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He discovered the shrub with these brilliantly colored red leaves at the side of the road in Taxco in December, 1828, and sent cuttings home to his plantation in....
Caring For Dahlias
See all the tubers hanging from the main tuber on the left? I call them suckers. They are no good, they have no eyes. I cut them off and throw them away. For a tuber to have eyes it must ....
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"A Garden in Transition"
My garden is a permanent work-in-progress. First of all because I'm never satisfied with the way it looks, but also because I'm constantly trying to eke out space for more plants. This year's big project was ....
Previous Gardenbuddies Magazine Archives
November 2005
Along the tracks the smugglers had dug wells as hiding places, just in case they were surprised by customs men. Isaac used money from the proceeds of smuggling, to purchase land and property which ....
October 2005
Who's home is in a country so rich and steeped in history. Home of Gustav Vigeland the infamous Sculptor. History ladened with brave Vikings and enchanting Norge Villages that are so surreal that they seem to appear like something out of a ......
September 2005
Beefsteak, plum, cherry, yellow, red, green and black. No matter how you slice it, the tomato is queen of the late summer garden. Nothing tastes better than ....
August 2005
The show opens with the snowdrops, crocuses, and miniature daffodils in January and finishes up with the last leaves of the red crabapples and holly berries in December......
July 2005
A few months ago I referred to ‘hedgerows’ in one of my posts not realizing that they are probably peculiar to the UK. Hedgerows have been an important feature of British countryside since ....
June 2005
During the second half of the 16th century, news of the beautiful, coveted and highly protected flower of the Turkish Empire reached Europe. Clusius, the Prefect of the Royal Medicinal Gardens in Prague was able to ....
May 2005
This plant is native to both North America and Eurasia. Its habitats include hill prairies, gravel prairies and barrens with scant woody vegetation. It’s an excellent rockery plant and ....
April 2005
Neither of my parents cared for gardening considering they had to hoe cotton prior to walking 6 miles to school. Trust me, I grew up hearing that story when I complained about anything! It was the summers and holidays that I .....
March 2005
But most of all each shrub or the odd bulb tells a story or a memory of a relative or friend when they gave it to us, so you could say it’s easier remembering a plant by the name of the person who .....
February 2005
For me Martinmere is a place of respite. Its changing scenery and mood continually inspires and heals me. It has been a wonderful place to bring my children to learn about the importance of nature and....
January 2005
In unison they call to each other and like the red arrows in formation they appear in a huge skein, a huge tight v shape. Then like a jumbo jet they circle and turn and begin to drop lower as they....
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