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The taller the tree is, the more likely it is to be struck by lightning. These occur from a strike in the canopy, and they're different from wind damage, which simply snaps the branch with no associated heat.

(Editor's Note: This article was originally published on August 19, 2007. We'd spend the day filling our buckets, and our stomachs with wonderful sweet goodness. We'd then head home where Mom would make jelly and jam, or simply wash and freeze our harvest

Anything could become a toy for us to play with, even a small tuft of grass or a leaf. I remember many fun games I played with my friends when we were children, in our old neighborhood in Bucharest.

While it might seem counterintuitive to save an animal by slaughtering it, there's simply no reason for a farmer to raise an animal without being able to recoup costs and hopefully make a little profit.

His 1804 catalog (pictured at right) listed around 1,000 different plant species for sale. We've all gotten them, whether or not we grow plants from seeds: mail order catalogs with pictures of bigger, tastier, vegetables with higher yields and prettier,...

The flowers are medium sized and plants reach to 4-6 feet. Plants form thick bushes to 3 feet. The flowers are white with deep pink edges and a yellow blotch. This hybrid also has a delightful scent.

Such a diversity in habitats translates into variable cultural needs and hardiness. All are herbaceous perennials. Your comments are welcome, but please be aware that authors of previously published articles may not be able to promptly respond to new...

Fry is the chairman of NPI Ventures, LLC, which owns 50 percent of NPS, and the chief technology officer of Fry Communications, one of the nation's largest privately held integrated-communications companies.

The Locavore's Kitchen: A Cook's Guide to Seasonal Eating and Preserving by Marilou K. Drovdahl, 2012) Tags books , Farm Fresh , garden , Lists , livestock , seed saving Jones and Sharon Sweeney-Lynch (Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2011) The Accessible Pet,...

With the widespread popularity of "Trees" and Kilmer's reputation as a speaker, his death in service with the Allied Forces seemed especially tragic. Joyce Kilmer, author of the popular poem "Trees", was born on December 6th, 1886.

They fought for the common good and I am so blessed I can have a flower in my garden that can remind me of that fact.One day, when I make it back to Europe, I will visit my friend in France and perhaps we can both view the poppies blooming in the wild.

(Editor's Note: This article was originally published on April 3, 2008. Yet there are many that have stunning foliage with flowers being only secondary. Thanks guys for posting to the PlantFiles!

At the same time it became possible to make this art accessible to many through technical advances in printing; a number of magazines were issued from this time onwards, the first of which is the Curtis Botanical Magazine, published inThis magazine is...

Tips on growing African violets can be found in Jill M. They had an 80% germination rate. The LDEF held 57 experiments and was one of the largest Shuttle-launched payloads ever. One was 'multiflorescence', which is the ability to bloom constantly and...

You'll love it! Dickey, Jacquot, Tewfik, Florence and Jenny were some of Queen Victoria's donkeys. Brighty was a real-life donkey and the sweet title character in Marguerite Henry's children's book, Brighty of the Grand Canyon (Simon & Shuster Children's...

Well, get ready for it, because that person is Jean-Martin Fortier, whose book The Market Gardener details how he does it through the use of semi-permanent raised beds, intensive cropping systems, and lots and lots of good planning.

As the wife of a British ambassador assigned to Constantinople in the early 1700s, she became fascinated with the culture of the region, particularly with the Turkish “selam.” Thought to have originated as a game among the women in Turkish harems,...

With growing consumer demand for tasty heritage turkeys to grace holiday tables , more farmers are trying their hands at raising them. Changes in agricultural practices have caused this information to be largely lost to subsequent generations.

Standing anywhere from 15 to 17 hands high, Thoroughbreds have a lean, lanky appearance. The breed also played a part in the development of certain American breeds, including the Standardbred and Quarter Horse.

This book is the result of her love of nature, art and poetry, and she worked on the beautiful pen and ink watercolors until blindness prevented her from finishing it.After her death in 1994, the manuscript with artwork was discovered under her bed, needing...

This was meant to guard the harvest, and it was plowed into the first furrow of the spring at sowing time. Sukkot is still observed as a major holiday today., the month of September was named Halegmonath, Holy Month, by the Anglo-Saxons in early England.

Her poems particularly 'The Land' express her closeness to the countryside. During the reign of Queen Elizabeth I the house came into the possession of Thomas Sackville from whom Vita is descended.

(1872-1960) She broke new ground in the field of landscape architecture, becoming one of the first the first landscape designers in the United States and no doubt, the first woman.

It was a small town library, and the librarian lived in the same village I did. I begged and pleaded but there was nothing she could do...my little library was now in the age of computerization.

These strong women with a vision set about changing the American landscape and were even influencing Congress years before they were granted the right to vote.This is a remarkable book and even if you're not a member of the GCA, the influence of this...

Large flowered false rosemary can be found along the Atlantic Coastal Ridge in eastern Florida from Volusia to Broward County (Zones 10-11). Has the largest flowers of the species and blooms year round.

Because they are not so different. Many of his fellow Christian friends have scoffed at his ideas on farming and environmentalism, while many of his fellow farmers have blamed Christianity for the state of our planet.