Let’s talk about silent fireworks from the garden. It’s the season for sky booms which stress the four-legged denizen with…
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In Praise of Cabbage Palms
Palm trees are ever-present in warm-season areas in sun or shade, formal gardens, utilitarian plantings, or natural cover. Palm trees…
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Collect oak leaves and recycle them as mulch
Dear Carol, The drought has caused our giant oak trees to shed a ton of leaves; how should we handle…
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Plant trees to celebrate Arbor Day
National Arbor Day is celebrated on the last Friday in April every year. This year, 2022, marks 50 years the…
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Roasted Chestnuts the stars of the holidays
I am looking forward to a day shortly after Christmas with Nat King Cole murmuring about chestnuts roasting over an…
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