essential nutrients from the soil.Soil consists of two components: minerals from weathered rocks, and organic matter from decayed organisms and animal wastes.

EVERGREEN Nature Study Club is a local non-profit organization geared, through nature tours, to educate and re-educate persons on environmental literacy.

THE Hydrangea macrophylla, or Mophead flower plant, is fascinating in that unlike other plants, it changes the colour of its flowers over a period of time.

POWDER puffs are pieces of soft material used for the application of face powder. They may be shaped as balls or pads.