Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Organic Gardening vs Glyphosate - RoundUp

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Last Fall this research shocked the Nation: Glyphosate in your breakfast cereal. Tests detected glyphosate in all 28 samples o...
Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Iconic Tree of the Southern States

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My second-most admired tree in the southern States of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Lousiana are the "Bald Cypress". I d...
Saturday, March 16, 2019

Tropical Plant Curcuma - the New Garden Star

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Curcuma is an eye-catching perennial with a tropical feel. It pairs nicely with other tropical plants, like hibiscus and elephant ears....
Friday, February 15, 2019

Winterberries - a Splash of Color in the Darkest Time of the Year

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On my yearly pilgrimage to sunnier shores, I enjoyed the lovely colorful shrubs before leaving Nova Scotia, Canada. Then I met them ag...
Thursday, January 31, 2019

10 Commands for Happy Gardeners

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Less work - more fun guaranteed: Here are 10 Tips on how to make your garden as enjoyable as possible - without the hard work - creatin...
Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Poisoning Your Soil: Are Gardeners Really “Green”?

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Even though more and more "organic" items are offered in grocery stores, yet in the garden or on balconies too often chemica...
Saturday, January 5, 2019

Plant Hardiness Zones

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Will my plants thrive and bloom in the coming years? This is the most important question when purchasing flowers or shrubs for your gard...
Sunday, December 30, 2018

Southern Trees - Live Oaks

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Traveling the Southern States and discovering new trees, shrubs and flowers is such a pleasure!  One of my favored trees down south is the ...
Sunday, December 23, 2018

List of Fabulous Shade Flowers

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As longer I garden as more I prefer shade - not only because it is a more pleasant spot to garden in summer.  But also because plants f...
Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Grow Your Vegetables in Winter

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I learned it by accident: One day I discovered that potato peels I had thrown into the compost started to grow and weeks later I had a...
Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Avenue of the Giants

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If there is only one magic place or travel destination in the United States I had to choose, it would be the Redwood National and Stat...