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Flowering Cherries

Flowering cherries While the briefness of their glory has to be acknowledged, cherries really are the hardy spring-flowering trees for temperate climate gardens. I can think of no others, apart from their close Prunus relatives and some of the magnolias that even come close to rivalling flowering... Read More

A Guide for Servicing Your Chainsaw

Chainsaws provide many years of service for very little upkeep. Taking the time to service your chainsaw will help ensure that your equipment will not let you down. For safety reasons, make sure you only service your chainsaw when it is fully cooled, with the spark plug disconnected. If you... Read More

Catch a Leprechaun in Your Garden

There is no mention to be found of female leprechauns in traditional Irish legend, so as to how they came to be .. your guess is as good as mine. These apparently aged, diminutive men are hard-working cobblers, turning out exquisite shoes for other sprites. If you happen across... Read More

Lifes a Beach--A Shore Theme in your Outdoor Space

Twentieth century American architect Phillip Johnson once said, "I hate vacations. If you can build buildings, why sit on the beach?" Mr. Johnson evidently didn't how to relax, but as another summer is slipping away, you can. Did you visit the beach this year? Do you wish you had? Either... Read More

Camellias

Camellias Named by Linnaeus in 1735 in honour of the Jesuit priest and naturalist Georg Josef Kamel, Camellia is a genus originating mainly from China but with a range covering a large area of South East Asia. The exact number of species is not clear but it is somewhere... Read More

Kirengeshoma palmata

Kirengeshoma palmata Sometimes known as yellow waxbells, Kirengeshoma palmata is a late-flowering rhizomatous perennial up to 1.2m high with arching stems and is native to the woods and mountain lowlands of Korea and the Japanese islands of Shikoku and Kyushu. The unusual name? No, it doesn't come from an... Read More

Fuchsia procumbens

Fuchsia (named after Leonhard Fuchs, a 16th century German botanist) is a genus of over 100 species of shrubs and small trees. Although there are four New Zealand native species (colensoi, excorticata, perscandens and procumbens) and one from Tahiti, the vast bulk of the genus occurs in Central and South... Read More

Gallica Roses

Very soon stocks of new season's roses will be arriving in the garden centres, if they're not already there. Indeed, to be sure of getting the most sought after varieties it may have been necessary to put an order in some time ago. However, in their rush for... Read More

Tuberous Begonias

If you appreciate plants that have no hesitation in boldly stating their presence with huge, almost artificially perfect flowers, then tuberous begonias are for you. While some may find them rather too overstated, downright brazen even, if you like colour, and plenty of it, with subtlety an option rather than... Read More

Growing Palms

Palms Everybody recognises palm trees, they are the universal symbol for the tropics but many are hardy enough for our temperate climate gardens. Until recently New Zealand gardeners have had only a very limited range of palms to choose from. In the last five years the range has... Read More

In The News:

Woodlands Township taking reservations for gardening seminar
Houston Chronicle
The Woodlands Township is currently taking reservations for a free gardening seminar from 9 am to noon Saturday, Feb. 25 at the Woodlands Township Town Hall, 2801 Technology Forest Blvd. in The Woodlands. "Spring into Water-wise Landscaping" is ...
Spring into water-wise landscapingThe Paper Magazine

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What to do around town this week
Seacoastonline.com
In a PowerPoint presentation, Dunn, owner of Stoney Brook Landscaping, and Walek, an established artist with a formal education in art and architecture, will focus on landscape design, construction and gardening, stone walls, fireplaces, ...

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Home and Garden Special Section: Easy steps to jump-start spring cleaning
Blaine Northern Light
One that contains vinegar will be effective and eco-friendly if you're concerned about exposing your landscaping to harsh chemicals. Be sure to clean the outside of your windows first. 4. Take care of your tools. Yard work and gardening are realities ...

Garden Symposium Cures "Spring Fever"
WHIZ
The Muskingum Valley Garden Society's mission is to enhance our community, through landscaping and gardening, and we're really focused on education," said Brown. The symposium will feature three speakers, and focus on a variety of topics.

Gardening can be a spectator sport
Tbo.com
Ask your hosts what the plants are, and if they don't know, go to the library and get some books, especially my "Landscaping with Tropical Plants." It has many photos and also tells northern gardeners which plants they might take home and how to grow ...

Into the Garden: Speaker's landscaping chat entertains
Charleston Gazette
This is the office garden at Linden Hill, home to Jerry Fritz's landscape business. Fritz likes to take clients through his demonstration gardens to help them plan their own spaces. By Sara Busse Nationally known landscape designer Jerry Fritz took ...

Gardening Tip: Wine Box Planters
Suburban Life Publications (blog)
Whether you're a gardener in San Francisco who has access to lots and lots of empty crates from the plentiful local wineries, or just an everyday DIYer, the humble wooden wine box has a number of uses around the home. For outdoor use, you're pretty ...

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Master Gardener program sows seeds of learning
The Oshkosh Northwestern
Master Gardeners also are helping with landscaping at a Habitat for Humanity house in Hernando, Anderson said. Classes cover basic botany, soils, ornamentals, fruits and nuts, vegetables, lawns, plant diseases, insects, weed science and plant ...

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Sandy Post
Easy solutions to create 12 months of color
Sandy Post
Sandy Ditmar's life has been centered around plants and landscaping, and her 34 years with Iseli Nursery in Boring gives her the privilege of speaking to Clackamas County Master Gardeners with authority. In fact, she'll soon be speaking to many people ...

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Louisville Home, Garden and Remodeling Show set for March 2-4
Louisville Business First
Experts will showcase the latest in home improvement projects and services on three seminar stages: a home improvement stage with classes about energy savings, organizing the home and money-saving maintenance; a garden and landscaping stage with ...

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