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Vines - Part 3 - Clematis
Vines are amazing plants. With their ability to either climb vertically or spread horizontally, they enable us to create many-layered interest in our gardens. If you've avoided using vines because you think they can get out of hand and become weedy pests, think again. While this is true of some, it's also true of many garden-worthy plants that none of us would be without. With some exceptions, weediness is not a characteristic of Clematis, the Queen of the twining vines.
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Himalayan Blue Poppies
Many people have heard of blue poppies, a few will have seen them, even fewer will have grown them.
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Skullcap: Little Blue Ferengi Busts
Now I'm no Star trek fan, and I wouldn't know a Ferengi if it bit me on the bum, but I had channel surfed past enough episodes of Deep Space 9 to know that the flowers of Skullcap look like these creatures.
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E. Wilson – Intrepid Plant Hunter
"Chinese" Wilson's first trip to China for Harvard's Arnold Arboretum (MA) began in January 100 years ago. His goal? Introduce Asian plants to western landscapes.
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Meet the 'Other' Clematis
We know them as vines - do we know their shrubby counterparts that can help to weave the garden together?

Walking for Fitness in Brisbane City Botanics
Brisbane's original botanic gardens in the city are open - free admission - 24 hours daily. Here's a walking route for new CBD workers, tourists and Brisbane visitors.
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Gardening at the Seashore
Why is it so difficult to grow flowers by the sea? Finding plants that will stand up to the harsh conditions by the sea may seem impossible, but is well worth the search.
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Petunias for Christmas
a short history of the petunia and some uses of the plant in Western Australia
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Planting the Cats: A Theme Garden
A garden of cats - or a garden for the cats. Anyway - definitely gardens for cat-lovers.
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Deciduous Flowering Shrubs - Part 4, page two continuation
Hydrangeas are some of the most sumptuous summer-flowering shrubs for our shady gardens. These faithful summer bloomers are regaining the popularity they somehow lost for a time. And rightfully so. We'll look at several species in depth and since there are a lot of photographs, this series is also broken into two pages for each part, so they will have a chance of loading in your life time.
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Spring - Beauty and Beast - Part 2 - Beast
Spring's beauty ripens as the days lengthen and the sun strengthens. But, as there are two sides to every coin, so there are two sides to Spring. The Yin and Yang of Spring, so to speak. If the Yin is the beauty, the Yang is the beast.
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Battling Bambi
It's difficult for the gardener to appreciate the finer qualities of Bambi while watching one knee-deep in a flower bed, munching away on precious plants. Success and failure in the battle with Bambi, including plants that my herd has not eaten.
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