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About Orchids

1. Gardener, put down that watering can! More windowsill orchids die from drowning than any other cause. Just because many

1. Prickle or thorn, it still hurts. Technically, roses have prickles. Thorns are modified leaves containing vascular strands of the

Purslane 1. Move over spinach. Purslane, sometimes called portulaca, is an edible weed. It has 10 times the Omega 3

1. Open sesame. Ali Baba overheard this magical phrase as he watched the 40 Thieves enter their cave of stolen

Best gift options for gardeners 1. When to water. Use your powers of observation when watering houseplants. If the top

1. Grass or wood? Bamboo (Bambusa) is a flowering perennial evergreen plant from the grass family. Although it’s considered a

1. Snow pushers, shovels, sleighs and brooms. When I was a kid, everyone had a standard metal snow shovel with

1. Divine essence of male virility. Mistletoe (Viscum album) was seen in pre-Christian Europe as the symbol of maleness. The

1. Pine needle bundles. Pines send out their needles in clusters or bundles of two, three or five, depending on

1. The prospering dog. The common coyote, Canis Latrans, is among the most successful large mammals when it comes to