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Tree of Heaven from Hades

December 15th, 2024
Who would have thought that the tree in Betty Smith's famous novel, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, was the infamous Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima)?
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Plants to Enjoy

December 15th, 2024
These are a few of the plants I've been enjoying recently in my garden. PERENNIAL SHRUB: Flowering maple, Abutilon x hybridum. This genus is comprised mostly of hybrids. It is called a maple because of its leaf shape but it is not in fact a maple.
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Going Native – A History

September 25th, 2024
There are lots of reasons to include native plants in your garden. But do you know when the native plant movement began in California and why the use of native plants is so important? Theodore Payne (1872-1963) is generally considered the father of the native plant movement in California. Mr.
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