Garden Calendar Bruce Chiadny
Bruce Chiadny, horticulture agent at K State Research and Extension Douglas County, outlines September lawn weed control. With mild weather weeds like crabgrass foxtail and nutgrass flourish. use broad spectrum killers if weeds exceed 60 percent of lawn or replant from scratch. If weeds are few, mow and target perennials with selective products such as Trimec or Trimec Plus after frost. Prepare soil, sow seeds later, call 843-7058 for details.
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Bruce Chladny
K-State Research and Extension
Douglas County
Home & Away explores a Victorian Massachusetts Street home
This week Home & Away goes inside a 3 story Massachusetts Street classic with intricate architectural detail and eclectic furnishings. Host Cathy Hamilton presents a tour of the historic property and its artworks. A new show airs 6 30 p m each Monday on Sunflower Broadband Channel 6 with repeated airings throughout the week.
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Cathy Hamilton
Sunflower
Barragan Home in Tacubaya Named World Heritage Site
The Luis Barragan House in Tacubaya, built in 1948 as a meditative refuge, attracts over 10,000 annual visitors. UNESCO added it to the World Heritage list during a July conference in Suzhou, recognizing Barragan as a pivotal Mexican architect whose minimalist, serene design blends pre Columbian, colonial, and modern influences.
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Mexico City
Tacubaya
Luis Barragan
Barragan
Unesco
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Suzhou
China
Francisco Morales
Mexico
Juan Palomar
Guadalajara
Middle East
Japan
Catalina Corcuera
Christ
Mexican architect Barragan's house gains World Heritage status
The 5,200 square foot four bedroom home, restored after Barragan's 1988 death and opened in 1994, remains furnished as he left it. The trust spends 26,000 annually to maintain the site. UNESCO recognition aims to spur preservation of modern Mexican architecture and guide future defense of daily architecture.
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Trust
Unesco
Mexico
Morales
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