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Desert Wildflowers and Cacti

For desert plant to spend much essential water and nourishment to produce fruit indicates that it wants the fruit to be eaten, for this is its reproductive strategy, so what creatures eat the fruit of the strawberry hedgehog?

frankbeswick, on 05/29/2016

Desert Wildflowers and Cacti

Oh yes DerdriuMarriner, if I eat one I'll let everyone know!

candy47, on 05/29/2016

Ways Native Plants Can Help Control Invasive Plants

Pelargonic acid performs well with ground elder, and as it is a plant extract it is officially organic.

frankbeswick, on 05/29/2016

New York City Theme Party Decorations

I AM HAVING A NYC THEMED BBQ BECAUSE I LIVE IN GEORGIA AND MY FAMILY IS FROM NY NJ AND ARE COMING DOWN FOR A VISIT. I am looking for table ware and back drops for the occasion

DENISE, on 05/28/2016

Ways Native Plants Can Help Control Invasive Plants

Thanks. The Romans introduced ground elder into Britain as a pot herb some time in the early first millenium, and it was eaten until parsley took over in the eighteenth century. It tastes nice, but in a garden it runs wild. I am now finding it ...

frankbeswick, on 05/28/2016

Ways Native Plants Can Help Control Invasive Plants

Oh yes, I forgot you're in Britain. Aegopodium podagraria is native to Europe, it's probably not as damaging where you are, I don't know whether or not it's native to Great Britain or not, I know because it's an island there is a lot of stuff ...

cazort, on 05/28/2016

Desert Wildflowers and Cacti

candy47, Thank you for sharing the desert colors! Will you be writing your experience up if you do get around to sampling strawberry hedgehogs? I enjoy the wild strawberry that grows as alternative ground cover here: the fruits are smaller than ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 05/28/2016

Kroger Friday Downloads: Free Products as Internet Marketing Tools

candy47, I use mine at Kroger's since it's just down the road. It's fun when businesses cooperate in win-win ways like this!

DerdriuMarriner, on 05/28/2016

Kroger Friday Downloads: Free Products as Internet Marketing Tools

I always download the Free Friday digital coupon to use at Smith's.

candy47, on 05/28/2016

Ways Native Plants Can Help Control Invasive Plants

Thank you, this is great information.but I would have to consider whether these would be suitable for growing here in Britain, as they are American species. So you have given me much food for thought.

frankbeswick, on 05/28/2016

Ways Native Plants Can Help Control Invasive Plants

Thank! Ground elder, also called Bishop's weed or Goutweed (Aegopodium podagraria) is really hard to get rid of. However, I've found numerous native plants that can successfully out-compete it. My parents had it in their yard and they found ...

cazort, on 05/28/2016

Spinning Dog Hair

No. I have plenty.

Ragtimelil, on 05/28/2016

Spinning Dog Hair

Do you buy dog hair? We have a siberian husky and we started saving his hair out of curiosity and don't know what to do with it.

Jessie, on 05/28/2016

Review of Rubbermaid Fresh Works Produce Saver

They might end up being Christmas presents this year.

StevenHelmer, on 05/28/2016

Review of Rubbermaid Fresh Works Produce Saver

These sound like something that we can use, thanks for the review

Judy, on 05/28/2016