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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:

Garden Calendar: landscape color, bonsais and butterflies
Dallas Morning News
The director of Keep Lewisville Beautiful will discuss landscaping trends. 9:30 am Wednesday. Memorial Park Recreation Center, 1950-B S. Valley Parkway, ...

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New York Times
An Artist Turns a Gristmill Into a Refuge
New York Times
Mr. Toroni is also responsible for the gardening and landscaping, and for building and repairing the stone walls and steps. And in an unusual twist, ...

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Kansas City Star
Project Living Proof providing an example of sustainable residential gardens
Kansas City Star
•Edible landscaping: Raised beds give the vegetable garden a tidy look; in the backyard, espaliered fruit trees and berry plants produce crops in a small ...

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Garden Clubs join forces for flower show
Dearborn Press and Guide
Projects in the community include an ever increasing butterfly garden in city park, planting the commons with the DDA, setting up the landscaping at our ...

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Turn kitchen scraps into garden gold
Wicked Local (blog)
In fact, if you're a gardener or do any landscaping at all, your compost pile can eventually save you money by reducing what you spend on fertilizer, water, ...

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Green thumbs Up: A fall facelift for drought-stricken lawns
Abington Mariner
Mild summer-like days intermingle with crisp, comfortable evenings providing an ideal opportunity to undertake many landscaping activities. ...

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Myrtle Beach Sun News
Brunswick County Master Gardener
Myrtle Beach Sun News
The beauty of chrysanthemums is that they come in so many colors, making them a wonderful accent for fall landscaping. They can go anywhere in their ...

Sept. 7 “Garden Line” program looks at native grasses
Chamberlain Oacoma Sun
BROOKINGS, SD – When done properly, a yard, park, or landscape can go back to its roots. On the Sept. 7 “Garden Line” program, Great Bear Recreation Park in ...

In recession-era nursery industry, changes take root
Sacramento Bee
... Home Depot's lawn and garden buyer for the West Coast. "On the consumer side, with the lack of construction, sales of big-ticket landscaping (for new ...

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Couple help revolutionise vegies | Tweed Gardening | Landscaping, Flowers and ...
Tweed Daily News
MURWILLUMBAH residents Anand and Runi Wells have joined a pioneering group of families to take part in the revolutionary Organic Farm Share project. ...

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