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National Shrub

Shrubs: The Colonial American Way to make a cocktail.

Back before refrigeration was mainstay here in America, berries were mixed with sugar and vinegar for preservation. The resulting syrup would then...
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Nandina or Heavenly Bamboo

Nandina domestica, commonly known as Heavenly bamboo, is a suckering shrub in the Barberry family. It is a monotypic genus, with this species as...
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Reggae's Best Kept Secret: Passafire

When guitarist and vocalist Ted Bowne and drummer Nick Kubley began playing together in college for "free beer and girls," they mainly...
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Rose of Sharon - Plant of the Week

Hibiscus syriacus, or Rose of Sharon is a deciduous flowering shrub, which is blooming all over the Bluegrass right now.The Rose of Sharon is a...
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Mock Orange

  • Mock Orange
  • May 10, 2011
Mock OrangeorPhiladelphus x virginalis.This is aperennial shrub native to the Bluegrass Region and is most activeduring the spring and summer .Mock...
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Pittosporum deserves better publicity

One of the main reasons for pittosporum not getting the respect it deserves is its name, or, rather, its lack of a common name. For whatever reason...
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Indian Hawthorne is a landscape staple in Houston

If you have ever purchased a home in the greater Houston area, chances are you have some form of Indian Hawthorne (Raphiolepsis indica) in the...
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Elderberry

When I had the 1-gallons of Sambucus nigra brought in as part of my latest and last front yard revamp, my gardener was pretty sure I'd ordered the...
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Candlestick plant lights up the garden

Senna alata is commonly referred to as candlestick plant these days although that common name has been used to describe others. Regardless, it...
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Mexican sage delivers purple flower spikes summer through fall

Mexican sage is known typically as two significantly different species. The one to which I refer in this article is Salvia leucantha, which is also...
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