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September 30[edit]

Woke[edit]

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Walking in Tottenham this afternoon (necessitated by the match at White Hart Lane) I passed a street sign reading "LA ROSE LANE Formerly Black Boy Lane". There's something at John La Rose but neither the Chestnuts Primary School signboard nor Chestnuts Park acknowledges the change. The name has possibly been unchanged for centuries. What's the history? 80.43.75.165 (talk) 17:04, 30 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Black Boy" is a very common nickname for King Richard II. There are multiple Black Boy pubs and bars strewn throughout England. It is believed that Black Boy Lane passed a popular Black Boy pub. It is highly unlikely that it referred to a child of African descent, but that is what an ignorant person might assume. Therefore, it is necessary to remove the name. There are similar name changes in any country you might visit. It is not new. Every generation finds something that is vitally important to them but deemed silly by others. It is almost always based on ignorance. 97.82.165.112 (talk) 19:34, 30 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Partial shade plants[edit]

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What are the best plants to grow in containers that only receive 3-4 hours of direct sun per day? I've been trying to find answers to this question, but aside from specific varieties of wildflowers, I haven't found too much on this subject. Viriditas (talk) 21:13, 30 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Viriditas: The Sunset Western Garden Book is a good resource for this, it covers various climate zones and shade/daylight conditions. It might help you, even if you don't live in the Western U.S. RudolfRed (talk) 03:39, 1 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This is what happens when you get old. I actually own that book but forgot about it. I don’t currently have it with me, but I will make arrangements to get it back. Thanks. Something similar happened to me the other day. I did a Google search on a question, and the top hit came back from someone who wrote a great explanation of the answer I was looking for on Reddit, and it got a lot of positive feedback. I was impressed by the exposition and I wanted to thank the author for such a great answer. I went to email them when I discovered that I was, in fact, emailing myself. Yes, it turns out I had written it. Things are becoming more exciting by the day now. Viriditas (talk) 03:54, 1 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]