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Hinton East and Spring Garden: Fabled Magnificence of a Lost Jamaican Paradise

Hinton East believed in Jamaica's beautiful sustainability. He left his world-famous garden for public viewing. But mismanagement prompted his heirs to revert to private access.

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A Photo Tour of the Denver Botanic Gardens

As the title indicates I have included many photographs taken at the Denver Botanic Gardens including some of the Dale Chihuly designs currently being exhibited.

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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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Common Evening Primrose of North America - Oenothera biennis

The common evening primrose of North America, Oenothera biennis, is an easy plant to grow in a sunny garden.

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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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Nitrogen Fixing Plants and Trees

Nitrogen fixing plants are a natural and sustainable way to add nitrogen to gardens, landscapes, and ecosystems, excellent for organic gardening.

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Caring and Pruning Roses

Caring and pruning roses for your garden need not be a mundane task. You can enjoy these gardening jobs with the help of ergonomic tools.

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The Mesmerizing Rose Garden

Mesmerizing rose garden plants are something that I cannot keep my eyes off. Roses symbolize love and are related to the Roman Goddess of love Venus and Greek Goddess Aphrodite.

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Honewort, Cryptotaenia canadensis

Honewort, or Cryptotaenia canadensis, is a perennial native to Eastern north America which is easy to grow and can be used as an herb, vegetable, and spice.

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Whitegrass - Leersia virginica - A Native Grass of Eastern North America

Leersia virginica, commonly called whitegrass or white cutgrass, is a woodland grass native to Eastern North America.

16% 2 2 AngelaJohnson

All About the Goldenrod Weed

Many people think goldenrod causes fall allergies, but ragweed is actually the cause. Goldenrod's pollen is heavy and spread by insects but ragweed's pollen is spread by the wind.

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Lobelias of Eastern North America

Lobelias of Eastern North America, including Cardinal Flower, Great Blue Lobelia, the annual Indian Tobacco, and many others.

50% 5 7 AngelaJohnson

Did You Know You Can Eat Prickly Pear Cactus?

The prickly pear cactus is an edible desert plant. It was eaten by native American Indians for hundreds of years and people today eat it, too.

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Bahama Woodstar Hummingbirds (Calliphlox evelynae): Florida Vagrants, Lucayan Archipelago Natives

Bahama woodstar hummingbirds are Caribbean natives of Bahama, Caicos, and Turks Islands. They feed upon flowers, insects, and spiders. Severe weather may carry them into Florida.

39% 6 4 AngelaJohnson

The Sassafras Tree And Its Uses

Sassafras roots were used to make tea, flavor beverages and candy, and for medicinal purposes. The leaves are used to make gumbo filé powder.

48% 2 7 AngelaJohnson

Is Pokeweed Safe to Eat?

Many early American settlers came to the Ozarks and they were grateful for the early green leaves of pokeweed.

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The Dangerous Jimsonweed Plant

Jimsonweed is from the potato or nightshade family and is also called Thorn Apple, Downy Thornapple, Devil's Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet, Mad Apple, Stink Weed, and Tolguacha.

21% 2 3 AngelaJohnson

You Can Eat Common Milkweed As A Vegetable

Many common weeds can be eaten and some are quite nutritious. You can eat milkweed shoots, flower buds, and immature seed pods.

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