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Russian Olympic Committee's artistic gymnastics women's team, Liliia Akhaimova, Viktoriia Listunova, Angelina Melnikova and Vladislava Urazova listen to music from a Russian composer during the medal ceremony after receiving theirs gold medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
GLIMPSES: Medalists' bouquets hold deeper meaning for Japan

By Stephen Wade Jul. 29, 2021 02:01 AM EDT

Gardeners work in the Japanese-inspired water garden of Claude Monet's house, French impressionist painter who lived from 1883 to 1926, ahead of the re-opening, in Giverny, west of Paris, Monday May 17, 2021. Lucky visitors who'll be allowed back into Claude Monet's house and gardens for the first time in over six months from Wednesday will be treated to a riot of color, with tulips, peonies, forget-me-nots and an array of other flowers all competing for attention. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
Monet's gardens reopening, a picture-perfect pandemic tonic

By John Leicester May. 18, 2021 07:19 AM EDT

FILE - In this Thursday, March 26, 2021 file photo, a sign asking people to observe social distancing and keep 1.5 meters, or five feet, apart to reduce the spread of the coronavirus was put up in a field of tulips in Lisse, Netherlands. Across the world, authorities are seeking to stave off a new surge of COVID-19 infections to contain a death toll which already exceeds 3 million. Crowds are anathema to health. Yet at the same time, the soothing glories of nature are said to be an ideal balm against the psychological burdens of loneliness, disorientation and fear that the pandemic has wrought. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
Pandemic puts tulips, bluebells, cherry blossoms in hiding

By Raf Casert Apr. 20, 2021 08:26 AM EDT

Prince Charles, centre, walks in the procession to St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, England, Saturday April 17, 2021, during the funeral of Britain's Prince Philip. Prince Philip died April 9 at the age of 99 after 73 years of marriage to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. (Steve Parsons/Pool via AP)
The Latest: Crowds line streets to pay respects to Philip

By The Associated Press Apr. 17, 2021 06:19 AM EDT

People walk by the sculpture "I Want to Fly to the Universe" by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama at the New York Botanical Garden, Thursday, April 8, 2021 in the Bronx borough of New York. The expansive exhibit has opened, and ticket sales have been brisk in a pandemic-weary city hungry for more outdoor cultural events. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Artist gives nature a `cosmic' twist in big NY garden show

By Katherine Roth Apr. 13, 2021 10:54 AM EDT

A couple wearing face masks take pictures at the world-famous Keukenhof garden in Lisse, Netherlands, Friday, April 9, 2021. Finally, after month after bleak month of lockdown, there are springtime shoots of hope emerging for a relaxation of coronavirus restrictions at a Dutch flower garden and other public venues. Keukenhof nestled in the pancake flat bulb fields between Amsterdam and The Hague opened its gates Friday to a lucky 5,000 people who were allowed in only if they could show proof on a smartphone app that they had just tested negative for COVID-19. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Visitors tiptoe through the tulips in Dutch virus test

By Mike Corder Apr. 09, 2021 10:50 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Kentucky

By The Associated Press Mar. 31, 2021 08:28 AM EDT
Recent editorials from Kentucky newspapers: ___ March 31 The Bowling Green Daily News on preserving...

An orchid purchased at Trader Joe's grocery store that has rebloomed is pictured on March 4, 2021, in Atlanta. Once the flowers on an orchid die, though it's tempting to toss the plant, that orchid can bloom again. (AP Photo/Ali Kaufman)
The ubiquitous orchid: A pandemic project with surprises

By Beth Harpaz Mar. 23, 2021 08:47 AM EDT

Vintage pieces of Pyrex sets, including "Cinderella" bowls and refrigerator dishes in the Pink Gooseberry pattern, manufactured in the 1950s and 1960s, appear in a kitchen cupboard. Vintage kitchenware is back in style. Some collectors buy vintage dishware to try to resell it at a profit, while others are in it for nostalgia. (Lauren McCullough via AP)
Pyrex and Pink Daisies: Midcentury cookware is fab again

By Tracee M. Herbaugh Mar. 02, 2021 08:13 AM EST

Security guards watch over the entrance of the Wuhan Central Hospital where Li Wenliang, the whistleblower doctor who sounded the alarm and was reprimanded by local police for it in the early days of Wuhan's pandemic, worked, in central China's Hubei province, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021. Dr. Li Wenliang died in the early hours of Feb. 7 from the virus first detected in this Chinese city. A small stream of people marked the anniversary at the hospital. The 34-year-old became a beloved figure and a potent symbol in China after it was revealed that he was one the whistleblowers who authorities had punished early for “spreading rumors” about a SARS-like virus. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Chinese whistleblower doctor honored on death anniversary

By Emily Wang Fujiyama And Huizhong Wu Feb. 06, 2021 09:48 AM EST

Customers wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus, measure the height of a peach blossom tree at a farm located at Hong Kong's rural New Territories on Jan. 14, 2021. The Lunar New Year holiday is usually a busy period for flower farms in Hong Kong, which gear up to sell plum blossoms, orchids and daffodils at flower markets during the festive season. But the pandemic and restrictions on such festive markets this year has taken a toll on many farms, who worry that they may be left with an oversupply of flowers. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Flower farms see their Lunar New Year sales wilted by virus

Alice Fung And Nicole Ko Feb. 02, 2021 10:41 PM EST

Marjan Martin Curtis, left and Amy Baird pose at Curtis' home on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, in Spanish Fork, Utah. Baird was driving on a familiar road near her home in Spanish Fork when she caught her breath at the sight of hundreds of red and white tulips growing along a gentle slope. When she heard about free greeting cards from Hallmark, she decided to send one to the mysterious gardener, and a fast but unlikely friendship formed between Baird and Curtis, a 79-year-old widow with Stage-4 cancer. (AP Photo/Jeff Swinger)
Field of tulips joins worried mom with widow battling cancer

By Kelli Kennedy Nov. 17, 2020 10:52 AM EST

Flowers and candles people have placed outside of Powazki cemetery after Poland's government closed all cemeteries in an attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Warsaw, Poland, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020. Driven by new solidarity, Poles have been buying armloads of chrysanthemums to help out flower vendors who unexpectedly faced bankruptcy when the government ordered all cemeteries locked due to COVID-19 during a traditional memorial weekend. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
In solidarity, Poles buy flowers to help struggling vendors

By Monika Scislowska Nov. 02, 2020 09:56 AM EST

Cemetery worker Jorge Arvizu, left, helps a family member place a plaque on the grave of Vicente Dominguez who died of complications related to the new coronavirus, at the municipal cemetery Valle de Chalco, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020. Mexican families traditionally flock to local cemeteries to honor their dead relatives as part of the “Dia de los Muertos,” or Day of the Dead celebrations, but according to authorities the cemeteries will be closed this year to help curb the spread of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Coronavirus dims Mexico's bright Day of the Dead celebration

By Mark Stevenson And Diego Delgado Oct. 29, 2020 10:01 AM EDT

Ellen Roberts frames her daughter with the perfect background at the sunflower maze near L&A Family Farms just south of Paris, Ill., on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. A seemingly endless field of sunflowers is in bloom in east central Illinois, a golden spectacle that’s drawing families from all corners of the Wabash Valley and beyond. (Joseph C. Garza/The Tribune-Star via AP)
Blooms unfold at southern Illinois farm’s sunflower maze

By Alex Modesitt Aug. 08, 2020 01:01 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 1, 2019, file photo, a monarch butterfly lands on a penta plant in the front yard of Tom Carroll and Hermine Ricketts in Miami Shores, Fla. Homeowners can attract butterflies to their gardens with a multitude of plants that include fennel, dill, and milkweed. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
Simple design steps can take your garden to the next level

By John Raby Jun. 23, 2020 08:39 AM EDT

Former Oregon chancellor to lead Nevada university system

Jun. 18, 2020 06:46 PM EDT
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Former Oregon University System Chancellor Dr. Melody Rose will take over as chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education in...

FILE- In this Oct. 18, 2013, file photo, Randy Thurston, of San Jose, Calif., takes in the fall foliage and the view of the Mohawk Valley while hiking with family and friends along the Indian Ladder Trail at Thacher State Park in Voorheesville, N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday, May 11, 2020, gave the green light to several regions of the state not as severely affected by the outbreak to gradually re-start their economies once the latest stay-at-home order expires Friday. The Southern Tier, Mohawk Valley and the Finger Lakes have met all seven benchmarks for opening some business activity and need to work out some logistical details by the end of the week, Cuomo said. The North Country, which includes Essex County, is close behind. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)
Beginning to bloom: New York creaking back to economic life

By Michael Hill May. 15, 2020 06:30 AM EDT

Hawaii governor halts flower delivery prior to Mother's Day

Apr. 28, 2020 09:49 AM EDT
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s florists have suffered a blow through the reversal of a coronavirus policy exemption that would have allowed flower deliveries on...

Three nuns look at the coffin of Inmaculada Louzan, a sister of Nazareth who died at age 80 of coronavirus related complications, during her burial at the Poble Nou cemetery in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, April 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
The Latest: Positive tests at Afghan presidential palace

By The Associated Press Apr. 19, 2020 01:25 AM EDT