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In Yoda’s Backyard
A day on the Gulf is a day in a Shaman's sweat lodge wrapped in heavy wet blankets. The humidity has weight. Out in the bayou, with the 'gators and the tree frogs, it can buckle your knees. But if a little gnome like Yoda can take it, so can I. Besides, there's a whole 'nother world of wildflowers out there.
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More Photos, Field Guides, and Early Bloomers
Winter has been resolute in its heavy-handed oppression of our spirit, so it was great glee we raced down the mountain, finding spring waiting for us at about 4,000’, getting ever springier all the way to the coast. Bright yellow American Winter Cress was ubiquitous, a constant companion throughout our descent into spring. And it brought back memories of bird-watching trips to Lake Erie, where Winter Cress covered fields like carpet remnants from the 70’s.
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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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Sunflowers, or Nearly So
There are lots and lots of summer-blooming yellow wildflowers out there which look sunflowers but aren't, or are but aren't well known, or used to be but, strictly speaking, aren't anymore, or clearly aren't, but could be if we wanted them to be.
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Selecting Plants: Will That Plant Grow Here? The Reality of Zone Maps.
A synopsis and comparison of various plant zone and climate zone maps available to gardeners. Encourages designers of home landscapes and home gardeners to research plants before committing to choices.
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Child and Pet Safe Houseplants
If you have concerns about keeping poisonous houseplants, invest in a few family friendly, non-toxic indoor plants.
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Forsythia Welcomes Spring
How to Propagate Forsythia shrubs and its different cultivars available to gardeners
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Heard of Shagbark Hickory Syrup?
"Americana in a bottle" Shagbark Hickory Syrup represents the best of both worlds: a great tasting, versatile product and a charming and utterly unique history.
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The Geissorhiza species
Another of the specialist South African bulbs which I love to grow. A little harder and fussier than some, but nevertheless, a beautiful species as you will see in this article.
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A VISIT TO THE ALPINE PLANT SHOW.
A VISIT TO THE ALPINE PLANT SHOW.
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The Changing Behaviour of Plants
Are plants evolving and adapting as the seasons get warmer?
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In danger: Canada's Deep South
Although I grew up in Southwestern Ontario, I never realized it was once the richest and most diverse habitat in the country, an area known as Carolinian Canada.
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Crassula--Succulent Plants
Interview with Norma Lewis, a collector of Crassula succulent plants.
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