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Master Gardener: Add another holiday plant to the list
Anthurium (also called Flamingo flower, Tail flower, or Painted Tongue plant) comes in a variety of colors: red, purple, ...
They’ve been here 300 million years. They grow on rock, or in deserts, or underwater, or on dead animals—and they can survive ...
A dense, upright small tree, spreading with age. The pale pink flowers open from pink buds then fade to white, and are followed by edible dark purple berries. The foliage opens bronzy, turns green in ...
Amaryllis blooms are beautiful to behold but the leaves, stems, and bulbs of the plant contain a toxin that can cause gastrointestinal upset, drops in blood pressure, and respiratory issues.
What are the best sensory garden plants to stimulate our five senses? Various trees, shrubs, flowers, and grasses can heighten all of our senses — sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell ... a subtle ...
Viles Arboretum in Augusta is like a tree museum, only instead of “Please Don’t Touch” signs, they practically beg you to hug ...
A compact, erect, evergreen shrub to 1.5m tall, with glossy, elliptic leaves, bright red when young, later becoming dark green. Panicles of small, creamy-white flowers appear in spring ...
Well, strap on your time-traveling boots and head to the Norlands Living History Center. It’s like Colonial Williamsburg but ...
There are a surprising number of shrubs that produce flowers with a powerful perfume ... I am drawn down to the end of our garden to smell the pale pink blooms of Viburnum bodnantense ‘Dawn’.
Starting your own indoor herb garden is one way to enjoy edible gardening, especially if you lack a yard or outside space for ...
Biotechnologist Sebastian Cocioba started hacking plants to put himself through college. Now, from his home lab on Long ...