Photo: istockphoto.com The waxy, colorful blooms of the Easter cactus appear in local garden centers and grocery stores in March and April, producing an abundance of red or pink, starlike flowers that can last well into May or longer. But once the flowers fade, Easter cacti don’t need to end […]
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Georgian brick manor in Greenwich on the market for $7.9M.
GREENWICH — Set again off of Glenville Road, the picturesque brick residence with black shutters sits on much more than eight acres of land. Constructed in 1929, the dwelling at 106 Glenville Road follows a Georgian-fashion of architecture, which is explained as proportional, symmetric and classical, in accordance to thespruce.com, […]
Endless cycles of conquest and liberation yield destruction in east Ukraine
Comment on this story Comment LYMAN, Ukraine — Tamara Klimashenko stood in what was once her cherished flower garden and pulled out her phone to show photos of the peonies, petunias and chamomiles that once covered this patch of dirt now littered with shrapnel. Her husband, Anatoly Klimashenko, pointed to […]
Rare corpse flower in bloom at Cairns Botanic Gardens attracts thousands of visitors
It might smell like a lifeless cane toad, but the blooming of what is affectionately acknowledged as the “corpse flower” is so momentous, people today are organized to fly various hrs to witness it. Essential details: The Amorphophallus titanum is also acknowledged as the “corpse flower” because of its signature pungent odor […]
How to Take Care of Flower Plants in Your Garden
A Small Garden with Perennial Flowers Surrounded by Annual Flowers By Public Domain Images [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Growing Flowers Takes Work Based on my own experience, flower plants need top-notch care to grow properly. Some of these plants are quite sensitive to changes in weather conditions and can […]
Can a garden be perfect?
Jill Severn By Jill Severn A mate suggested a British (BBC) yard Television set show identified as “Your Backyard garden Made Excellent.” I am skeptical but curious about the possibility of back garden perfection, so I tuned in. This pseudo-reality show mimics the gradual speed and helpful opposition aspects of […]