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Tag: horticulture
Palm trees are specialized trees
A tree is a woody perennial plant with a single tall trunk and branches. Banana trees and tree ferns lack both branches and wood....
Soil is more than dirty
All weeds are plants. Not all plants are weeds. Weeds are a specifiable subset of plants. Specifically, weeds are plants that grow wildly where...
Succulent plants exhibit unique foliage
All cacti are succulents. However, not all succulents are cacti. Actually, cacti are a very unique family. Their distinctive spines and thorns are very...
Mild weather inhibits summer growth
The weather this year has been a cold hot mess! Both the worst frost since 1990 and the worst storms since 1982 occurred in...
Stakes and binding for trees
Few trees that inhabit home gardens begin their residency as nature intended them to. Most are exotic, from other ecosystems, regions and climates. Almost...
Ornamental foliage augments spring color
Spring bloom is the most colorful color in the garden here. It is not the only color, though. Some deciduous foliage will provide color...
Bloom is bountiful for spring
Bloom that was delayed by the unusually wintry winter is making up for lost time. Spring bulbs, flowering cherries and deciduous magnolias were amazing....
Forcing early bloom even earlier
Some of the earliest of spring flowers are done blooming. More are just beginning. Then, a few early spring flowers barely qualify as early....
Crop rotation promotes garden efficiency
Maya Angelou likely enjoyed gardening. She said, “In diversity there is beauty and there is strength.” That is how the healthiest of ecosystems, including...
Time to turn your mind to your “warm season vegetable” plans
Warm season vegetables, or summer vegetables, can occupy a garden systematically. A few lingering cool season vegetables may continue production for a while. Warm...
