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Pure Vanilla is Made from an Orchid Plant

After saffron, vanilla is the next most expensive spice. Since pure vanilla is so expensive, most vanilla flavorings and scents are made with imitation vanilla.

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Gifts for Gardeners

Looking for a great gift for a gardener? Need gift ideas for your gardening friends? Want some unique gardening gift ideas for the holidays or Christms? Read on.

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'Rose à Parfum de l'Hay' and 'Roseraie de l'Hay': Sumptuous Tributes to Incomparable Rose Garden

Two sumptuous, exquisitely fragranced roses, namesakes of Jules Gravereaux's outstanding rose garden, were bred after 1901 French mission to glean Bulgaria's rose expertise.

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Growing Trends for Organic Gardening

Organic may be over hyped but organic food, organic gardening and organic compost is finding place in an ever growing statistics of our life and the organic world.

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How To Plant Hydrangeas

Hydrangea shrubs can be a beautiful and worthwhile investment in your home landscape.

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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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Yves Piaget Rose: From Luxury Watches to Exquisite Roses

The luxuriousness perfection of Piaget jewellery watches is exemplified in Yves Piaget rose, namesake rose of the current, well-known representative of the Piaget dynasty.

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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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Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia): Seven Butterflies Under Its Sweet, Orange-Scarlet Allure

The brilliant oranges and reds of Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia) serve as a siren for butterflies, which are of equal beauty. Seven devoted visitors are identified.

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Best Plants for a Shady Border

A patch of garden permanently in shade can be home to a variety of plants. With careful planning and forethought, a shady border can be created for a year-long display.

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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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Arborsculpture Designs Are Beautiful And Practical

Arborsculpture is an old technique that has found new devotees. Here's a primer on how to get started creating useful items out of trees and bushes you grow.

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White Snakeroot - A Versatile and Little-Known Wildflower

White snakeroot, Ageratina altissima, is a wildflower native to Eastern North America; here learn how to identify it, how to grow it, and how it supports the local ecosystems.

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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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Bluebonnet - The State Flower of Texas

"The bluebonnet is to Texas what the shamrock is to Ireland, the cherry blossom to Japan, the lily to France, the rose to England and the tulip to Holland" -- Jack Maguire

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Worm Manure (Castings) Is The Best Organic Fertilizer

Worm manure is organic and disease free. Worms' digestive track destroys pathogens (bacteria, viruses that can cause disease).

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Black Walnuts - Great Taste But a Tough Nut to Crack

Black walnuts have a distinct flavor that is different from the English walnuts found in most grocery stores. Black walnuts give cakes, ice cream, and cookies a great taste.

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Flowering Weeds - Both Pretty and Useful

People often spray herbicides to get rid of all weeds. But killing certain weeds and wildflowers might destroy a food source for butterflies, bees, or birds.

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