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Popular Christmas Tree Varieties: Which One is Right for You?
See the Helpful Hints portion of their website for great information on how to care for and prolong the life of your cut Christmas tree:University of Illinois Extension Guide to Christmas Tree TypesThumbnail image at start of article: courtesy Flickr...
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The Siberian Cedar
Beat butter, maple syrup, honey, eggs and vanilla until light and fluffy. Cut tomatoes in half crosswise and scoop out insides, which you can save for tomato soup. Stir in flour mixture and oats until well combined.
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Growing your Christmas Forest, One Tree at a Time
To keep the ground from freezing, mulch your hole heavily so when you are ready, the hole will still be usable for your tree.Remember that you want your tree to spend the minimum amount of time possible in the warm house, so the sooner after Christmas...
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Memories of a Longleaf Pine
Work at such a young age was a sad reality for many Floridians in those days. And the six to ten inch long cones. Growing up in the sandhills of northwest Florida, I was blessed to have the freedom to roam the woods.
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Magnolia - Southern Garden Queen
They are long and rope-like and they are all needed if you are to move this tree. They like their soil to be moist but overall do not like to stand in water and are not good for pond or marsh areas.
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Firs and Spruces
Hardy to Zone 4, grand firs are commonly found on the west coast of the U.S. up through Canada. All evergreen trees are not created equal. Most people cannot tell the difference between a spruce, fir and pine, though many distinct differences do exist.
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White Pines and the role they played.
She also would boil the gum that could be taken from the tree and that was used as a pain reliever. The white pine was one of those trees, but I don't think my dad knew that 100 white pine trees was about 50 too many.
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Florida Anise, An Uncommon Evergreen Shrub
Few pests attack this native shrub.If desired, the shrub can be trained into a small tree by removing some of the lower limbs. Soil high in organic matter is preferred. Fertilize in spring as growth begins with an all-purpose fertilizer and mulch well...
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Dwarf Shrubs: Perfect Choices for Many Reasons
The true dwarf varieties seldom grow to more than 3 feet. The majority of woody ornamentals and trees can be planted in the early fall as they enter a phase of growth slow-down in preparation for dormancy.If you're planning to re-landscape your yard,...
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The Hanging Gardens of Campione d\'Italia
I've figured this must have happened with all the others, growing not only in the town of Campione d'Italia, but also in other towns we visited, both in Switzerland and Italy. According to some specialists, the Chusan palms became acclimated there thanks...
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Putting the Holly in Hollywood
It blooms in late spring to mid summer, after most other California native plants are done blooming. It can be found from sea level to 4000 feet elevation. The tops need sun in order to produce a good crop a berries and the berries of plants growing in...
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Siberian Cypress - Groundcover of the Future
So far only one cultivar has been selected. However, in my opinion, Siberian cypress surpass junipers since they do not suffer from the host of pests and diseases that plaque junipers.
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Boxwood ~ the Versatile Landscape Shrub
Deer will only eat them in a very harsh winter when there is no other food available. 'Green Tower' is used for obelisks, cones and related shapes. That is until I realized that I had voles in my front garden and it was highly likely that these rodents...
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Yew
Fortunately, methods have been developed to extract paclitaxel from cultivated species of yew, sparing those in old-growth forests. The fine for chopping down a consecrated yew in 10th century Wales was one pound, a staggering sum at the time.The reverence...
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Christmas Trees: Which One is Right for Your Family?
Feel free to breathe deeply. I would much rather have a live potted tree, but that is personal preference. Ultimately, the choice of which tree to purchase depends on the family purchasing it.
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Winterberry Hollies: \'Rhett Butler\' Meets \'Scarlett O\'Hara\' and the Results are Explosive
Fortunately, through appropriate plant selection we can make our gardens truly a four season event complete with bright colours and architectural interest. The beautiful reds, yellows and oranges of sugar maple and beech have finished their seasonal show.
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Evergreens - Beyond Christmas Trees!
It has bluish-white needles that sparkle in the sun, though the plant should be shaded in the hottest part of the day. For those of us forced to endure long, cold winters, evergreens act as beacons of hope that Nature does indeed still have a pulse.
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Outdoor Winter Decorating
Maybe you should put those gloves back on.Now all we need are a few more seed pods. When fall is over and winter is fast approaching, brighten up the outside of your home with these easy ideas.
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Evergreen Shrubs by Size
A trip home from the local nursery with a pick-up truck load of healthy happy shrubs is exciting--you can see your landscape coming together! Thoughts of lining a walkway with small shrubbery or a drive-way with tall, bushy hedges causes us to overlook...
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Japanese Plum Yew Excels in the South
Tolerance to heat and humidity makes it well suited to Deep South gardens. The photograph at the left will help with visualization and make the description clearer. Although the plants can take full sun in mild, wet coastal settings, the full sun of the...
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Choice evergreens add spark to home landscapes
'Soft Caress' is not only attractive in its own right, but especially so for gardeners who are familiar with other "Oregon grape-hollies." (My M. Explore some evergreen options beyond the ubiquitous yew and pruned privet of run-of-the-mill landscaper's...
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Colorado Blue Spruce: A Blue Conifer in All Sizes
New ones seem to crop up almost yearly. While most are tall, imposing trees for park settings, there are many smaller types suitable for our ever-smaller gardens. Most are much too large for the average garden lot so care must be taken to select a smaller...
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Sweet Olive, an Evergreen Shrub with Fragrant Flowers
Serrulatus, and O. One might never notice sweet olive except for its enticing fragrance, for it is a nondescript, green, somewhat rangy shrub. Is a large shrub or small tree that is capable of growing 20 to 30 feet tall in mild coastal areas.
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Aucuba, a Shrub for Shade
It can be useful as a foundation plant if shade is sufficient. Leaves exposed to sun will turn black.Aucuba is tolerant of pollution, salt, drought, and coastal conditions. Any pruned branches can be used for rooting new plants, for they strike roots...
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Junipers: Not Just for Landscaping... Try Cooking and Healing with them!
Fruit dishes, such as apple tarts and pickled peaches, also harmonize with this flavor.In the 1500s, a Dutch pharmacist created a "new" inexpensive diuretic using the juniper berry.
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California Native Monterey Pine is a Southern Hemisphere Gold Strike
In wet, tropical areas without a drought season, the trees will grow year round. The trees can be killed by heavily smoggy air.Monterey pines have been planted in various botanical gardens in California, but the best place to see them and get a sense...
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Italian Cypress: A Tall, Dark Italian
I must not be the only one to think that way, for in some countries, Italian cypress are planted in graveyards, much likehas been used in the United States. The wood is aromatic and was used to construct coffins in ancient Egypt and to make the entrance...
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