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White Pine (Pinus strobus)
White pine is a source of medicine, inspiration, building materials, and the pleasant concoction known as pine needle tea.
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The Golden Staircase, Part I
One day in July, my father and I set out on a canoe and hiking trip to explore an alternate route into the jewel in the crown of Central Ontario's wilderness, Algonquin Provincial Park.
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Identifying North American Pine Trees
Pines belong to the conifers, with evergreen needles and cones. Sorting the pines from among its relatives, the firs, spruces and hemlocks, is not difficult.
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Showy Winter Cones
You don't need berries or blossoms to create winter interest. These conifers have showy cones that provide interest and contrast to a winter garden landscape.
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Prelude to a Riot
The Boston Tea Party wasn’t the only rebellion against unfair taxes. New Hampshire men staged their own protest. Read all about it here!
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Foliage -- The Living Palette Part 2
As I write, an icy rain beats relentlessly on my sleeping USDA zone 7 garden. This makes it doubly pleasurable to turn my mind to the many nuances of foliage. Let's explore more facets of our living palette.
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Squirrels Often Eat Pine Nuts and Maple Sap
Squirrels have many food plants. Closely related plants respond differently to squirrel feeding: Some are injured, others helped by the relationship.
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Black Currant
Black currants are experiencing a popularity now: an example of edible landscaping with great benefits!
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Trees: The Gift of Love
Suggests an interesting way for gardeners and others to give gifts that keep giving and also aid the environment.
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Be Your Own Herbal Expert - Part 5
In this fifth session of the Be Your Own Herbal Expert series, we will find out how to help ourselves and our families with herbal vinegars, one of the green blessings of the Wise Woman Way.
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Form in the Garden - Part 2
Last week, I used the simple shapes in the title graphic to illustrate massing based the "magic triangle" concept. Playing with these shapes will help you develop good bones for your garden. But, what plants can be used to make these shapes in the garden? A simple answer is that many will. You aren't limited to evergreens, although they are in my mind since it is winter in my USDA zone 7 garden.
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COPING WITH THE AFTERMATH OF THE ICE MONSTER
The winter of 1998-1999 was sleezy (snow/ice/freezing rain)leaving broken trees and shrubs in its wake. Here's a two part guide for dealing with the after math of the sleeze monster.
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