Robinson tells me that the Nevada Cooperative Extension Service receives approximately 5,000 phone calls and nearly that many e-mails each year from people seeking advice on their landscape.

A personalized landscape design consultation also is included. Oct. 4-6. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Center, 17360 Coit Road, Dallas. Advance registration required. $295 per household. 972-952-9248.

The updated Google Calendar app for iPhone, version 1.6.3, is available on the App Store now. Earlier today Google released a completely redesigned Gmail for iOS app w/ enhanced search, Undo Send ...

The Yarbrough home will soon be featured in a national calendar with 11 other properties, including a Frank Lloyd Wright house. The Cultural Landscape Foundation, based in Washington, D.C., is ...