No late summer flower garden is complete without crocosmia's vibrant wands of scarlet, red, orange, and yellow. They offer a late pop of color when many gardens are languishing in the dog days. Their narrow, bladed foliage provides vertical accents much like gladiola leaves.
The world's biggest military bases. All five of the world's biggest military bases belong to the US, with Fort Bragg housing a staggering 52,280 active duty soldiers. Army-technology.com lists the largest army bases in the world, ranked by population. Fort Bragg is the largest US Army base in terms of population.
Beale Air Force Base, California, United States of America. Beale Air Force Base (IATA code: BAB) is situated 13km east of Marysville in California, US. Spread over 23,000 acres, the base is owned by the United States Air Force (USAF) and operated by the Air Combat Command (ACC). Approximately 4,000 military personnel reside at the base.