. >> good morning and welcome to the new york botanical gardens. this is our special friday morning science conservation and humanity seminars. i also welcome you this morning very heartily from my cohost, brian and charles. my name is vanessa sellers. i'm the coordinator of the humanities institute, a special research division in the library set up to stimulate critical thinking at the intersection of science and the humanities. and what better subject than urban forests to bring science and humanities together? to discuss science and society, to study the deeper relationship that people have always had with trees through the ages, as meeting points, as object of the light, as places of peace and well-being. and everyone here i am sure will have their own favorite tree. think about your favorite tree for a minute. what better place than the new york botanical garden to speak of urban forests, famous as this place is, for its unique 50 acres time forest, the old growth forest, the last remnant of the 17th century woodlands that once blanketed this

capitol building according to metropolitan police just about a block or two away and right near the botanical gardens which is at the west end of capitol hill and at the foot of capitol hill and police got a call at about 9:30 that a car had struck a police cruiser and continued to attempt to run over capitol police officers and according to metropolitan police there were warning shots fired at the driver and he was apprehended. no reports of injury. i heard tom talk about warning shots and we'll talk to the capitol hill police when we are on the scene in a couple of minutes here and we'll hear the nature of the shots fired and there are no reports of injuries and apparently the driver is now in custody and we're led to believe that the incident has concluded and we're getting on the scene right now and trying to get some information. ? for people, brian, who haven't had the pleasure of visiting capitol hill. it's a big area. the capitol hill is there and the lawn, and independence avenue and constitution on the other. it's a very big area and the capitol police are all around it, correct? br

you get to the botanical garden and you're a little bit away.dow of the capitol to be sure but the complex is a big place. here at the botanical gard jon much garden and in the furthest senate office building as the crow flies is about three-quarters of a mile but if they perceive there was a broader threat and something was truly related to terrorism they'd like this place down tighter than a drum. they have not done that. the fact there's access points closed, there's a traffic jam obviously because it closed off the roadway there. it takes a while to reconstruct the crime scene and determine what happened but hearings are going on in the capitol. members are meeting with constituents and boy scout and girl scout troops. those types of usual wednesday activities are going on as planned. >> bill: very good to have you with us again today. our capitol hill producer chad pergram who fires off about 1200 e-mails to our staff about every day. good work there and to our colleague mike emanuel on scene where you see the police tape wrapped around the

botanicals, botanicals, botanicals. craft store. under five minutes. get the kids involved.. you have a lot of books and beautiful things. gift wrap is your friend, america. add it in your space and you're ready to go. it feels like spring. come into my living room, sheinelle. >> the bases are the same. don't have to get a new couch, not the coffee table. >> we evening used the tape on this basic box. basic to beautiful. i hateto >> fantastic. thank you so much. >>> coming up, we'll be talking to these very special pizza tossing prodigies. but first this is "today" on nbc. c. >>> we are back >>> we are back on a saturday morning. we are joined by two little big shots that have been wowing the world. most recently steve harvey with their dough slinging skills. >> these guys are serious. they're only 10 and 12, but nicolas and his older brother michael have been performing at huge stages. look at this. showing off their incredible pizza tossing skills. >> good morning to you guys. >> morning. >> hello. >> how long have you guys been doing this? >> i've been doing this for abou

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the incident happened this morning near the botanic gardens.o make a u-turn, hit a police cruiser and tried to hit officers. capitol police then pursued the driver - that's when shots were fired. no one was injured. though the motive is unknown, the incident appears to be criminal and not terror- related, according to capitol police. things are now returning back to normal at the capitol. (mark)(darya) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... we're looking at a really nice day ahead with sunshine and warm temperatures this afternoon. let's go outside and check the 4-zone camera network. it's clear and cool once again this morning with temperatures mainly in the low 50s. some inland locations are dropping into the 40s. here's your daypart forecast. the warming trend continues today with lots of sunshine this afternoon and highs ranging from the low 70s by the bay to low 80s inland. enjoy it, because cooler and breezy conditions return tomorrow. i'll talk more about that in your

the one at the gray her barry and at harvard, named after azor gray because he donated his vast botanical collection to it was the one that those five intellectuals all discussed on the first day of 1860. thank you very much. [applause] >> i have three questions. [inaudible] >> first of all, it's not extent. one of the things i had done at the harvard library, they basically re-created the 19th century collection that they h had, you can actually go and see the books that were there. some of which he did check out and you can even find out what books darwin's stood between. i've done that. it didn't survive. i'm actually not surprised, not because he was rough on books, but because i think a lot of people checked it out after him. i just don't think it survived. he doesn't really make, he tends to bracket off that religious debate from his own work which is really bad of a field scientist who is trying to add new knowledge to bolster or contribute to what darwin has done. we can imagine, from his discussion about the divinity, his interest in god as a transcendentalist that he probably di

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you've got the great flavors of the gray earl tea, elevated through the botanicals. little bit of citrus and lemon. >> very nice. we will take a little more taste. what was that? we will see you here after the break. egg whites. what was that again? >> this is a little bitter. >> former president obama got a warm welcome during his short visit to silicon valley. he boarded his private jet and shook some hands and took photos there. former president reportedly arrived on sunday and stayed at the fair mount there in downtown san jose. outside many people lined the street just to get a glimpse of him. him. >> it was obama here with the cool glasses on. he looked good. obama looked good. >> and while there is no official word on why mr. obama was here in the bay area, we are told that the former president was meeting with tech leaders to raise money for his presidential library. >>> first there were bell bottoms and then a slim fit jean. then a skinny jean. check out the latest style some people are wearing from british retailer top shop. it is the clear panel mom jeans.

it's the fourteenth annual orchid show here at the new york botanical garden and we're here celebratinghid delirium, which chronicles the history of orchids from all over the world. there are over six thousand colorful species on display here. let's take a closer look. >>>orchids were first discovered in china and japan around 700bc. many of these exotic flowers

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botanical gardens. the official tells pete williams that the driver also drove towards police officers and that they fired at him. the initial reports say that no one was wounded. i want to fill in the gaps from what we're seeing here on the ground. you can see a police car that appears to have its bumper close to ripped off, very visibly damaged. and we also saw police escorting what appeared to be a woman into the back of a police van. that person again appearing to be a woman in handcuffing as she was led into the back of the van. i want to emphasize that it does seem that the incident is concluded nap concluded. that's what i was told by one police officer as u was walking out here. they listen to the same radios and have been getting updates that way. the police officers have been letting tourists and the media a little closer to the scene than they were letting us come 15 or 20 minutes ago. that's another sign that again this incident appears to be anyway concluding. just to give you a sense of wh

botanicals, botanicals, botanicals. once again, craft store, it's under $5. frame a leaf.ooks, beautiful things, gift wrap is your friend. wrap it in your favorite spring color, add it in your space and it's ready to go and it feels like spring. >> you know why i like this? the base is the same. you don't have to buy a new couch or coffee table. it's just the little things. >> the little things make a big difference. we used the tape on this basic box. we went from basic to beautiful. i hate to be so cliche. >> it's true! franches franchesca, you get an ",a." >> thank you so much! >> coming up, we'll be talking to these very special pizza-tossing prodigies. but first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> we are back on a saturday morning, and we're joined by two little big shots that have been wowing the world, and most recently, steve harvey with their dough-slipgi indough-slin. >> they're only 10 and 12, but they have been already been performing on some huge stages. showing off their incredible pizza-tossing skills. >> good morning to you guys. >> good morning. >> hello. >> how

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i feel like this is botanical.his is plant medicine. >> it's specifically made for the animals. >> reporter: alison got into the medical marijuana field about 20 years ago. her focus has shifted from humans to animals. >> we use the same cannabis extract we do in humans. and i've seen better results in the animals than i am in the humans. >> reporter: she says her products does for animals the same thing medical pot does for humans, alleviates pain, even battles cancer. >> we don't have any actual peer reviewed studies for the use of those compounds on pets. >> reporter: veterinarian ken polaski says as more states legalize marijuana, cases of pets getting sick for ingesting marijuana are spiking. >> we see pets that come in with intoxications and they can run the gamete from being fairly mild to severe. unfortunately, there are instances where there have been fatal overdoses. >> reporter: although such deaths are rare, he says they often cause sensory overload, lack of coordination and tremors. >> if you use small

then usual and he built for himself a platform inside the crown of that hat in which he would place botanicalsamples and this large collection of flu music that belonged to his father, making -- creating all of these specimens in the attic of his mother's house. he one day -- the kind of plant, put the collection of seedpods in the crown of his hat on the little platform, a kind of seedpods that explode with seeds at a particular time of year and is walking home, and they sound like gunfire but he is doing this very empirical fine-grained natural history from the early 1850s on, when he gets a hold of darwin's book, he doesn't get this one. he talks about it at dinner on new year's day. what he does in his typical henry david thoreau way is get a copy as soon as possible and the library and apparently does by late january and he reads the book. it really transforms a lot of what he is doing as a writer, he takes these enormous newspaper sheets of paper and begins to create what look like very early forms of spreadsheet and traces every single plant and animal he has observed over the course o

a woman drove her car into a capital police cruiser near the botanical guard bs. she did a u-turn and drove toward other officers who opened fire. to one was hurt. >>> the top democrat says the panel will get to the bottom of russia's interference in the 2016 election. it comes ahead of tomorrow's first public hearing on the investigation. effectually fought to hijack or most critical democratic process. >> contacted 20 people a about sitting for interviews. jared kushner and senior adviser. lawyers representing the state of hawaii and the trump administration are facing off in federal court. at issue, president trump's revised travel ban. a judge is hearing arguments on whether he should extend his order blocking the ban. it would restrict imfwrants from six mostly muslim countries from entering the u.s. >>> tension between president trump spokesman sean spicer and a white house reporter appears to have eased a bit today. >> thank you, sean. >> that was spicer and april ryan today. the friendly exchange in stark contrast to what happened 24 hours earlier. he drew

eastern on real america the 1961 encyclopedia botanical film, the ordeal of woodrow wilson with former president hubert hoover. for our complete american history tv schedule go to cspan.org. >>> president trump's 2018 budget calls for defunding corporation for public broadcasting. the government provides about $445 million every year. about 70% of the total cpb funding. its ceo is patricia de stacy harrison. she testified before a house appropriations subcommittee. >>> good morning. it's my pleasure to welcome mrs. patricia harrison, or my dear friend pat harrison. i'll reveal our sordid past to everybody in a moment. but the ceo of the corporation of public broadcasting to the subcommittee on labor, hhs, and

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a capitol police spokeswoman says officers tried stop an erratic and aggressive driver near the botanic9:30 the driver made u-turn and crashed into a police cruiser after short chase officers stopped the woman while trying to arrest the driver an officer fired their weapon. fortunately no one was hurt and that woman is under arrest. >>> first daughter ivanka trump will become an official federal and government employee. she's not going to get paid for her role but she'll serve as an adviser to the president. previously she planned to be informal adviser to her father and keep an office in the west wing. but she decided to make her role official after concerns she wouldn't be required to comply with employee ethics rules if she work in an unofficial capacity. speaking of new jobs president trump has asked governor chris christie to launch a new white house commission to battle the opioid epidemic it's become a huge problem across the country and here in our area. >>> the governor joined the president today for listening session on drug abuse. epidemic is something personal for governor c

. >> this year the students competed in five categories, including botanical illustration and potted >>> a discussion over dinner that's the idea to get people talking about issues affecting their communities. the philadelphia foundation unveiled plans for on the table philly, today in north philadelphia. it's happening on may 23rd the event allows neighbors to get together and talk about solutions. we'll also take part in the event. >>> chelsea clinton has a children's back coming out in may. it's called she persisted. the book honors 13 women. clinton says she wrote the book for anyone who wanted to speak up but was told to quiet down. >>> after 42 seasons, saturday night live is trying something new. airing live to everybody. for the first time snl will broadcast live simultaneously across the u.s. for its final four shows of the season. until now viewers in the mountain and pacific time shows has seen the show not live as it aired live from new york. the new live for all policy will apply on april 13th, may 6th and may 20th. >>> coming up, rings, necklaces, diamonds, 50,000 piece

i feel like this is botanical.t medicine. >> the brown labels are made specifically for the animals. >> reporter: alison edle got into the medical marijuana field about 20 years aelg and in the past decade she has shifted from humans to animals. >> we don't differentiate. honestly i'm seeing better results in the animals and that human. >> she said it does for animals the same thing medical pot does for humans, alleviates pain, calm calms anxiety and cures cancer. this veterinarian is president of the california medical association. he said as more states legalize marijuana, cases of pets getting sick from ingesting their owner's pot are spiking. >> we see those pets come in with intoxications and they can run the gamut from being very mild to very severe. unfortunately there have been fayal overdoses. >> although he admits rates are fair, they cause sensory overload, lack of coordination, and tremors. >> if you follow the instructions and use small amounts, it us the not get the animal high. >> reporter: the anima

there's also a lock of her auburn hair; a replica of cut and pressed botanical specimens; and anotherthe rose wallpaper in the bedroom to which she retreated in her later years. this exhibition, with some 100 rarely-seen items, is eager to present a different, fresh take on dickinson. curator carolyn vega: >> the stereotype that was attached to her very early on of this total recluse, of this woman in white who never left her bedroom, who penned these amazing verses, like in a vacuum almost, in total seclusion, has really stuck to her. >> reporter: you're fighting that? >> yes, we're just bringing it into context a little bit. >> reporter: this emily dickinson engaged with her times-- including the civil war years-- through her reading and a constant correspondence with friends, leading thinkers, and others. often, she sent poems, in part or whole-- sentences, stanzas and entire poems written on scraps of paper and envelopes, even chocolate wrappers. a new book, "envelope poems," as well as the recent "the gorgeous nothings," document this aspect of her work. >> by god, she broke the

it's a -- well, it's -- i forgot what the botanical name for it is. anyway, i digress. you're right, the cold is back for one more morning. we've just notched our 12th freeze here in the month of march. only 9 freezes in february. and as of noi now, march is not just cooler than february. we're 3.5 degrees colder than february was. so likely going to finish up with our eighth march colder than february since 1870. this cold pattern will all be coming to an end soon. this warm front is going to move through our area during the morning hours tomorrow. it does come with a little price, some cloud cover and a risk of a sprinkle. if you have stuff to do outside friday afternoon or evening, it will be dry. this morning, your early morning jo will be a frigid one. a little bit of a breeze has windchills in the upper teens. it will be a sunny and cold morning. afternoon highs up near 50 degrees. and cold tomorrow morning, but not as cold. really, only the outlying rural areas are likely to be below freezing tomorrow. that will open the flood gates for the cherry blossoms. how a

. >> browder: a small sample of his stomach contents was sent to a botanical garden outside of london one of the scientists found a compound called gelsemium elegans, which is a chinese herb. they call it the heartbreak grass, and it causes a person to die unexpectedly without explanation. >> stahl: still, there's no direct evidence of a kremlin connection, but the list of those who've come to die unexpectedly after running afoul of mr. putin is long. political opponents and human rights lawyers have been shot; overly-inquisitive reporters have perished in mysterious plane crashes or by car bombs, by poison or gun-fire. journalist anna politkovskaya was poisoned and shot. then there are enemies who kill themselves, one by hanging, one by stabbing himself to death with two knives, and one by tying himself to a chair and jumping into a swimming pool. some of putin's opponents are in prison, others forced out of the country, like mikhail khodorkovsky, probably putin's most famous living critic. are you afraid for your own life? >> mikhail khodorkovsky ( translated ): for a period of over

a capitol police spokeswoman says officers tried to start erratic an aggressive driver near the botanic gardens around 9:30. police say the driver made a u-turn and crashed into a police cruiser. after a short chase, officers stopped the woman. while trying to arrest the driver an officer fired his weapon. no one was hurt and that woman is under arrest. >>> now on to your fox 29 weather authority. as we take a live look at wilmington on wednesday night. looks beaut put out there. bright sunny day but the big question is it going to stick around. let's get over to meteorologist kathy orr. >> we're looking at quiet condition right now, guys. you can see nothing here on the radar. just quiet conditions and clear skies. and temperatures are going to stay pretty much on the mild side with really no issues weather wise to talk about. ultimate doppler showing dry conditions and out to the west you can see we have an area of low pressure and it's right about here between wichita and oklahoma city, this is going to be moving toward the delaware valley and as it does, it will be bringing some rai

capitol building according to metropolitan police just about a block or two away and right near the botanicals at the west end of capitol hill and at the foot of capitol hill and police got a call at about 9:30 that a car had struck a police cruiser and continued to attempt to run over capitol police officers and according to metropolitan police there were warning shots fired

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within 15 minutes chase ended here next to the botanical gardens with the woman driver in custody.va malecki / communications dir., us capitol police> "no individuals were injured during the arrest."her car, had bullet holes in the windshield as it was towed away. "this incident appears to be criminal in nature with no nexus to terrorism." "well, it sounds like a very troubled individual."white house spokesman sean spicer praised capitol police for their quick response.nat gunfiretwo and a half years ago, capitol police shot and killed a dental hygienist from connecticut, after she tried to ram her car through the white house gate ... then headed for the capitol.police found a one-year-old girl in her car. the child was not injured. (catherine) among other offenses -- everett has been charged with seven counts of assault on a police officer. vicki and grant? (vicki) yet another case of racism uncovered at an east bay high school. (grant) it is the second case in a month - this time, a g

here to explain why it all makes sense to do what they want to do enthe name of the sort of crank botanical ethnic clensing. i learned years goy ago in the court rooms up stairs of the building any time you have to explain your position you are losing ground. common sense doesn't have to be explained, it does the job for itself. hang on to the trees, dont lose them, you won't be able to replace them in anybodys lifetime here. let's keep them for ourselves and next generation. >> thank you and next speaker . >> good afternoon commissioner. michele [inaudible] resident of member of the golden gate park association. the golden gate [inaudible] association and eir is deeply flawed. it doesn't take into consideration that park and rec is going to dump huge amount of herbicide in the hill which will perminate [inaudible] learned a few weeks ago san francisco water department is going to add 5 to 10 percent of white water in our drinking water and we have no idea if any study is going to be done or has been done to those amount of tier 1 and 2 herbicides considered carcinogen by most the european

here to explain why it all makes sense to do what they want to do enthe name of the sort of crank botanical ethnic clensing. i learned years goy ago in the court rooms up stairs of the building any time you have to explain your position you are losing ground. common sense doesn't have to be explained, it does the job for itself. hang on to the trees, dont lose them, you won't be able to replace them in anybodys lifetime here. let's keep them for ourselves and next generation. >> thank you and next speaker . >> good afternoon commissioner. michele [inaudible] resident of member of the golden gate park association. the golden gate [inaudible] association and eir is deeply flawed. it doesn't take into consideration that park and rec is going to dump huge amount of herbicide in the hill which will perminate [inaudible] learned a few weeks ago san francisco water department is going to add 5 to 10 percent of white water in our drinking water and we have no idea if any study is going to be done or has been done to those amount of tier 1 and 2 herbicides considered carcinogen by most the european

botanical gardens on the mall side of capitol hill.ock of independence avenue southwest near the capital. it says the initial report is that no one was wounded in this incident. as the driver drove toward police officers and rammed the car, that is when the shots were fired. law enforcement officials saying no one was wounded. we'll bring you more information as we have it. >> thank you for the update. kayla tausche in washington. back to our conversation now on the markets. hans, you were just saying that you expect these article 50 talks to be postponed and therefore, see little risk. it's going to be messy. are you surprised to see how strong the british economy and the european economy has held up? >> no, if they did file under article 50, if they did elect to brexit, the currency would get hit. the export side of the economy would take off and you would start to see it feed into the earnings expectations stream of their big cap companies. that's exact my whly what happe >> when the brexit vote hit, there were a lot of big picture

here to explain why it all makes sense to do what they want to do enthe name of the sort of crank botanical ethnic clensing. i learned years goy ago in the court rooms up stairs of the building any time you have to explain your position you are losing ground. common sense doesn't have to be explained, it does the job for itself. hang on to the trees, dont lose them, you won't be able to replace them in anybodys lifetime here. let's keep them for ourselves and next generation. >> thank you and next speaker . >> good afternoon commissioner. michele [inaudible] resident of member of the golden gate park association. the golden gate [inaudible] association and eir is deeply flawed. it doesn't take into consideration that park and rec is going to dump huge amount of herbicide in the hill which will perminate [inaudible] learned a few weeks ago san francisco water department is going to add 5 to 10 percent of white water in our drinking water and we have no idea if any study is going to be done or has been done to those amount of tier 1 and 2 herbicides considered carcinogen by most the european

no los quieren tener en casa, o los mandan a estos lugares donde cuidan a los perros, o incluso los botane leerÉ sus comentarios. yo celebro a todos los cumpleaÑeros! ♪ alan: estamos listos para celebrar y festejar con bombos y platillos a brianna gutiÉrrez, 11 aÑos! felicidades! lourdes: tambiÉn tenemos que felicitar a gÉnesis dÍaz romero, que cumple 12 aÑos. william: y cumpliendo tres aÑitos, estÁ steve collado, de new jersey. ana patricia: alan garcÍa, de delaware, cumple ocho aÑos. alan: y beatriz orellana cumple 10 aÑos. pura jovencita hermosa! lourdes: y tambiÉn giselle barbosa, de california, que cumple 21 aÑos, mayorÍa de edad! william: y cumpliendo un siglo, delia borrero, de ponce, puerto rico! muchas felicidades! alan: la islita del encanto, 100 aÑos, quÉ rico! ♪ alan: quÉ fiesta traemos aquÍ hoy! mientras muchos estÁn a favor del muro, hay norteamericanos que se atreven a cruzar la frontera para hacer una vida en mÉxico, y convierten la cultura latina en suya. vamos hablar con ellos. lourdes: mÁs adelante, en vivo, hablaremos con el diputado mexicano braulio guerra, que fue no

the ongoing incident around the botanic garden, an officer-involved shooting near the u.s. capitol.er. we will be bringing more news to you as it comes out. ♪ jon: the heart of the global the cabledebate -- rate a bit softer this morning as prime minister may signs article 50 and triggers the two-year exit process to sever ties from the european union. from which there is no turning back. those are the words of prime and mr. may earlier on -- prime minister may earlier on the >> the united kingdom's permanent representative to the eu handed a letter to the president of the european council on my behalf confirming the government's decision to invoke article 50. >> we will remain determined and during the difficult negotiations ahead. >> my firm expectations of the european side will want to negotiate in sequence. the first part is the divorce settlement and then talking about the future status. >> 3, 4, 5 years at the very least. >> when this country leaves the european union, we will have control of our budgets and we will decide how our money is spent. deal.deal is a bad >> except

we're keeping an eye on an incident at the botanical gardens at the mall.into a police car and crashed into it. the driver is in custody. we're hearing the driver was a woman, and no one was injured. >>> in about 90 minutes, sharks tickets go on sale. the sharks clinched a playoff spot in overtime against new york. fans won't know the actual playoff schedule until the end of the season on april 9th. go, sharks. >>> all right. let's go to kari hall with the forecast. >>> we've got great weather. starting out with cool temperatures. lower 50s now for much of the inner bay and coastlines, highs reaching 68 in san francisco. we'll be up to 78 in santa rosa. 79 in concord, san jose, up to 75 degrees. palo alto also in the mid 70s. over the next few days, we will have a chance of showers tomorrow, especially early in the morning. only going to see light sprinkles, and then back to dry weather as temperatures warm up for the inland areas. up to 78 degrees on saturday. let's get a check on the commute now with mike. >>> overall, an easy commute. east to west is you

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trevor dines is a botanical specialist from the conservation charity plantlife. hejoins us now.m our upper mountain areas. more familiar to people, a lovely cowslip flower. the problem is these are the ones, the nettles a nd problem is these are the ones, the nettles and brambles are suffocating them. we are well aware of this problem with air pollution, and it is nitrogen compounds in the atmosphere. it is notjust a problem in the city. that nitrogen is being blown around all over our countryside and deposited onto the countryside, so in the past 50 years or so we have seen a real explosion in these plants that really love nitrogen, and this one is top of the scale, it really loves nitrogen. nettles well. big, thuggish plans that thrive on the sort of stuff at the expense of these much smaller, more delicate species, especially things like this little cowslip. they really don't like it. it is almost like a schoolyard bully sort of situation. they literally... these plants literally grow, get bigger, shove aside the smaller things, and the smaller things are disappearing. so a t