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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:

Stop by the Home and Garden Pavilion
Agri News
The two will discuss plants and landscaping each day. Therkilsen, owner of Sunrise Gardening located on the family farm, will focus on container planting ...

Garden+Landscaping ME to open
Al-Bawaba
Changing trends in the gardening and landscaping industry are being seen across the region and will be reflected in Garden+Landscaping Middle East 2010, ...
Garden and Landscaping Middle East to feature environmentally friendly ...AME Info

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Master Gardeners gear up for Washington County Fair
Stillwater Gazette
Also, four rain gardens located near the Fairest Garden demonstrate several options for improving water quality when landscaping. One garden is all shrubs, ...

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Dallas Morning News
Generation-Y couple emphasizes drought-tolerant plants that stand up to Dallas ...
Dallas Morning News
Trey grew up gardening with his father and took landscaping courses at Richland College before the horticulture program there was eliminated. ...

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City of Palmdale Offers Free Water Wise Landscaping CDs
Water World
The City of Palmdale is offering free copies of a CD entitled "Beautiful High Desert Gardening: Water Wise Landscaping in Palmdale." Copies are available at ...

From the Garden - Dynascapes gives CFCC students an advantage
StarNewsOnline.com
Sean Babson, 19, of Wilmington, has been in the Landscape Gardening Associates degree program for about a year. “I would love to work in a commercial ...

Do more than dream about fall, Neil Sperry says
Fort Worth Star Telegram
We don't get a lot of blue flowers in Texas landscaping, but this Australian native does wonderfully here. It grows to 4 inches tall and 20-24 inches across ...

Washington Post
Green Scene: Landscaping can make potential buyers feel right at home
Washington Post
And color in the landscape -- especially delivered by flowers -- gets properties noticed. Take pictures of the garden at its showiest times of year. ...
10 common home landscape design mistakesBradenton Herald

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OregonLive.com
Review: 'The Zero-Mile Diet'
OregonLive.com
The month-by-month guide to edible landscaping covers vegetables, fruits, chickens and bees. She begins with soil preparation in January, then, ...

Construction Week Online
Trade exhibition to highlight landscaping trends
Construction Week Online
Key trends relating to the landscaping industry will be highlighted at Garden+Landscaping Middle East 2010, ...

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