photo by Robert Lintott
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Exciting news from U.S. Botanic Garden:
“Want to know more about the fabulously foul corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum)? Drop by the back of the Tropics house tomorrow morning (Friday, April 19) in our Conservatory to talk with Nate, learn about how the Garden grows and cares for its collection of corpse flowers, why these blooms stink, and the plant’s fascinating life cycle. Bring your questions and connect with plant science professionals in this Expert Is In program.
Friday, April 19, 2024
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Eastern
Location: Conservatory Tropics House
This is a drop-in program. No registration needed.
We have a corpse flower bloom developing, with a potential peak bloom date of April 29-30.”
Thanks to Mark for sending from: “in front of the National Gallery of Art.” Read More
Unlike our competitors, Well-Paid Maids doesn’t clean your home with harsh chemicals. Instead, we handpick cleaning products rated “safest” by the Environmental Working Group, the leading rating organization regarding product safety.
The reason is threefold.
First, using safe cleaning products ensures toxic chemicals won’t leak into waterways or harm wildlife if disposed of improperly.
Photo by Clif Burns
Ed. Note: If this was you, please email [email protected] so I can put you in touch with OP.
“Dear PoPville,
Hey – you stopped me while I was walking down 7th street NW in Chinatown and said, “hey, hey – you’re gorgeous.” Unfortunately, Read More
“Foxy Roxy staying warm and watching animal planet. Silver Spring”
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“Dear PoPville,
I live in LeDroit Park and I’ve been hearing like a weird alarm all night. Sounds like it’s coming from like maybe 7th and T? It might actually be coming from over by Howard? Is anyone else hearing this? Am I going crazy??”
This rental is located at 1517 QUEEN STREET NE near 16th Street NE. The Craigslist ad says: Read More
Niomi Russell
“Dear PoPville,
hoping you could share this Go Fund Me for Niomi Russell, the sweet 15 year old tragically killed this week, an unintended target of the senseless gun violence in our community. She was truly a bright light”
The GoFundMe says:
“Hi and thanks for reading.
We are deeply saddened and heartbroken to share the tragic passing of Niomi Russell. Not only was Niomi a beautiful person inside and out, Niomi was a cherished daughter, a loving sister, and a great friend. At the young age of 15, Niomi had her entire life ahead of her, however that was cut short when she was tragically murdered on Sunday, April 14th. Read More
Whether you measure your garden space in windowsills, square feet, or acres, there is always room for reuse in your spring gardening projects. Community Forklift’s 40,000 sq. ft. reuse warehouse carries building materials from every era, as well as modern and vintage tools, hardware, lumber, furniture, gardening supplies, and more!
Check out below some of the creative gardening projects that Community Forklift Fans have completed using salvaged materials from our reuse warehouse.
If you’d like to incorporate reuse into your own garden, visit our Garden Supply Pop-up Shop at our reuse warehouse this Friday, April 19 until Monday, April 22, for deals on garden tools, pots, décor, and more. We’ll be releasing fresh batches of garden supplies each day to restock as items sell.
Visit our events page for more information!
Save money by shopping for salvaged and surplus materials instead of new ones and help us in our mission to reduce landfill waste and conserve natural resources. Every time you donate or shop at Community Forklift, you help our nonprofit lift up local communities through reuse!
