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Famous European Gardeners You Need to Know., by M Fitzgerald

There are people who have laid the path before us, those who, from the first days in the first garden, started to learn and write down the things that mattered. These are the people who we today owe a debt of gratitude for their never ending efforts to spread the knowledge and growing of plants to everyone - everywhere.

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Aunt Bett's Gingerbread: Wild Ginger, by Sharon Brown

In the early winter on the way home from school, I would often stop by Aunt Bett's house at the mouth of the holler. Sometimes when I walked in I could smell the sweet aroma of baking gingerbread, and I knew Christmas was on the way! Aunt Bett and my Granny Ninna could bake the very best gingerbread, and I always got to make my own gingerbread man from the last pieces of the dough.

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Southwestern Gardens Get Their "Second Wind" in the Autumn, by Benjamin Hill

I live in Tucson, Arizona and the best part of the year is upon us. I tune into the news to listen to local meteorologist Chuck George tell us about the weather. It is getting cooler at night and we most likely won't see triple digits again until June. It's time to go outside!

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Map: Garden Centers, Garden Supplies

Mabey's Pumpkin Patch

5 stars
We went to Mabey's pumpkin patch for family night, and had a wonderful experience. Our little family of four had a great...
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Rocky Mountain Austree, Inc.

Review by gocougs:

The windbreak Austrees that I have planted are great trees! I planted a row of these trees for a privacy screen between...
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PLANTFILES:

PlantFiles: Alligator Flag (Thalia geniculata)

Alligator Flag

(Thalia geniculata)

Last year planted this from a 6" pot into a 20" pot, and it grew so well I'll be repotting this spring into at least a 24"...
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BUGFILES:

BugFiles: Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)

Clouded Skipper

(Lerema accius)

Clouded skipper larvae feed mostly on grasses and belong to the grass skipper family. The adults are erratic flyers and sit...
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GARDENING ARTICLES:

Creating A Plumeria Collection

Creating A Plumeria Collection, by Clare Corre

Creating your own plumeria collection can be fun and exciting! You can start plumerias from seeds, cuttings, and grafts, and you can buy plumerias as established trees, but you don't

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GARDEN BOOKWORM:

Gardening Book: All About Palms

All About Palms

Review by palmbob:

I just found this book on the shelf at a local bookstore. I had not seen it discussed in the palm talk sites so it sort...
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TODAY IN THE FORUMS

The flowerpot Cafe' XLV (is that right, 14?)

Come one come all, the newly reovated cafe' is opening it's doors tonight!
The feature walls are dark olive green and the leather lounges and ottomans are Taupe. Its all very modern and all we need are some modern
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Since 2000, we've grown to be a comprehensive gardening community with discussion forums for every hobby, home and garden topic you can imagine. Our members are knowledgeable about soil, weather, watering, and just about every kind of plant and insect. On behalf of all our members, we are glad you came to visit, and we hope you will stop by again soon!


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