Seasons Articles
Every year I look forward to spring. I can’t wait to see my perennial plants, like old friends, pop their heads through the snow, still lingering in my garden. I go out dressed in my old Parka, scarf, boots and gloves, looking like I was going to the Arctic, instead of my own back yard. Then, after my euphoria wears off, I realize how much work I have to do. Old stems of plants ...
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Along with snowdrops and daffodils, early-flowering shrubs are one of the first signs of spring. Since there is little color in the garden so early, plant them together to form spring 'cameos' that stand out better in a landscape that is still looking winter-bleak.
Later shrubs, such as Forsythia, Star Magnolia and Bridal Wreath, flower shortly after the new foliage emerges, giving a fresh green halo to the blooms. As spring proceeds, a succession of ...
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 Christmas trees were introduced to the court of Queen Victoria
 by her husband, Prince Albert.
 Although it was the custom to decorate live evergreen trees in
 honor of the Gods, our modern day practice of cutting down a
 tree to bring indoors is a desecration of the original concept.
The Evergreen is one of the few plants to remain green even in
winter and it ...
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