When winter seems like it might never leave crocus seem to arrive just in time to raise your spirits and allow you to believe that spring is just around the corner. It's no accident that crocus...
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Every fall I see the same thing happening; perfectly good chrysanthemums being thrown away in the trash or tossed on the compost pile. Many of us have been conditioned to believe that mums are a...
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Agapanthus is a flowering tender perennial with a long history of confusion surrounding where it originated from and what family of plants it is related too. It also goes by the name Lily of the...
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You may be hearing a lot about native plants these days but do you really know what it’s all about? Going native involves using plants that have adapted to and flourish in the growing...
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Many of us have come to realize that our natural resources are not limitless. Conservation and recycling are necessary actions to preserve these resources for future generations. Water may be the...
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One of the most memorable plants I’ve ever grown was a Lemon Tree that I grew from a seed. One day I was squeezing a lemon slice into my soda and noticed the seeds. I thought to myself,...
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Traditionally Basil is associated with Italian cooking and it is often found in pasta sauces. It is the prime ingredient in Pesto and even has found its way on to pizza. The word Basil in...
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When I was a kid I remember my sister, who is now my business partner, taking the pit of an avocado, putting several toothpicks in it and suspending it in a cup of water. I thought she was crazy...
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