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Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotrana): Isolated Isle's Weird Fantastic Vulnerable Tree

Socotra's Indian Ocean remoteness auspiciously preserves unusual plants, such as its threatened cucumber trees, and promotes eco-tourism but inauspiciously lures pirates.

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Grapefruit Cultivation: The Realities of Back Yard Grapefruit Tree Growing

Grapefruit trees are not found in only orchards. They also may flourish in back yards and in greenhouses.

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Socotran Fig Tree (Dorstenia gigas): Extraordinary Forms of a Near Threatened Bottle Tree

Socotran Fig Trees, common fig's distant, wild relatives, grow wild only on Socotra in the Indian Ocean. This near-threatened bottle tree responds to precise growing conditions.

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Socotra Pomegranate Tree (Punica protopunica): The Vulnerable Predicament of the "Other Pomegranate"

Lesser known precursors of modern pomegranates, environmentally vulnerable Socotran Pomegranate Trees, grow wild only on Socotra and may be propagated by cuttings, grafts or seeds.

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Forsythia: Spring's Early Golden Glory

Old World native Forsythia, as an early spring flowering shrub, bravely and gloriously announces the changing of the seasons.

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Grapefruits: Forbidden Fruits or Monstrous Oranges?

Grapefruit's origins are shrouded in mystery. The juicy fruit previously was known as "forbidden fruit" and thought to be an orange. A grapefruit by any name is alluring.

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How to Grow Watermelons, Cantaloupes and Cucumbers in crowded spaces using a simple trellis

Growing vining fruits and vegetables in small spaces using a trellis that is easy to build, maintain, and improves your harvest is easier than you may believe.

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Grocery Store Gardening

How to grow fruits, vegetables and herbs from the produce department of the grocery store.

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Apples and Their Trees

Apple trees may be cultivated in back yards, greenhouses, and orchards.

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How to Grow Mushrooms

Mushrooms have been shown to promote a healthy immune system. They also add great taste to our foods. Here's how to grow mushrooms at home, either indoors or out.

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Socotra Dragon's Blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabari): Vulnerability of Intricately Branched Giving Tree

Dragon Blood Trees growing wild only on Yemeni island of Socotra offer ornamental or practical uses of their parts. This vulnerable species responds to precise growing conditions.

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Gothic Garden - Black Flowers

A new trend in gardening is creating a gothic garden with mystical garden statues, and black and deep purple flowers.

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Socotra Frankincense Tree (Boswellia socotrana): Island of the Phoenix and Its Vulnerable Incense

Socotran Frankincense Trees growing wild only on Socotra are vulnerable to climate and land use patterns but respond to cultivation under proper growing conditions.

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Two unusual herbs for your herb garden

Grow lovage herb and sorrel herb to give your recipes very special flavors. These herbs make tisanes and herbal remedies too. Make a space for these herbs in your life.

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Experiments with Mini Vertical Container Gardening

I have moved into a space that doesn't allow for a garden. I was determined to find some ways to at least have some salad greens. Here's some of my experiments in mini gardening.

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Tenerife Dragon Tree: A Woody Plant of Ancient Lineage Becomes the Canary Islands' Icon

Tenerife, an idyllic Atlantic Ocean island, is home to a world-famous woody plant known as the Tenerife Dragon Tree.

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When Do You Plant Fruit Trees and Where Should You Plant Them?

Covers all aspects of where and when you should plant fruit trees. Includes links to planting zone maps and video footage.

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Trees Deserve Respect

Who cares if Pluto is or is not a planet? There are no trees there. Trees are the reason nobody wants to relocate to anywhere else in the universe.

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