The Beauty of Bare Branches
Winter interest from colour, form and texture of stems and branches When we talk about winter colour we often mean winter flowers, berries and evergreen shrubs. It is easy, however, to overlook an importance source of interest and that is the ... [... more]
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Goodbye Yews All - Front Yard Garden Opportunities
That obligatory line of evergreen shrubs that seem to front most houses is no longer a feature at the Wallace's. But it was an accident - and now the possibilities for replanting are endless. So let the fun begin! (All suggestions ... [... more]
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Oleanders
Oleanders are a beautiful but highly toxic plant. If you can keep them out of reach of children and pets, this is one shrub you simply must grow. Oleanders, a member of the Apocynaceae family, are one of the prettier tropical evergreen shrubs ... [... more]
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Gardening for the birds
Make your garden attractive to wintering birds. Plant evergreen shrubs for shelter and protection and berry and seed bearing shrubs and vines for food. For a second year, southern Ontario has experienced a long and mild fall and early winter. Not ... [... more]
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Broad Leafed Evergreens - Aucuba
If you need an evergreen shrub for that really dark shady spot, then Aucuba is the one for you. Belonging to the same family as Dogwoods (Cornus), Cornaceae, but not resembling them in the least, are a small group of 3 to 7 species of evergreen ... [... more]
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English Flower Garden
 Sacred Gardens.....: THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN by William Robinson, was first published in 1883 and republished a number of times afterward. The current version available from Amazon is a reprint of the 15th Edition Robinson edited shortly before he died [... more]
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Miss Julie (Widescreen)
From Amazon.com: On Midsummer's Eve, in Northern Sweden, noblewoman Miss Julie stays home, perhaps due to the failure of her engagement to a callous man. Instead, she takes part in the servants' wild outdoor dances--but her eye is on her father's footman, [... more]
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Taylor's Weekend Gardening Guide to the Winter Garden: ...
Some good ideas...: For those who live in cold climates, or those who want to be assured of some year-round interest from their plantings, this is a good source of ideas. The Winter Garden lists (with many color photographs) plants of all types and sizes [... more]
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