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    April 9, 2017
    Succulents are low-maintenance plants that are great for beginners. Alexandra Floersch / Forum News Service
    Perfect plants for apartment-living
    FARGO — April showers bring May flowers. But what does apartment-living bring? The beauty of plants is that they can literally add life...
    newsApril 9, 2017 - 11:03am
    March 14, 2017
    An X-ray tomographic picture of fossil thread-like red algae, tinted to show detail, unearthed in central India may represent the oldest-known plants on Earth, dating from 1.6 billion years ago, according to research published in the journal PLOS Biology in this image released March 13, 2017. Courtesy Stefan Bengtson/Handout via REUTERS
    Fossils from 1.6 billion years ago may be oldest-known plants
    WASHINGTON - Fossils unearthed in India that are 1.6 billion years old and look like red algae may represent the earliest-known plants, a discovery...
    newsMarch 14, 2017 - 3:02pm
    May 3, 2015
    Clint Rohrer reaches for some flower selections Friday at Green Garden Place in Worthington. Jesse Trelstad/Daily Globe
    Growing trends
    WORTHINGTON — As farmers can be observed working the soil in the rural areas of the region, the greenhouses are also beginning to buzz with...
    newsMay 3, 2015 - 8:29pm
    June 10, 2014
    A beautiful Columbine took Reserve Champion honors in the Division 1 class at the 59th Annual Horticulture Convention Tuesday at the First Covenant Church in Worthington. Brian Korthals/Daily Globe
    Horticultural honors
    newsJune 10, 2014 - 8:54pm
    May 9, 2014
    Geraniums, shown here at Rohrer’s Green Garden, are among the savvy choices for planting during a drought season. Purslane, a plant related to the moss rose, is another resilient option for what looks to be a dry summer. Beth Rickers/Daily Globe
    Blooms or bust
    WORTHINGTON — Local garden centers are bursting with brightly-hued flowers and plants to entice both the avid and casual gardener. But the...
    newsMay 9, 2014 - 9:14pm
    February 27, 2014
    Jolene Nystrom waters her new plantings in the greenhouse at Grandpa’s Fun Farm Thursday afternoon south of Worthington. Brian Korthals/Daily Globe
    Soaking up sunshine
    WORTHINGTON — Jolene Nystrom might well have the best job in the Midwest this winter, or at the very least, the best job in southwest Minnesota. As...
    sportsFebruary 27, 2014 - 8:20pm
    April 9, 2010
    Brandenburg part of BBC 'Life' series
    ELY -- Former Daily Globe photographer Jim Brandenburg was part of the production team for the upcoming "Plants" (Program 9) of the new BBC "Life" documentary series airing at 7 p.m. April 18 on The Discovery Channel. Brandenburg and BBC producer Neil Lucas spent months filming...
    newsApril 9, 2010 - 12:00am
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