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It never seemed to matter what the question was, the three women in my childhood would give me the same answer, "There's always a reason". Sometimes that reason was because they said so, but most of the time Mom, Granny Ninna or Aunt Bett would go ahead and explain their answers to my questions. All these many years later their knowledge is my treasure.
Welcome to summer! Gardens across the northern hemisphere have burst into life and color. Wouldn’t it be great to capture all this beauty in an image to keep forever?
I have a bunch of this green groundcover and it looks like it's struggling. Can you identify it for me? Why might it be browned up? What can I do to make it healthier?
I'm in Virginia, 6b/7a. Thanks so much! View Responses (3 replies)
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Today in history: July 6
1785: Sir William Jackson Hooker, English botanist, was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He would become the director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
1806: The American silverberry (Elaeagnus commutata) was collected by Captain Meriwether Lewis in the Ovando Valley, Montana.
1931: Dr. Kizhakkedathu Mathai Kochummen, Malayan botanist, was born in Kerala, India. He would specialize in Malayan forestry and work extensively on the Tree Flora of Malaya Project. He wrote "Tree Flora of Pasoh Forest," making it the best documented forest in Malaysia.
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