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Botanical Arts: Creative Fun! By: Dodie Jackson Garden Club of Houston | Laurel Garden Club Botanical Arts is creative fun whether it is for flower show competition or just a delightful personal project. There is a distinction to be made between Jewelry and...
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BICOLOR LOUISIANA IRISES TWO FOR ONE GARDEN DELIGHTS! By: Monica Martens, Galveston County Master Gardeners Bicolor Louisiana irises are a two-for-one addition to the garden. They enhance color variety in the springtime. I have learned to appreciate this group of...
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Biblical plants (modern versions), l to r, rue and two from Jean's garden, Citrus medica (etrog) and Ceratonia siliqua (carob) . BIBLE GARDENS (PLANTS OF THE BIBLE) By: Jean Fefer, Harris County Master Gardener/Lecturer It is exceptional a country the size of Israel,...
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By: SANDRA GRAY, Fort Bend County Master Gardener https://fbmg.org/ Some of you may have heard the term Master Gardener (MG) and not known exactly what it means. Perhaps, you think it is like a master electrician who has higher fees, but we are volunteers and don’t...
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Begonias For The Greater Houston Area By: Tony Collins Everyone is familiar with the tough as nails fibrous rooted “bedding” begonias. In either the green or bronze leaf version, they are useful for adding almost constant blooms to a sunny area. The...
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By: Baxter Williams, American Rose Society Master Rosarian The following comments are based on Hybrid Tea roses and other largeflowered plants, and assumes that the reader wishes to grow long-stemmed varieties. WRONG EQUIPMENT — DO NOT USE anvil shears, or...
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ATTRACTING BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES TO YOUR BACKYARD By: Kathy Adams Clark www.kathyadamsclark.com Gardens big or small can be a haven for birds. Birds will come to a large lot with trees and grass or a balcony with container plants. -Birds need three things:...
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Avocados "...Slightly Confused About Their Sexuality" By: Angela Chandler, www.thegardenacademy.com , www.facebook.com/pages/TheGardenAcademy/118766921485456 Avocados have a somewhat complicated pollination cycle. They are slightly confused about their...
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ALPINIAS: FABULOUS FLOWERS, FRAGRANT EVERGREEN LEAVES! By: Ceil Dow Ginger Grower for Friends of Mercer Botanic Gardens Alpinias are fabulous for evergreen gingers and all have fragrant leaves. These freeze back only in the deep, severe freezes but come back...
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AROIDS — LOW LIGHT PLANTS 'The more fenestrations, the rarer the plant!' By: LINDA GAY, Longtime – now – former Director of Mercer Botanic Gardens This group of very low light plants thrives in South America rainforests and other tropical places...
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And Your Best Camellia's Are... By: Don Marcotte President of the Coushatta Camellia Society funny -farm2@sbcglobal.net Evergreen, drought tolerant once established, offering blooms from late fall through early spring, camellias are available in many shapes,...
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A Mechanic Shop Takes A Walk On The Wild Side! By: Ron Breland West End Auto, my mechanic shop in far west Houston for many years, asked if I had any ideas to increase their curb appeal,due to increased competition in their area. I suggested turning their...
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A Master Gardener's Favorite Peppers By: Gene Speller, Galveston County Master Gardeners There’s more to life than green bell peppers. Red, orange, and yellow have more nutritional value (Vitamins A & C + beta carotene other anti-oxidants) and are more...
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A Gardener's Evolution By: Tim Fleck, Timwfleck@yahoo.com For me, the hardest part of anything is figuring out what you need, and that’s particularly true of gardening – an open-ended process starting with puttering around with one or two orchids....
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A Forgotten Fruit - Southern Apples Revisited By: Dr. Ethan A Natelson, M.D. One of this area’s true treasures, Dr. Ethan Natelson, left, will speak on growing apples in the Greater Houston area at the Gulf Coast Fruit Study Committee gathering Thursday,...
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African Violets: Year-Round Bloomers By: Cynthia Severson, Spring Branch African Violet Club, African Violet Society of America African Violets are not fussy plants. They should be tended to once a week (watering, removing spent leaves and blooms), then left...
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A Few Unusual Plants! By: JANA PIRTLE Even Mercer’s horticulture manager didn’t know about these! by JANA PIRTLE MERCER BOTANIC GARDEN Horticultural Manager (Jana Pirtle photos) Patented plants currently dominate the nursery industry. It’s...
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Winter Vegetable Gardening in Houston and on the Gulf Coast By: Dany Millikin ...
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A Few Nectar Sources For Butterflies And Bees By: Don Dubois, Butterfly Enthusiasts of Southeast Texas (Best) Member & Mercer Botanic Garden Volunteer Several years ago I began converting my backyard from a wildlife free zone into a more hospitable...
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A Butterfly Haven In Your Herb Garden By: Karen Cottingham South Texas Unit of The Herb Society of America Many common herbs are essential for successful reproduction of some of the exquisite butterflies that dart and swirl through Houston gardens. Creating an...
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By: John Ferguson The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s-Eye View of the World, Michael Pollan, Random House 2001, hardcover: ISBN 0-375-50129-0, 2002 paperback: ISBN 0-375-76039-3 This book is about how human desires affect our relationship with plants....
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A Bible Garden By: Becky Lowicki, Harris County Master Gardener “Your mind is a garden, your thoughts are the seeds; you can grow flowers or you can grow weeds…” 2 Corinthians 10:5. Rebirth, reflection and renewal. There’s...
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Add A Pop of Excitement To An Existing Landscape! By: Maria Wenzel Lanson B. Jones & Company lansonbjones.com Garden pathways add safety and charm to landscapes. Using a variety of textures in your garden, such as gravel and steeping pads make your garden more...
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Weeds, Herbicides, + All By: John Ferguson Download Part 1 Last December (2018) I attended an advanced soil conference up in Kansas City. The presenters were scientists from several major universities, the Center for Disease Control to the head of the USDA research...
