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A green thumbs up: there is more in your garden than plants and soil. The opportunity for renewed mental and physical health grows there too For all of recorded history, gardens have been viewed as places of wonder, capable of restoring health and peace to those who entered. Physicians in ......(Continue Reading) By the rivers of Babylon: Nikki van_der_Gaag gets a rare glimpse of the temples and palaces of ancient Iraq, all closed since the Gulf War It is easy to forget the other Iraq; the ancient land of Mesopotamia. And yet here is a place which inhabits the collective psyche of the West. A land ......(Continue Reading)Lost time: damage control in Iraq - Editorial EDITOR'S NOTE: The looting and destruction that have befallen ancient artifacts from the museums and archaeological sites of Iraq are a calamity for ......(Continue Reading)Versatile verbenas: These sun lovers add color to beds and containers from spring through fall - Brief Article Some plants make handsome ground covers, Others provide nonstop bloom in beds and borders. And some are outstanding performers in containers. But very ......(Continue Reading)Robbing the Archaeological Cradle - antiquity thefts and destruction of archaeological sites in Iraq In the aftermath of the Gulf War, Iraq's ancient heritage has landed on the endangered list. Virtually all of Iraq is an archaeological site, so the ......(Continue Reading)
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