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  • Weed Wisdom: What 10 Common Weeds Are Trying to Tell You – Gardenista

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    Listen up! Your weeds are trying to tell you something.

    Like all varieties of plants, individual weeds thrive in particular conditions. Some like it dry, others moist. Some prefer acidic soil, others thrive in more alkaline environments. Some will even tell you that your soil is perfect.

    So before you pluck and pull, take note. You can learn a lot about the growing conditions in your yard, based on which weeds are growing where. These 10 common weeds will reveal secrets about your soil:

    Plantains

    Above: Plantains can be your (ugly) medicinal friend; see more at First Aid Kit: 5 Essential Healing Plants. Photograph by Ernst Schütte via Wikimedia.

    Used in traditional medicine to make a poultice against stings, rashes, and insect bites, plantains are nonetheless unsightly in the lawn and garden. Their presence indicates low fertility and high acidity. They also thrive in poorly drained, compacted soil.

    The cure: To prevent plantains, correct the soil imbalance, aerate soil, and raise the level of your lawn mower so tall grass blades can shade plantain’s leaves.

    Crabgrass

    Digitaria sanguinalis (crabgrass). Photograph by Rasbak via Wikimedia.
    Above: Digitaria sanguinalis (crabgrass). Photograph by Rasbak via Wikimedia.

    Ever the opportunist, crabgrass thrives in both poor or very fertile soils, and will spring up in times of drought or excessive watering.

    The cure: To combat, raise the height of your mower to encourage “good” grass. Seed control also works with this annual: discourage germination by spreading cornmeal in the early spring.

    Ground Ivy

    Above: Photograph by Marie Viljoen, from Raid Your Lawn for Your New Favorite Herb: Ground Ivy.

    Ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea), also known as “Creeping Charlie,” is an aggressive weed that can quickly consume an unhealthy lawn. It thrives in areas with poor drainage, low fertility and lots of shade.

    The cure: Ground ivy will take advantage of bald spots, so make sure your lawn and garden have a lush canopy (or mulch), and fertile, well-drained soil. A higher mowing height (from 2.5 to 3 inches) will also help.

    Annual Bluegrass

    Poa annua(bluegrass) photograph by Rasbak via Wikimedia.
    Above: Poa annua(bluegrass) photograph by Rasbak via Wikimedia.

    An abundance of annual bluegrass is an indication that your soil is fertile, but most likely compacted and over-watered and poorly drained.

    The cure: To combat, aerate and water less, raise your mower height, and prevent seeds from spreading by spreading a cornmeal gluten in spring.

    Chickweed

    Common Chickweed (Stellaria media); photograph by Hugo via Wikipedia Commons.
    Above: Common Chickweed (Stellaria media); photograph by Hugo via Wikipedia Commons.

    Got chickweed in your garden? Goods news. That means it’s highly fertile. But this spreading annual can also indicate poor drainage and too much watering as well as compacted soil. (Good thing they’re delicious to eat.)

    Dandelions

    Dandelions are welcome here; learn why at The Garden of Magical Childhood. Photograph by Kendra Wilson.
    Above: Dandelions are welcome here; learn why at The Garden of Magical Childhood. Photograph by Kendra Wilson.

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  • Jazz superstar Christian McBride lands in Orlando for a three-night run at Judson’s Live

    Jazz superstar Christian McBride lands in Orlando for a three-night run at Judson’s Live

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    Christian McBride plays Orlando for three nights this week

    The brilliant and busy Christian McBride comes our way with a few sets at Judson’s Live this week.

    Apart from his duties as one of the most prominent jazz bassists working today, McBride seemingly does it all (with the Grammys to show for it): broadcasting his long-running series “Jazz Night in America,” curating festivals, working as an educator, and playing with a whirlwind mix of who’s who and who’s new. The maestro and his band arrive for a three-day residency from Thursday-Saturday, March 14-16.

    These performances catch him at the crossroads of recent output and a new release, the beautifully intense Prime and the soulful new-grass counterpoint of But Who’s Gonna Play the Melody with fellow bassist Edgar Meyer.

    Which leaves the question, “What are we going to hear when he’s here?” A phone call later …

    Christian McBride: The record with Edgar, it’s funny, the president of Mack Avenue Records [where we released] it, called me to tell me it has received the most amount of pre-orders since your Conversations With Christian album. He’s excited and so am I. I think so many people are so curious about an album with two bass players who don’t play the same kind of music. Like, “What’s going on?!?” Sounds like people are really excited about this.

    Orlando Weekly: We’re excited, knowing your sound and Meyer’s — more on the classical and bluegrass side — but like you he stays busy working with a wide array of artists.
    He’s another person who has a lot of different projects going on. He’s got his thing with Bela Fleck, and his thing with Zakir Hussein, or he’s debuting some orchestral work somewhere. We both knock around playing a lot of stuff.

    One of the two tracks available on Bandcamp, “Barnyard Disturbance,” has these great bluesy melodies floating around like two different wind currents moving the same leaf around. One is Meyer and the other is you.
    That is not inaccurate. (laughs) Thank you.

    Are we going to hear some of this during your stay?
    No. When I come to Orlando I’m bringing my current band: Nicole Glover, Ely Perlman, Mike King and Savannah Harris. Not a totally new band but we still have that “new car smell” and my first all-millennial band. Neither material from my latest releases.

    We’ve been following all of those players for awhile, all of them are dynamite.
    What we will be playing will be a whole different thing. I’m going to be releasing a 7″ of this band soon, on my label Brother Mister. So what’s the music like … that’s such a broad question because people hear music so differently. If I give references it can tie the listeners with what to expect.

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    Christian McBride

    Thu., March 14, 7 & 9:30 p.m., Fri., March 15, 7 & 9:30 p.m. and Sat., March 16, 7 & 9:30 p.m.


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  • Critically Acclaimed Bluegrass Musical Comedy is Making the Jump From Stage to Screen

    Critically Acclaimed Bluegrass Musical Comedy is Making the Jump From Stage to Screen

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    Paradise, a Town of Sinners & Saints, combines the comedic sensibility of National Lampoon with toe-tapping tunes to create an entertaining, sinfully funny and memorable musical.

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    Oct 4, 2022


    LOS ANGELES, October 4, 2022 (Newswire.com)
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    After earning critical and audience acclaim during three successful runs spread between Los Angeles and Austin, Texas, Paradise The Movie, LLC announces that the bluegrass musical Paradise, a Town of Sinners & Saints has been transformed into a high-quality cinematic experience.

    Paradise, a Town of Sinners & Saints is a collaboration between writer/producers Tom Sage and Bill Robertson, both alumni of National Lampoon Magazine, and composer/lyricist/musical director Cliff Wagner, who found national fame when he and his band The Old #7 (“Hobo’s Lullaby”) performed on Fox’s The Next Great American Band.

    Drawing comparisons to Book of Mormon, Avenue Q, and Once, among other musicals, Paradise, a Town of Sinners & Saints is a bluegrass musical comedy where good and evil fight for the soul of a dried-up coal mining town. The stage production was described by Austin 360 as “Simultaneously smart, funny and pointedly critical of the hypocrisies of much of our current culture,” while the Santa Monica Daily Press declared, “It’s a foot-stomping, hilarious, naughty musical that will leave you smiling throughout.”

    Regarding the music, Jesse Griffith offered the following rave on Broadway World Austin:

    “The book is chock-full of clever one-liners and each character has at least one song with which to showcase their talents. One of the complaints I’ve heard from those who claim they don’t like musicals is that the songs are too long. Not so with Paradise. They are just right and skillfully placed to help further the plot. All in all, Paradise is a thoroughly entertaining show with something for everyone. Musicals this charming just can’t be beat.”

    Paradise, a Town of Sinners & Saints, which stars Mary Sarah, a finalist on The Voice, as well as Diane Delano (Me Time), Raquel Castro (Jersey Girl), Dave Florek (NCIS), Jon Root (Avenue Q), Casey Ford Alexander (Dopesick) Edward Singletary Jr. (American Crime Story) and Eric Casalini (88). It was directed by Justin Ward, co-writer/director of The Meanest Man in Texas and writer/director/producer of Relish. The latter film recently won Best Feature Film and Best Original Screenplay at the Madrid International Film Festival, and Ward is currently in post-production on his latest film, The Furry Fortune, which has already found distribution. Working behind the scenes on Paradise is producer Brad Wilson, whose 11-year alliance with Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall led the two gentlemen to collaborate on 18 films together, including Colors and Days of Thunder.

    “With the help of Justin and Brad, we were able to take a successful stage production and create a low-budget feature film so we could reach more people with our toe-tapping, crazy funny, musical,” said Sage and Robertson. “It’s an irreverent, heartfelt bluegrass comedy that brings everyone together.”

    Paradise, a Town of Sinners & Saints is currently in post-production, with a release date still TBD. For more information as the film works its way toward theaters, visit the official website or follow the musical on its various social media platforms: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. 

    The stage productions were produced by Kevin & Geric Frost, along with the Ruskin Group Theatre.

    Boilerplate: 
    Tom Sage, Bill Robertson, Cliff Wagner and Justin Ward are a group of creatives who strive to reach as many people as possible with edgy, thought-provoking material made into high-quality productions. Their film collaboration, Paradise, a Town of Sinners & Saints, is a bluegrass musical comedy in the tradition of Book of Mormon, Avenue Q, and Once, about the fight between good and evil for the soul of a dried-up coal mining town. Writers Sage and Robertson imbue the film with the comedic talents they developed at National Lampoon and in movie scripts for Lifetime network and other productions, while Wagner, the Mississippi-born composer, lyricist and musical director, is nationally known for a deep run on FOX TVs “The Next Great American Band” and his Americana album Hobo’s Lullaby, which charted in the United States and Europe. Ward, the director, has worked under Robert Redford, Terrence Malick and Norman Jewison. Ward’s films “The Meanest Man In Texas” and “Relish,” have won dozens of awards, including Best Feature Film and Best Original Screenplay at the Madrid  International Film Festival, and Best Drama Feature at the Burbank International Film Festival. Paradise, a Town of Sinners & Saints is now in post-production and is expected to be released in 2023.

    Source: Paradise The Movie, LLC

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