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KOKEDAMA —PERFECT FOR SMALL SPACES! BY KAT TONDRE Galveston County Master Gardener Welcome to a new way of gardening! This art form of gardening, Kokedama, was created in Japan in the early 1600s. Kokedama translates “moss ball”, basically a plant...
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JULY & AUGUST IN HOUSTON AREA VEGETABLE GARDENS by Bob Randall, Ph.D. Excerpted from ” Planning the Fall Vegetable Garden” (Houston Chronicle) By August, warmth-loving quick-growing veggies can go in the ground. Plant bush snap bean seeds, Edamame...
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JOURNALING – YOU’LL BE SO GLAD YOU STARTED ONE By Tiffany McElweenie Naturalist, Houston Arboretum & Nature Center What is a Nature Journal? Keeping a journal to document the world around us is a centuries old tradition. It’s a way to jot...
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JEWELS OF THE JUNGLELOW USING BEAUTIFUL TROPICAL PLANTS THAT CLEANSE YOUR INDOOR SPACE By Linda Gay Beauty and Breath is what tropical plants create in our home. You could say we have a symbiotic relationship with plants. They breathe the carbon dioxide we exhale and...
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INVALUABLE UNDERSTORY PLANTS THAT PROVIDE FOOD SUPPORT FOR MIGRATORY AND RESIDENT BIRDS By ROBBIN MALLETT President, Cullinan Park Conservancy Pigeonberry (Rivina humilis), left above, and American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana), right, are invaluable understory...
