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You don't have to know Latin names to enjoy plants, but when trying to identify a species, an understanding of the Latin binomial (two-name) system can be useful.

Microsoft Word is very versatile and can be used to create projects that are not business related. This computer craft project uses an Avery Business Card template.

Have you ever had someone ask you the names of the plants in your garden? The larger the garden gets, the harder it is to remember all of the names.

Understanding the workings of the plant classification system can help to eliminate confusion caused by using common English names for plants.

The Montbretia or Crocosmia, (Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora), is more than a beautiful bloom. It attracts tiny friends to your garden that help to remove garden foes.

With the way the winds blow in Kansas, I'm wondering if I should have skipped the Japanese laceleaf maple and planted a Black Lace Sambucus.

Camellias are a fragrant, evergreen shrub associated with southern landscapes and gardens. Recent hybridizers and developments are creating more cold-hardy cultivars.

How to buy plants online: what to look for in the descriptions.

Proper storage of garden tools preserves their quality for next spring's planting. Keep them dry and clean during the winter months after a hard season's work.

While plastic milk containers can be recycled, there are so many other uses you can put them to. Here are just a few to get you started.

Armitage's Native Plants for North American Gardens is a treasure trove of information for gardeners wanting to design landscapes with native flowering plants and ferns.

Regardless of a botanist or gardener's native language, each learns to speak, read and communicate via a second language, Botanical Latin.

While some Yuletide flora décor are rooted in Pagan customs, others are based on Christian legends.

Planting containers with children can be a fun time shared with parents as well as a learning experience.

Christmas gifts for the family gardener can be found at garden centers, hardware and discount stores.

Interesting essays discuss the work of Carl Linnaeus and his Calendarium Florae. Outstanding photography captures minute details of flowers in vivid, colourful close-ups.

It's fun and easy to save seeds from your flower garden to plant next year. Learn how to select, collect, harvest and safely store your own flower seeds.

Learn how to plant a heavenly flower garden full peace and symbolism of the Virgin Mary. Reviving the medieval art of the Mary Garden with some additional modern ideas.

A number of major public gardens around the West make it easy for budding flower photographers to get great pictures.

There are many species of plants that survive in the arid, desert environment of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, which may be seen from river to rim.

The Indian Tribes of the Pueblo Province in New Mexico have utilized traditional plants in many ways for hundreds of years; today some uses are still in practice.

This British administrator founded Singapore, conserved Melaka, and administered Java with foresight and tolerance. There was reciprocal love between ruler and ruled.

Skunk cabbage is a wetland plant with big leaves and stunning yellow or brown bracts that look like flowers. Try these unusual plants in the water or wetland garden.

It's one thing to plant a garden and another to keep it looking its absolute best. Follow these guidelines for healthy perennial gardens that dazzle.

Knowing how to keep chrysanthemum plants alive during the winter means you can propagate from them next spring. Raising your own plants is gardening's greatest joy.

Hawkweed, plantain,and the dreaded dandelion: nuisance plants that people trying to cultivate a flawless lawn are constantly battling. Why are weeds so difficult to beat?

The field guide, Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the Great Lakes Region is by Merel R. Black and Emmet J. Judziewicz. Here is a book review for native plant gardeners.

Organic gardeners can experiment with winter sowing methods to start seeds of hardy vegetables, flowers, and cover crops outdoors; no greenhouse is required.

An animal theme garden or plant zoo is fun to design and plant. Use this plant list of animal name flowers from A to Z to start your own pet theme garden.

Collectively known as bryophytes, the liverworts, hornworts, and mosses are primitive nonvascular spore plants.

Solidago, Helenium and Rudbekia are some favorite fall perennials that give a splendid array of flowers. Brighten up Fall gardens with red and white favorite perennials.

Buying plants and garden supplies by mail order from a catalog or web site is handy and can be educational but read flower plant and nursery catalogs carefully!

Human medications are the most common poisons for dogs and cats. Insecticides, people foods, rat poisons and plants are also commonly encountered in pet poisonings.

Recent trends in breeding and selection for Rose-of-Sharon Hibiscus include plant size choices, larger sterile flowers, and vividly colored long-lasting flowers.

Holly and mistletoe as symbolic plants were not always associated with Christmas. The Poinsettia has always been and is based on a Mexican legend.

As outlined in Wild Flower Folklore, common plants and flowers are often associated with myths and legends throughout the world.

The Appalachian Mountain Club's land purchase in late 2009 saves thousands of acres from development and retains cherished public access for outdoor enthusiasts.