Abstract: The disclosed apparatus provides an enjoyable and safe way for a first rider and a second rider to ride tandem on a wheeled platform. The disclosed wheeled platform according to various embodiments may include a platform having a top surface and a bottom surface and a plurality of wheel assemblies coupled to the bottom surface. The wheeled platform may also include a first member and a second member for being grasped by the first rider and the second rider, respectively. The first member and the second member may each be coupled to the top surface of the platform and extend vertically therefrom.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Abelia named ‘Mardi Gras’ that is characterized by green and white variegated foliage with pink coloring on the young leaves, compact low-growing habit and pink-white flowers. In combination these traits set ‘Mardi Gras’ apart from all other existing varieties of Abelia known to the inventor.