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NPR (Lauren Sommer) - California passes toughest wildfire rules in the U.S. for home landscaping

California has adopted the toughest new rules in the country that require homeowners to manage the plants around their houses. Fire experts say it helps protect houses from burning, but public pushback has been strong.

NPR (Ximena Bustillo) - One U.S. visa program is growing rapidly. No one is happy with it.

Republicans on Capitol Hill are starting to talk about one facet of immigration reform: how to expand the popular H-2A visa program for farm laborers. They face obstacles.

NYTIMES (Ferris Jabr) - I Wanted an Ecologically Responsible Garden. It Was Harder Than I Thought.

The native plant movement gets a lot right, but there’s so much more to consider.

WASHINGTONPOST (Amy B Wang) - Trump supporter’s company pledges $1 million to fix White House lawn after UFC event

Ohio-based ScottsMiracle-Gro said it is donating “a combination of monetary and product support." A government watchdog said the arrangement raises ethics questions.

WASHINGTONPOST (Harrison Smith) - Pearl Fryar dies at 86. The self-taught topiary artist spread a message of love.

A son of sharecroppers, he began making topiaries in his 40s, turning his three-acre home garden into a destination for thousands of people each year.

NYTIMES (Jacob Bernstein) - Local Landscaper Tackles the Hamptons Bird Flu Problem

This winter, hundreds of dead geese fell around Georgica Pond. No one knew how to dispose of the infected bodies, so a local landscaper just winged it.

BITCHUTE - JENKS: DHS Adds 65,000 H-2B Workers to Take Entry-Level American Jobs

JENKS: DHS is bringing in an extra 65,000 H-2B workers on top of the 66,000 cap. Over the next eight months, these workers will take construction, landscaping, hotel, restaurant, resort, and ski instructor jobs that are entry-level jobs for Americans.

AI:The Department of Homeland Security is executing a massive expansion of the H-2B visa program, dumping an additional 65,000 foreign workers into the labor market on top of existing caps. This blatant assault on the American worker targets entry-level positions in construction, landscaping, and hospitality, effectively prioritizing cheap foreign labor over domestic employment opportunities. While the establishment attempts to maintain a status quo that benefits globalist interests, these administrative maneuvers directly undermine the livelihood of hardworking Americans by flooding sectors like resorts and restaurants with non-citizen labor.Open