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Need Volunteer Hours? Come on out to The Crosby Arboretum. We need you too!
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Pithocarpa pulchella var. pulchella - Western Australian plant of the month (via FloraBase)
wrote 1 day ago: Pithocarpa pulchella var. pulchella – Western Australian Plant of the Month, May 2013 from Flo … more →
Mid May Wildflowers
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wrote 1 day ago: Here are just a few of the wildflowers I’ve seen recently. I try hard to not misidentify the plants … more →
3 W's of Basic Maintenance: Water, Weed and Watch
wrote 1 day ago: A native garden is like many other gardens as far as basic maintenance. Below are a few basic tips … more →
Need Volunteer Hours? Come on out to The Crosby Arboretum. We need you too!
wrote 2 days ago: Crosby Arboretum Volunteer Program All images and text copyright Mississippi State University 2011-2 … more →
Archipelago!
wrote 2 days ago: Our home schooling journey this past spring has somewhat exploded into new territories, both real an … more →
Escaped from Gardens: Invasive Plant Species in the United States
wrote 2 days ago: This post was originally published on Smithsonian Science. Non-native plant species pose a significa … more →
May Gardening Tips for Central Texas
wrote 2 days ago: May Gardening Tips Remove the spent foliage only from spring flowering bulbs that have browned and d … more →
The buzz of bees
wrote 2 days ago: The May long weekend is coming up, the unofficial start of the gardening season in Canada! Even if t … more →
Camassia
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wrote 3 days ago: The garden here always goes through a bit of a slump once the tulips begin to fade. The iris haven … more →
What to do about aphids
wrote 3 days ago: Aphids are tiny but nasty insects that live on the growing tips of plants, typically the new spring … more →
Plant Collector: Astelia solandri
wrote 3 days ago: The quiet charm of self sown Astelia solandri While we don’t have the global monopoly on all astelia … more →
Pennsylvania Sedge
wrote 3 days ago: When most people think of adding a good clumping grass to their landscape their first thought is typ … more →
The Trees Are In
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wrote 3 days ago: Our yard is now officially smaller, with a mix of native trees and shrubs. Right now it looks like … more →
Adorable Artichoke
wrote 3 days ago: The cutest, little artichoke ever! My neighbor has a front yard filled with native plants. I passed … more →
Monarch-Milkweed Mug Up This Saturday!
wrote 4 days ago: Hooray–our milkweed plants shipped from Missouri Monday and should arrive to Gloucester by Thu … more →
GardenArt's Adopt-A-Spot Work Day 2013 -- New and Improved
wrote 4 days ago: GardenArt is the proud sponsor of an Adopt-A-Spot in the City of Lafayette. This past weekend the en … more →
Woody Plants for Shade Part 8
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wrote 4 days ago: My garden reaches one of its peaks when the doublefile viburnum, V. plicatum var. tomentosum, is blo … more →
Fire Pink (Silene virginica)
wrote 4 days ago: This is one of our native flowers that really catches your eye. This plant is a favorite of the Humm … more →
Summer Nature Camp for kids, June 11-14, 2013: sign up now!
wrote 5 days ago: Summer nature camp June 2012. Image by Sr. Curator, R. Stafne Sign up now for the annual June Summer … more →
