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Beautiful Odontoglossum Orchids
Beautiful Odontoglossum Orchids You can grow Orchids, try one and see.
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Logee's Tropical Garden and Container Plants
Logee's Tropical Plants Company specializes in ornamental tropical plants for growing indoors, or outside, in containers. Add exotic charm to your garden, inside or out!
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Passion Flower
This exotic looking vine is grown by many for its ornamental uses only, but passion flower is a useful medicinal herb as well.
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Terrarium Projects Part 3-Woodland/Tropical Plants
Woodland plants for terrariums.
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Tropical Plants In Cold Climates
Winter is fast approaching. Which tropical plants are best to overwinter and which ones should you save seeds from to start each spring?
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Ponds with a Tropical Look
A private place to relax with a tropical look is something many people strive for in their gardens. Read on to find out more about creating a pond with a tropical look.
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American Garden Museum
Read about my garden being included in the American Garden Museum. You can also learn how to submit your garden for inclusion.
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2004 Book Forecast
Discover what books will be coming out soon to provide inspiration and insight!
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Florida Plant Care -- Winterizing
In warm climates such as South Florida, there's no better time to get your plants ready and healthy for winter than in the summer and early fall.
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Growing Cannas
How to grow beautiful cannas (Canna generalis). The most common is the red canna, but others can be found with burgundy leaves and hot orange flowers.
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Hawaii: Big Island Flower Power
Orchids, iris, carnations, protea as well as hundreds of wildflower species decorate the Big Island of Hawaii and make it one of the USA's best spots for flower lovers.
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The Trade
Do you have extra to share? If so, doing plant trades can provide many opportunities to experiment with new plants.
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World Orchid Conservation - Is It Working?
World Orchid Conservation--Is It Working? What is your opinion?
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ZZ Plant for Easy Care and Beauty
This striking newcomer to interior plantscaping is a favorite accent piece that thrives on neglect.
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A Tropical Garden With Cannas
At the nursery this year, we have many landscape customers buying tropical plants. Cannas are a top seller because they are easy to use in the garden and in containers.
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Advanced Cloning Techniques
Successfully cloning cuttings from plants depends on them quickly developing roots. Use these tips to increase your odds.
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Bromeliad, the Unusual Houseplant
Brilliant hues of the foliage and flower of the amazing bromeliad create beautiful color as a houseplant. An unusual array of leaf formation and color.
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Hibiscus Plants for the Garden
Many gardeners are surprised to learn that there are varieties of hibiscus that will grow in cold climates - even where it snows.
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Making a List for Spring
Spring is here and you may wish to have a new pond in time for summer. Take these key things into consideration before taking the big step!
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Seeds: Obtaining, Storing and Sowing
Learn how to obtain seeds at a very low cost, properly store seeds for their longest life plus tips on how to germinate and harden off seedlings.
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Why Did My Plant Die?
The refrain from Geoffery B. Charlesworth's delightful poem "Why Did My Plant Die?" offers some answers to this gardener's lament...but there are also other reasons.
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How to Design a Tropical Garden
The following highlighted garden may inspire you to create a sunken garden like the famous Butchart Garden in British Columbia - with a tropical landscape twist.
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Mexico Bed and Breakfasts
Planning a trip to Mexico and looking for a place to stay, then read on for a few suggestions from luxiurous bed and breakfasts to inexpensive hostels.
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Saving Plant Seeds
Helpful advice for the begining seed saver on which plants to start with and how best to harvest, prepare and save the seeds.
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Sure You Can Grow It - It’s Just An Annual Here
Using tender perennials as annuals to expand a gardener's choices in the North.
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Victoria, British Columbia for Kids
Want to take the kids on a trip of a lifetime? Then Victoria, British Columbia is the place to go. Scenic panoramas and breath taking views will remain in their memories forever. There are hundreds of attractions for kids to enjoy in and around Victoria.
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Too Many Gardens....Too Little Time
Spring is approaching and with it, an abundance of public gardens are ready to greet you with open blooms.
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Cooking with Peppers
Peppers are nutrient rich and can be prepared in a variety of ways.
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Flowers for Summer Color
Plant these summer flowers to keep your garden looking fresh and blooming all season: choose from annuals, perennials, shrubs, bulbs, vines and tropical plants.
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Growing Christmas Poinsettias
Poinsettias are a popular gift plant for the Holidays. Find out how to grow yours throughout the year and have your own Christmas plants next year!
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Sarasota
A lovely city with lots to offer including those beautiful Florida beaches.
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Walking in Ireland - The Historic Kerry Way
The Kerry Way is one of the most popular walking trails in Ireland. It uses old droving paths and coach roads to take the walker on a journey through history
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Water Hyacinth
The pros and cons of Water Hyacinth for your pond
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Wintering Plants Indoors
Don't let your tropical and subtropical plants die, try wintering them indoors for a head start next season!
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Winterize your Pond
Easy-to-follow pointers for a stress-free transition into winter.
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Beautiful Twin City Lakes
Visiting the Twin Cities? Don't miss the beautiful urban lakes of Minneapolis and St. Paul that help give these busy cities a small town vibe.
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BNH Bangkok's First Hospital
The Bangkok Nursing Home or BNH has cared for Bangkokians and visitors for over a century and still is one of Asia's best hospitals.
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Brighten Up The Dull Days Of Winter With Blooms
In my never-ending search to brighten up the dull days of winter, I have come across a group of winter blooming plants. After all, if you can have beautiful blooms in the summer, why not in the winter?
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Bringing spring indoors
As the grey days of winter surround us, we are desperate to see a bit of spring. Bringing this feeling into your home can be easily obtained with a few simple steps.
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Bulbs for Containers
Bulbs are a great way to add accent and color to mixed containers to increase the drama and impact. See some favorite bulb plants for baskets, pots and planters.
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Canna -- An Old Garden Favorite Returns to Popularity
Canna are old fashioned garden plants returning to popularity once again. Learn how to take care of these wonderful plants and about the varieties now available in this new book.
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Caring for the Bird of Paradise Plant
Bird of Paradise plants add an exotic touch to gardens and houses. Proper care for a crane flower ensures that it can be grown as a garden plant or for ornamental use.
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Celebrate Halloween With Plants
So, even though fall is here for most of us, why not go ahead and get a big pot and start your tropical night blooming garden! What could make more of a Halloween suprise then flowers that “glow” in the dark!
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Christmas Tree Alternatives
The holidays are here and what better way to celebrate them than by replacing your traditional holiday tree with an alternative such as an herb or tropical plant!
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Container Gardening for Gardeners
Today for some, container gardening is the only way to garden. Perennial and annual plants or vegetable plants with flowers are ideas for mixed plantings.
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Container Gardening Tips
Container grown bulbs can add zest to your garden. Learn the tips and tricks that make container gardening successful.
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Creating a Tropical Terrarium
Many tropical herps (reptiles and amphibians) need a humid, specialized environment. Learn to assemble a home for some lizards, snakes and tree frogs.
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Eichler homes - I
Architect Joseph Eichler built hundreds of homes in San Francisco bay area during the period between 1949 and 1967. The first Eichler house appeared in Sunnyvale in 1950. With their unconventional designs and affordability, they soon became popular in the area.
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Flowering Plants for Kids to Enjoy
Children can be successful gardeners, growing bright flowering plants and aromatic herbs with joy when careful plant selections are made for them.
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Garden Under Glass
Bring the outdoors in and create your own ecosystem by planting houseplants in a terrarium.
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