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Flowering Cherries

Flowering cherries While the briefness of their glory has to be acknowledged, cherries really are the hardy spring-flowering trees for temperate climate gardens. I can think of no others, apart from their close Prunus relatives and some of the magnolias that even come close to rivalling flowering... Read More

A Guide for Servicing Your Chainsaw

Chainsaws provide many years of service for very little upkeep. Taking the time to service your chainsaw will help ensure that your equipment will not let you down. For safety reasons, make sure you only service your chainsaw when it is fully cooled, with the spark plug disconnected. If you... Read More

Catch a Leprechaun in Your Garden

There is no mention to be found of female leprechauns in traditional Irish legend, so as to how they came to be .. your guess is as good as mine. These apparently aged, diminutive men are hard-working cobblers, turning out exquisite shoes for other sprites. If you happen across... Read More

Lifes a Beach--A Shore Theme in your Outdoor Space

Twentieth century American architect Phillip Johnson once said, "I hate vacations. If you can build buildings, why sit on the beach?" Mr. Johnson evidently didn't how to relax, but as another summer is slipping away, you can. Did you visit the beach this year? Do you wish you had? Either... Read More

Camellias

Camellias Named by Linnaeus in 1735 in honour of the Jesuit priest and naturalist Georg Josef Kamel, Camellia is a genus originating mainly from China but with a range covering a large area of South East Asia. The exact number of species is not clear but it is somewhere... Read More

Kirengeshoma palmata

Kirengeshoma palmata Sometimes known as yellow waxbells, Kirengeshoma palmata is a late-flowering rhizomatous perennial up to 1.2m high with arching stems and is native to the woods and mountain lowlands of Korea and the Japanese islands of Shikoku and Kyushu. The unusual name? No, it doesn't come from an... Read More

Fuchsia procumbens

Fuchsia (named after Leonhard Fuchs, a 16th century German botanist) is a genus of over 100 species of shrubs and small trees. Although there are four New Zealand native species (colensoi, excorticata, perscandens and procumbens) and one from Tahiti, the vast bulk of the genus occurs in Central and South... Read More

Gallica Roses

Very soon stocks of new season's roses will be arriving in the garden centres, if they're not already there. Indeed, to be sure of getting the most sought after varieties it may have been necessary to put an order in some time ago. However, in their rush for... Read More

Tuberous Begonias

If you appreciate plants that have no hesitation in boldly stating their presence with huge, almost artificially perfect flowers, then tuberous begonias are for you. While some may find them rather too overstated, downright brazen even, if you like colour, and plenty of it, with subtlety an option rather than... Read More

Growing Palms

Palms Everybody recognises palm trees, they are the universal symbol for the tropics but many are hardy enough for our temperate climate gardens. Until recently New Zealand gardeners have had only a very limited range of palms to choose from. In the last five years the range has... Read More

In The News:

Gardening season is in bloom at the Paine
Oshkosh Northwestern, WI - 6 hours ago
More than 150 vendors of arts, crafts, landscaping and gardening supplies will also be on hand, Palm said. Vendors include local artists such as Jenna ...

Get Outdoors: Gardening Calendar
Tampa Bay Newspapers, FL - 8 hours ago
In addition to a range of locally grown landscaping plants (including Florida natives), the Workshop offers whimsical garden art for sale. ...

C&G Newspapers
Green thumb gardening advice for greenhorns
C&G Newspapers, MI - May 14, 2008
... don’t worry: If this is your first foray into landscaping, experts with green thumbs are on hand and more than willing to give gardening guidance. ...

15 Of The Biggest Landscaping Mistakes
Five Towns Jewish Times Online, NY - May 15, 2008
Spring has arrived, and with it all of our best intentions towards making a gardening creation from which we will reap the rewards. ...

Manteca's latest nursery offering trees plants & more; grand ...
Manteca Bulletin, CA - 7 hours ago
Todd is not exactly a greenhorn when it comes to the business of plants, gardening and landscaping. He actually started a wholesale nursery four years ago ...

Losing Navlets
Milpitas Post, CA - May 14, 2008
Where we now see a great local resource for landscaping, gardening and re-greening our communities, we will soon see yet another grocery strip mall offering ...

Crime Prevention
KAKE, KS - 3 hours ago
Now that we're in mowing and gardening season, it's also a good time to eliminate places around your house where crooks can hide. ...

Tree-lined streets, community garden in planning stages
Benton County Daily Record, AR - 5 hours ago
That's why the city's Tree and Landscape Committee is looking at two new ways to define Bentonville through gardening. One way is through the city's Street ...

Getting Down and Dirty
Abington Suburban, PA - May 15, 2008
Opened in 1954 by Barry's parents, Elmer and Grace Barry, the store once sold clothes and toys before becoming primarily a hardware and gardening store in ...

Meet Our Experts
Seattle Post Intelligencer - May 14, 2008
Saturday -- "Gardening With Ciscoe," 10 am-1 pm, live radio (KIRO-AM/710), from the Pierce County Livable Communities Fair, Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall. ...

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