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Black Walnut Trees
Black Walnut Trees (Juglans nigra): Beauty, Habitat… and a Few Cautions. Black Walnut trees are certainly one of the most magnificent native trees in North ...
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Luna Moths
Luna Moths: Moonlit Romance in the Night Garden. If any creature in our northeastern forests seems made of myth rather than biology, it’s the Luna ...
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Persimmon Tree
Persimmon Tree: A Native American Treasure. The American Persimmon Tree (Diospyros virginiana) is basically one of the most charming and quietly powerful native trees in ...
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Little Joe Pye Weed
Little Joe Pye Weed: A Petite Powerhouse for Every Garden. Little Joe Pye Weed is one of the most versatile native wildflowers available to gardeners ...
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Corporate campus landscaping
Corporate campus landscaping Corporate Campus Landscaping: Transform Your Workplace into a Living Ecosystem. Surprisingly, corporate campuses across the country are beginning to rethink what landscaping ...
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Winter Seed Sowing Instructions
Winter Seed Sowing Instructions. Winter is the quiet season for gardens, but with winter seed sowing instructions there’s activity. Without doubt it is the most ...
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Beautiful Weeds
Beautiful Weeds Beautiful Weeds: Why America’s “Weeds” Are Actually Keystone Wildflowers Colonial Farming Nomenclature. When colonists began settling farms in the so-called “new world,” they ...
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Organic Plants
Organic Plants Organic Plants: Why “Brown Thumbs” Aren’t Real. Many people insist they have a “brown thumb” or that they “just can’t grow anything.” But ...
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Corporate pollinator garden projects
Corporate pollinator garden projects. Corporate Pollinator Garden Projects: Renewing the Local Ecosystem while Saving Money on Maintenance Costs. In general, corporate habitat garden projects are ...
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Rudbeckia triloba
Rudbeckia triloba Wildflowers + Generosity. Tall Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba) is one of the most generous New York native wildflowers you can grow. Moreover, this ...
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Bulbs To Plant In Fall: Planting for a Beautiful Spring Bloom
Bulbs to Plant in Fall Fall is the perfect time to tuck bulbs and tubers into the soil for a show of spring and summer ...
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Rudbeckia laciniata aka Cutleaf Coneflower
Cutleaf Coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata) Cutleaf Coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata) Cutleaf Coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata) is a very tall New York native wildflower that makes an unforgettable statement ...
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Golden Ragwort (Packera aurea)
Golden Ragwort (Packera aurea) Golden Ragwort (Packera aurea) Golden Ragwort (Packera aurea) is one of the most versatile New York native wildflowers you can grow. ...
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Monarda punctata Spotted Horsemint
Monarda punctata Spotted Horsemint Spotted Horsemint (Monarda punctata). Taxonomy: Monarda punctata (Lamiaceae family). Common Names: Spotted Horsemint, Dotted Horsemint, Spotted Beebalm. Spotted Horsemint (Monarda punctata) ...
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Question Mark Butterfly
Question Mark Butterfly (Polygonia interrogationis) The Question Mark Butterfly is one of the most fascinating brush-footed butterflies in North America. Its name comes straightaway from ...
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