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Popular Christmas Tree Varieties: Which One is Right for You?
Because they take longer to produce, they are more expensive. Do you prefer soft needles that won't scratch up your arms as you string the lights? These are often planted to rows to provide windbreaks.Fair to poor.
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The Siberian Cedar
Stratifying the seed for several weeks can improve germination which could take more than a single year. Stir in flour mixture and oats until well combined. Beat butter, maple syrup, honey, eggs and vanilla until light and fluffy.
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Growing your Christmas Forest, One Tree at a Time
The same process is done in reverse when preparing the tree to go back outside.Be sure you don't overwater or underwater your tree, and resist the temptation to fertilize, as that will be likely to induce breaking of dormancy.
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Memories of a Longleaf Pine
I enjoyed roaming among them all.Gazing through the understory of the Chipola River Habitat.The major difference between longleaf pines and other southern pines are the dark green, glossy, needles which are up to fifteen inches long.
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Magnolia - Southern Garden Queen
Give it room to grow and turn into the wonderful and huge tree that it is meant to be. While there is some wisdom in staking this tree, there is much to be said for letting it grow and take its own course in life.
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Firs and Spruces
The foliage are a bit more open than other spruces with branches that look like a ballerina's outstretched, graceful arm. Hardy to Zone 4, grand firs are commonly found on the west coast of the U.S. up through Canada.
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White Pines and the role they played.
They came with instructions: plant them as far apart as needed for a 230 foot tall tree. The female cone is about 6 to 8 inches long, and the male is much smaller.Dad planted those free seedlings wherever he thought they needed to be: up near the old...
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Florida Anise, An Uncommon Evergreen Shrub
Specimens can be found in the wild in the Florida panhandle and across Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to southeastern Louisiana.Plant Florida anise in shade to partial shade in well-drained, moist, acid soil.
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Dwarf Shrubs: Perfect Choices for Many Reasons
This form of planning is called zones of maintenance.Specimens that are known to be difficult to transplant or slow to become established should be planted in spring; this allows them a longer period of time to settle in.
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The Hanging Gardens of Campione d\'Italia
Campione d'Italia is like a huge garden, lying on the Lugano Lake shore, surrounded by the sub-Alps . I couldn't possibly get a big one, so I thought maybe I could find some seeds.In some locations, which were almost wild, the palms were growing almost...
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Putting the Holly in Hollywood
It is native to the non-desert mountains and foothills of California and adjacent Baja California. These sales are typically held in the fall since that is the best time to plant most California native plants.
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Siberian Cypress - Groundcover of the Future
This selection would make an admirable conifer for the smaller garden.So if you have a problem spot in a relatively open site and junipers are just not up to spec, then try growing Siberian cypress, the groundcover of the future!
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Boxwood ~ the Versatile Landscape Shrub
In truth, this was not my introduction to boxwood. 'Green Tower' is used for obelisks, cones and related shapes. It never occurred to me to ask for more details. Topiary are also sheared into spirals, double ball standards and fanciful animals.
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Yew
An Anglo-Saxon rune poem dated to the 10th century is translated as:For Germanic peoples, the evergreen yew was associated with the winter solstice. Both spreading and upright varieties are available.Yews are slow-growing and long-lived, and often grow...
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Christmas Trees: Which One is Right for Your Family?
Artificial, live potted and cut trees can be found in all sizes, price ranges and even colors. Ultimately, the choice of which tree to purchase depends on the family purchasing it.
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Winterberry Hollies: \'Rhett Butler\' Meets \'Scarlett O\'Hara\' and the Results are Explosive
The beautiful reds, yellows and oranges of sugar maple and beech have finished their seasonal show. Frosts have touched many of our beautiful blooms and even stalwart, hardy perennials are worse for wear as the colder winds of winter draw near.
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Evergreens - Beyond Christmas Trees!
Oblige them!Look for an upcoming article from Dea that will profile conifers in greater depth!Photos: 1. That might be a result of the few hours of shade it receives in the afternoon.
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Outdoor Winter Decorating
Maybe you should put those gloves back on.Now all we need are a few more seed pods. They'd only be stacked in a dark shed anyways, might as well put them to good use.Photo credits go to claypa, palmbob and ViburnumValley for their wonderful Plant Files...
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Evergreen Shrubs by Size
Blooms are white-near white and appear from6 to 18 inches and needs 4 to 8 feet to spread. Hardy in USDA in zones 8a to 10b but this will vary depending on microclimates where shrub is planted.
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Japanese Plum Yew Excels in the South
These individual leaves are composed of many tiny needlelike leaflets that line up closely on the secondary stem to form a v-like trough of foliage. Unfortunately, this propagation difficulty combined with its slow-growing nature, makes the plants scarce...
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Choice evergreens add spark to home landscapes
Evergreens are ever popular in the home landscape. What further certification could it need? Explore some evergreen options beyond the ubiquitous yew and pruned privet of run-of-the-mill landscaper's specials.
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Colorado Blue Spruce: A Blue Conifer in All Sizes
The dwarf globular forms are often top-grafted to produce blue lollipop conifers while the prostrate forms may be top-grafted to produce dwarf weeping forms.A selection of semi-dwarf and dwarf blue spruce include 'R.
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Sweet Olive, an Evergreen Shrub with Fragrant Flowers
We have only to step outside in late winter or early spring when the sweet olive blooms to detect its heady scent wafting on the air. Is a large shrub or small tree that is capable of growing 20 to 30 feet tall in mild coastal areas.
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Aucuba, a Shrub for Shade
If a male is nearby, the female plants may bear half-inch scarlet fruits that mature in fall and persist throughout the winter. Female flowers are borne close to the leaves, while the male flowers are lifted away from the leaves on upright clusters.Aucuba...
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Junipers: Not Just for Landscaping... Try Cooking and Healing with them!
[3]The hearty flavor of juniper goes well with the strong flavors of red mkeat and game. Juniper berries blend well with other herbs and spices, especially thyme, sage, oregano, marjoram, bay leaves, allspice, onions and garlic.In Sweden, juniper berries...
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California Native Monterey Pine is a Southern Hemisphere Gold Strike
There are three million acres of radiata pine tree plantations in New Zealand. As a landscaping plant, Monterey pines are typically 80 to 100 feet tall and 24 to 35 feet wide. The biggest threat to the Southern Hemisphere trees is their lack of genetic...
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Italian Cypress: A Tall, Dark Italian
Tall, dark, and formal, Italian cypresses are the most architectural of plants. Mediterranean cypress, Tuscan cypress, Spanish cypress, and funeral cypress are other common names. The trees are long-lived and some trees are reported to be 1800 years old.
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