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Planting mistakes -
I’ve made my share of them over the past 30+ years. During the course of my gardening life, planting trees too close has been my bugaboo. ...
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Heat + humidity + moisture = growth -
We have been in a splendid period of weather that has resulted in some impressive growth. It started to get dry a few days ago, but that en...
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The Turkey Run Challenge -
The good news is this isn’t a running event. I recently visited this Indiana state park and came away thoroughly impressed…well, except for...
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2026 Obscure Arboreal Awards -
Best Winter Burn: Picea glauca ’Rainbow’s End’
It was planted last summer and looked splendid into winter. I don’t know how or why this h...
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The Naked Seed Conundrum -
I was watching an episode of Antiques Roadshow last night, which was filmed at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. In between appraisals t...
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Photosynthetic Bark -
I did not know there was such a thing until I spent some time in Tucson and became enamored with the Palo Verde (Parkinsonia microphylla), w...
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Can lenticels be ornamental? -
The science of their function is interesting, but can they be ornamental?
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A North Woods Walk -
We took a trail leading back to a waterfall just outside the small community of Hurley, WI. I knew it would be interesting when I encounter...
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Yosemite Valley Shrub -
My phone id’s it as Katsura or Red Bud. I don’t think it is either, but I know next to nothing about Cal flora. I have no idea if it was p...
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