Black plants are coming out of the shadows. Black or dark flowers and foliage impart a deep and sophisticated note of drama to a gay garden scene of colorful daylilies, daisies and dahlias. The contrasts are striking and effective. Dramatic ornamental grasses, cannas and trailing black sweet potato vines make familiar garden colors look even brighter.

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SEX workers from Asian backgrounds are fuelling the growth of specialist brothels that offer more ''exotic'' services for significantly less money than their Caucasian counterparts, industry sources say.

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New Canaanite George Valchar loves exotic plants. Walking around his property, along moss-covered paths through the woods, many of Valchar’s plants have their own story — stories of their discovery, of being rescued from extinction, of falling into obscurity and being rescued. In his gardens, he mixes unusual native plants, like jack-in-the-pulpits, with interesting plants he has collected from ...

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