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Your Tuesday at a glance:

  • Weather: High 66; partly cloudy
  • What to eat: Any one of the fruits on this year’s “Clean 15” list, or produce that is OK to buy conventional rather than organic because they contain less pesticide residue.
  • What to do: E-shop for your next car. Here’s how local auto dealerships are adapting to web-based shopping options.
  • What we’re excited about: Paramount+, another new streaming option from a major media company.

Greetings, Chattanooga!

The daffodils are in bloom, and before long the tulips and Bradford pears will be, too. Besides being our early spring flowers, those three plants have something else in common: They aren’t native to North America.

Does that matter to our gardens? If so, why?

Recently, editor Jennifer Bardoner dug into the subject in “Landscaping for impact: The trend of ‘rewilding’ yards and how it benefits gardeners and the globe.” Read her story here.