Auckland autumn botanic beauty

Auckland's Botanic Gardens are a peaceful place to take a stroll on a sunny autumn afternoon. Grab a map from the Visitor Centre and explore the 65ha garden, which boasts

Amazing facts about seeds, flowers, leaves

Even if a seed is planted upside down, the seedling always grows right-way up. How? Plants can actually sense gravity! (Gravity is what makes us fall back down to earth

Tips For Making Your Own Autumn Bouquets

The rich & distinctive colors of autumn foliage command you to design your own seasonal bouquet. Bouquets are simple to put together - much easier to assemble than a formal

Areas affected by construction to get new trees

Starting today, Split Rock Landscaping will begin replacing trees in the 33rd Street and Duluth Avenue, 13th Street and Kiwanis Avenue, and Pendar Lane Storm Drainage Basin Project Areas. Approximately 300

New 2007 trees, shrubs, flowers worth a plant

It was about a year ago when I wrote about all the wonderful new plants for 2006. Well, 2007 has nothing to be ashamed of when it comes to new

Do It Now In The Garden

VEGETABLES: Thin out any crowded vegetable seedlings from early plantings of cool-season vegetables. FRUIT TREES: Check your fruit trees and ornamental fruit trees for the hatching of eastern tent caterpillars. They

Holland Flower 123: Funny Flowers

In mid-August the Summer edition of Holland Flower will be delivered to florists in 18 European countries. In Holland Flower 123, how the role of colour is perceived by

Traditional Japanese tea garden holds ideas for us, too

Were it not for Asian cultures, we would not know the joys of yoga, sweet and sour pork or tea. Our world would be absent the ancient martial arts,

Pamphlet offers tips on how to prune trees

Those who care about trees will find advice on pruning and related topics in The National Arbor Day Foundation's free booklet, "How To Prune Young Shade Trees." From pruning in

Plants? Some can take this weather

Lots of nurseries have shrubs and trees sitting out waiting for customers. And according to the experts you can plant them now, if you first shovel the snow aside. Phil Sutton, Purdue

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