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Plants for Coastal Sites
A list of plants that work well in coastal gardens. Trees Acer pseudoplatanusAgonis flexuosaAlnus incana Arbutus unedoCastanea sativaCordyline australisCrataegus laevigataCrataegus x...
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Plants for Sandy Soil
This is a list of plants that grow well in sandy, well drained soil. Trees Acacia dealbata (Mimosa, Silver Wattle)Agonis flexuosa (Peppermint Tree, Willow Myrtle)Amelanchier lamarckiiBetula...
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Plants for Clay Soil
Plant List for Clay Soil Trees Alnus glutinosaCastanospermum australeDrimys winteriFraxinusJuglans nigraMelaleuca viridiflora var. rubrifloraOxydendrum arboreumPopulusPterocarya fraxinifoliaQuercus...
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Plants for Neutral to Acidic Soil
List of Plants Needing Neutral to Acidic Soil Trees Arbutus menziesii Pacific madrone, madrona, Oregon laurel, laurelwoodArbutus unedo Strawberry tree, arbutus, cane applesCamelliasEmbothrium...
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National Flowers
National Flowers Listed By Country CountryNational Flower Antigua & Barbuda Dagger's Log (Agave Karatto Miller) Argentina Ceibo (Erythrina crista-galli) Armenia No National Flower...
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Recommended Groundcovers
Recommended Groundcovers Common Name Botanical Name DescriptionHeightLightGrowing Conditions Pachysandra (Pachysandra species) Dense evergreen that spreads by underground runners. Effectively...
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Trees for Alkaline Soil
Trees for Alkaline Soil Botanical Name Common Name Size Comments Acer saccharinum Silver Maple 45-75’ Fast growing, brittle wood; yellow fall color; most conditions. Aesculus glabra Buckeye 20-40’...
View ArticleFrost Dates by State
Listed here by state are frost-freeze dates given by the Bational Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service. The dates on their site are listed by probability. I have placed the highest...
View ArticleThe Garden Geeks Successful Hot Capping/Wintersowing Seeds
Here is The Garden Geeks list of seeds we have successfully hot capped (also known as winter sown) in previous years. The zone in parenthesis is the zone in which a member has successfully sown the...
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Plants for Fragrance
Most of us recognize various fragrances when we enter a garden. Learning to identify the various notes is an entirely different thing. If you walked into my garden and smelled and old rose...
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