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The hanging of mistletoe at Christmas to steal a kiss from a maiden may be considered sexual violence in today’s society but please don’t blame the mistletoe. Mistletoe is having a hard enough time! With the ever-dwindling UK apple industry meaning less and less host plants from which to grow on and steal nutrients and water from without giving anything back. So mistletoe are desperate for a helping hand! With this in mind why not consider growing your own mistletoe from seed – assuming you have a suitable host tree and a pair of organic disposable gloves? The best time of year for this is February/March and you should be able to get hold of viable seeds from on-like retailers. If you would like to see more content like this then why not subscribe to our YouTube channel ;Walking Talking Gardeners’? It is absolutely free and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Papua New Guinea is currently unable to effectively regulate the influx of carbon trade projects in the provinces. Climate Change and Development Authority’s Measurement Reporting and Verification (MRV) and National Communication (NC) Division’s Acting General Manager Debra Sungi, say the country lacks the regulatory mechanisms to regulate these projects. Ms. Sungi said CCDA is tasked to address the authorization approval, by way of the development of the regulations.  At this stage, CCDA has completed one on one consultations with key agencies within the sectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land-Use (AFOLU) and Energy sector.  A validation workshop was hosted today by the CCDA to gain stakeholders’ support and views on the draft PNG Carbon Markets (Management) (Carbon Market) Regulation 2022 and to improve the draft regulation going forward. MS Sungi says the draft Climate Change (Management) Carbon Market Regulations 2022 is expected to be formalized and endorsed bef...

All of us are looking forward to saying goodbye to 2021! The tumultuous year is finally coming to an end and there is excitement and the air is charged with energy. The world is ready to travel again and if you are on board some beautiful sights await. One of the places famous for bringing in the New Year in style is the United States. Pick your spot and enjoy the lights, music, celebrations, and the company of your loved ones. Also read: 11 Top Things to do in Off Beat Bikaner Best Places in the US to celebrate New Year 2022 1. Honolulu, Hawaii: Are you tired of going to a black-tie event and want to sit back and enjoy the fun things in life? This is your chance! Welcome the New Year in a tee and shorts and join the crowd at Waikiki Beach and Aloha Tower Marketplace. The waterfront boasts a carnival, a beer garden, food trucks, and lots of options of entertainment for kids to enjoy. This is one vacation that is family-friendly and the kids are sure to remember these vacations for yea...

If you live in the warmer climates of southern and south-western corners of the United Kingdom and Ireland then you may well have noticed a very unusual and overly tall flowering plant that has been coming increasingly common in these parts. It is the Tree Echium – Echium pininana and despite being endemic to La Palma in the Canaries, it has begun to naturalise here in the warmest regions of our country. The fact that Echium pininana is naturalising proves that conditions are great for growing this super-impressive plant in your own garden. However the further north you go the more difficult it will be for it to cope with the colder winters. Of course you can consider wrapping juvenile plants with horticultural fleece to protect the growing tip ensuring that the magnificent flowering spike in produced the following spring. To find out more check out the above video and why not consider supporting our YouTube gardening channel by subscribing. That way you will never miss an episode...