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Will global warming make Pieris japonica a plant of the past?
on Dec 22, 2007 in Shrubs For years, this has been my favorite shrub for shady spots because of its outstanding appearance all year long. Long white flowers appear in March and April, but its evergreen foliage gets lots of attention, too, especially the new growth...
Evergreen Goodness: American Holly Among the Pennsylvania Hardwoods
on Feb 27, 2008 in hardwoods winter trees forests evergreens Ridley Creek State Park Holly Ilex opaca American Holly Pennsylvania Philadelphia native species Aquifoliaceae shrubs © 2008 J. L. Blackwater http://arboreality.blogspot.com/...
Pollen
on Mar 8, 2008 in Allergy allergy cause allergies grass pollen season grasses pollen allergy pollen counts ragweed pollen levels shrubs trees Most people recognize pollen as that fine-grained, greenish yellow powder that dusts windowsills and cars parked under trees in the spring. But there are many types of pollens, seen and unseen. Pollens are tiny male cells of flowering plants that fer...
Today is shrub day!
on Jul 11, 2008 in sweet pepperbush Native plants Butterflys Shrubs Birds Red Osier Dogwood So today I went to one of my favorite Nursery's, Dill's just to putz around since my schedule was pretty empty. To my pleasant surprise they were having a 20% off sale on shrubs! So while browsing through their decent selection, I found 2 that I went...
Unity Is Strength
on Aug 24, 2008 in Evironment Faith People Personal Places Quotations Religion Spiritual Articles View All Post children church communion of saints community destiny flaming dragon tree ixora learning messenger nature plants pray predator prey protection shrubs spider spider web spirits strength trees wisdom words Woodlands Ave 1 — Learning From The Master, Jesus Video taken on Sunday 24 August 2008, Woodlands Eat To Survive: Predator and Prey It was the pigeons that I saw… John and his friends… I went forward to take some photos of it. Ju...