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cuttings

  • In late winter, after months without garden flowers, we are eager to see flowers in our homes. However, there is a wonderful feeling we get when we force branches of early spring-blooming trees and shrubs.
  • Most of us occasionally get little black flies that look a bit like fruit flies around our houseplants. They're fungus gnats and are essentially harmless, mostly...
  • If you want to get more plants from your existing flowering plants, a good way is to take cuttings.
  • In North America, frangipani is often associated with Hawaii because of the lovely leis that are made from their blossoms.
  • Most of us are familiar with the old-fashioned, white mop-head blossoms of the popular hydrangea variety ‘Annabelle.’