Green Fingers
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| Originally published | 1998 |
| Authors | Jennifer Rowe |
| Genres | Fiction |
| Illustrators | Craig Smith |
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| ID | 2233815 |
About Green Fingers
Sam doesn't know why Mr Green wants to plant things on the dry, brown hill. Nothing will grow there. You'd need to have green fingers!
Brazil: Rio's residents garden their way out of hunger
... Silva puts her Green Fingers to use - along with 34 other gardeners - in exchange for a monthly stipend of 500 reais ($95, £79) from the city, as well as heaps of fresh food that she can take home at no cost...
Covid: PM's living with Covid plan and Australia reopens border
... But are you like Jasmin, who freely admits she s not very good at taking care of them? To give her Green Fingers a helping hand she s using hi-tech sensors, which can show whether her plants need water, sunlight or a different temperature...
How smart sensors can help us care for our houseplants
... To help her and others who worry about their lack of Green Fingers, there has been a growth in the sale of hi-tech sensors for indoor plants - devices that you push into the soil next to them...
Container enthusiasm: such As lockdown to grow vegetables in a small space
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Wendy Whiteley: The famous Sydney 'secret garden' forged from grief
... Whiteley loves the idea, but she s ready to let others do the guerrilla gardening: I m 78, I have a very comfy chair looking out to the best view in the city, she says, surveying the fruits of her Green Fingers...
Covid: PM's living with Covid plan and Australia reopens border
Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Monday Morning . We'll have another update For You this evening.
1. PM's living with Covid planThe Prime Minister is planning to end restrictions as he Boris Johnson says it would " mark a moment of pride as we begin to learn To Live with Covid" and it will return people's freedoms, but there are concerns from some scientists, health leaders and charities. Labour says " We Are not out of The Woods yet" and while No 10 acknowledges the pandemic is " not over" it says the vaccination programme has led to this point.
2. Australia reopens borderAustralia's international border has reopened to foreign visitors for the First Time in nearly two years, with emotional scenes as families finally reunite In Person . Tourism's also getting a boost following The End of the travel Ban - One of The World 's strictest, imposed in March 2020 due to Covid.
3. Ditching the self-isolation ruleWhen the pandemic hit, our immune systems didn't know How To fight Covid. Since then immunity has increased, largely through vaccination but also infections. The UK government is now looking for us To Live with The Virus , and is planning to scrap the legal requirement to self-isolate in England. But are we ready for this?
4. Smell trainingIf you've had Covid, did you lose your sense of Smell - and did it come back? If not, Smell training has been shown to help. Smelling aromas mindfully appears to regrow The Nerves that were destroyed by The Virus .
5. Green-fingered growthLike millions of others, Jasmin Moeller has been buying More plants over The Past two years. Plant sales have soared during the pandemic and the trend's continuing. But are you like Jasmin, who freely admits she's not very good at taking care of them? To give her Green Fingers a helping hand she's using hi-tech sensors, which can show whether her plants need water, sunlight or a different temperature.
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