http://blog.megite.com Megite is the newspaper for anyone interested in what's happening right now by intelligently uncovering the most relevant items from auto discovered news sites and weblogs. Copyright 2011, Megite 30 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:30:00 -0500 http://blog.megite.com/gardening/1314104197/1#item_1 3f8439920995a47e52c515acc007d041 A British firm, AECOM has been chosen to design the master plan for Rio 2016 Olympic Game Park. Bill Hanway, the chief architect and Daniel Gusmao, a Brazilian project author will be at the helm of the project. The announcement was made in a grand ceremony at Maria Lenk Aquatic Park, situated right in the middle of the sports complex, which will ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:30:00 -0500 http://blog.megite.com/gardening/1314104197/1#item_2 d581b012c7f9a1c66a45c56d47d570c7 The future of architecture is definitely green and while some architects are working to develop next-gen structures that are in harmony with nature, some are planning materials that can be incorporated in existing structures to turn them green. Designer Meidad Marzan has come up with such a product, which can help buildings flaunt their green ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 03:02:00 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/gardening/1314104197/1#item_3 596a14d6124c07456d597c4f00194ce8 Gladiolus 'Atom', a miniature all red species-type of Glad, in a vintage vase that was my mothers, on our front porch. Many try to avoid the brighter colors of August, especially the bright red, carmine and scarlet flowers that can seem so harsh when viewed in a catalog on a snowy January evening, but in-the-season, these brilliant colors ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 03:02:00 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/gardening/1314104197/1#item_4 6abb9e685edb3128d835b961f9934816 LONDON (Reuters) - Volkswagen will within two weeks unveil one of the first single-seater cars, with the potential for zero emissions, the Financial Times reported on Monday. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:30:00 -0500 http://blog.megite.com/gardening/1314104197/1#item_5 c8b65286e34e8f65e5bb224827fd6493 Photo: Slow Food Since 1997, the biennial Slow Food expo Cheese has been bringing together lovers of formaggio for three days of classes, tastings, and debate. This year, Cheese 2011 will take over the streets of Bra (in Piedmont, Italy) from September 16-19 for a celebration of the rich, creamy food: From the artisans who prepare it using ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:30:00 -0500 http://blog.megite.com/gardening/1314104197/1#item_6 d6112c0f8d30f67d0d4e6c165de479c7 Dubai is well-known as the desert city of UAE that has managed to produce some of the most amazing architectural marvels that the world has ever seen. However, apart from producing the most exquisite of building, Dubai’s skyline would also earn a reputation for producing great ‘green’ skyscrapers that are self-sufficient. Here ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-23T05:02:29Z http://blog.megite.com/gardening/1314104197/1#item_7 2a56c6e609cf28a8e58bfb5b40de0c8f Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-23T04:44:08Z http://blog.megite.com/gardening/1314104197/1#item_8 f51f099a03ebe08ff1809883ac24d830 Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-23T04:44:08Z http://blog.megite.com/gardening/1314104197/1#item_9 41879c9a64b7fc4ea600a43fa759cd29 Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-22T21:44:00.004-04:00 http://blog.megite.com/gardening/1314104197/1#item_10 bfeedb1064ea0a5b2c2c5bcddb4a8762 One of my favorite daylilies, Claudine's Charm, has it all. Here's the information from the AHS Daylily Database: Claudine's Charm (Sellers, 2000) height 26", bloom 5.5", season M, Rebloom, Evergreen, Tetraploid, 16 buds, 2 branches, Raspberry purple with large pale raspberry watermark with thin white band above white to green throat. (sdlg × Tet. (Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-22T18:01:00-07:00 http://blog.megite.com/gardening/1314104197/1#item_11 09ae7b575ee6f02b5cadceb56058f55b   It's margarita time!  Another cocktail-related still life--limes and a little Eva Zeisel low-ball glass I use all the time. 5 x 7.  Click here to bid .  Go here to see more paintings . (Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-23T00:10:46Z http://blog.megite.com/gardening/1314104197/1#item_12 dd7bf81574688483f0e4c630b6ba46f3 Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-22T22:00:00Z http://blog.megite.com/gardening/1314104197/1#item_13 3bbb0fd9b57be3b2d03e0f6a03753af8 Portugal, despite its small size and out of the way location on the Iberian peninsula, was once a major world power, commanding a fleet that circumnavigated the globe and returned bearing riches from far off lands. Some of those riches found their way into grand palaces and private mansions near Lisbon, which, nowadays, are generally falling ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-22T22:00:00Z http://blog.megite.com/gardening/1314104197/1#item_14 0bb855b79e43aadf797d8c366371e44d Kate Winslet and her children were among those who escaped safely from an overnight fire that destroyed the Great House on billionaire Richard Branson's private island in the British Virgin Islands. (Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-22T21:20:00Z http://blog.megite.com/gardening/1314104197/1#item_15 e99474fd08738d11d3e602687b0b09a5 The men's dressing room in this year's Hampton Designer Showhouse. Photo: Material Girls Blog via moggit · Inside a 1926 house decorated with a bedazzled pimp cup. [Curbed LA] · Golfer David Duval lists two Colorado homes for $14M. [Realtor.com] · You can make a fortune leasing out nuclear fallout shelters. [Gawker] · Elijah ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:19:36 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/gardening/1314104197/1#item_16 2b790971af363a45076a312bd2a5d930 Book Review: Garden of Secrets Past by Anthony Eglin: An English Garden MysteryMinotaur Books, 2011 I have been a big fan of Anthony Eglin’s books since reading the first English Garden Mystery, The Blue Rose. He caught me immediately with his protagonist, Lawrence Kingston, who was a learned and avid gardener as well as a [...] Book Review: ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-22T20:45:00Z http://blog.megite.com/gardening/1314104197/1#item_17 90e8bc945b027d937c95dc18d7ed3fdb As far as celebrity real estate goes, anything and everything involving Brat Pitt goes straight to the top of the class. The actor has just listed his Malibu estate for $13.75M. Stay tuned as a gather photos of the 4,000-square-foot house. [Realtor.com] (Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-22T12:13:00.002-05:00 http://blog.megite.com/gardening/1314104197/1#item_18 350878bf662ceef9e9e5457b57d70f36 (South Korean soldiers doing some landscape architecture on the DMZ. Photo by Yonhap/AP.) This is one of the more interesting photos we've come across in recent weeks. It shows South Korean soldiers searching for North Korean landmines that may have been dislodged from the Korean Demilitarized Zone by last month's devastating floods and ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-22T18:00:00+01:00 http://blog.megite.com/gardening/1314104197/1#item_19 ec4064bbc2b07449a578c86d491648ee Photography by Wayne Bremser. This is part of a series of Q&A's about cooking on vacation . The complete list of posts in this series is available here . Heidi Swanson is the talented writer and photographer behind the blog 101 Cookbooks , which never ceases to inspire me with its quietly elegant recipes promoting natural, whole foods, and the ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:38:49 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/gardening/1314104197/1#item_20 10b2449312dd2ef8afbad238a904eec4 I’ve been on a sort-of break from work in an attempt to unwind from a year of madness, although so far most of my break has been spent painting, framing art, and doing the work of making this place feel like a home. Our move-in was thrust right in the middle of writing my third book, which at the time meant setting things up as best we ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-22T10:12:00.001-05:00 http://blog.megite.com/gardening/1314104197/21#item_1 21b394c416a62a4a042503fd9d7ea368 More photos below. . . Click here for the rest of this post » (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:55:19 GMT http://blog.megite.com/gardening/1314104197/21#item_2 2b30502a271e0d34af76d2707b58fdfd "Everything is really coming in to bloom," emailed Belinda Fallon of Impington, Cambridge, after she took this shot of a daylily in July. (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:49:51 GMT http://blog.megite.com/gardening/1314104197/21#item_3 9b9a9d6d83f93c671fc73c3b25e599b3 When designing my previous garden 30-odd years ago, I can’t remember dedicating such a large portion to the sole purpose of sitting and eating. Now nearly a third of my new plot has been set aside for just that. Perhaps in the meantime we have become a nation of alfresco diners, maybe the weather really is warmer, or possibly I just spend a ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-22T12:05:34Z http://blog.megite.com/gardening/1314104197/21#item_4 54fd1cead014573155fc6ba8e7e21e10 Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-22T05:00:00-07:00 http://blog.megite.com/gardening/1314104197/21#item_5 ea9b914fb7e194baed81b0fa162759b2 If it isn’t, the ad agency behind this bulb promotion must think women gardeners are gullible to the point of drooling idiocy. Welcome to Dig. Drop. Done . Where women come in 3 sizes: cocktail-swilling sex kitten, cupcake-baking mom, and attention-starved, curler-wearing golf widow. Each of the characters has her own wardrobe, props, and ... (Read on Source) ]]> August 22, 2011 8:00 AM http://blog.megite.com/gardening/1314104197/21#item_6 78821678dacffa01707f6b30348e96dc As plugged-in people know, in early 2010 the the sixty-seven (67) units formerly being sold as Esprit Park North were renamed "The Parc Esprit” and repositioned as rentals. As we first reported at the time: Rents for the remaining... (Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-22T05:00:00-07:00 http://blog.megite.com/gardening/1314104197/21#item_7 73ff5fe545f5874b203692dbf5e5c6bd Luxury living at The Brannan the premier full service hi-rise in South Beach. The Brannan features fitness center, resort style pool, 24 hour security, gated parking, elegant landscaping, etc. A must see unit for the value. (Read on Source) ]]> August 22, 2011 4:00 PM http://blog.megite.com/gardening/1314104197/21#item_8 95db22e1a1cd4491e7c4e516e72f5a5f As proposed, the existing 4,642 square foot nursery within San Francisco’s Botanical Garden will be razed and a new 9,830 square foot nursery and Center for Sustainable Gardening will rise to the west. The new Nursery: Center for Sustainable... (Read on Source) ]]>