Bark often acts as the outer sheath of many types of trees and shrubs. It continues to protect the roots, stems, and branches, from loss of water, disease, insects, and injury. Tissues in the bark transfer sugar from the trees…
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Wild mustard is one of several species of plant in the genus Brassica kaber and is considered a weed that is most commonly found growing primarily in nurseries throughout the United States. Wild mustard is normally a winter annual but…
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There are hundreds of great botanic gardens of the world. Starting to the North in Canada, you can visit the 55 acre Butchart Gardens. For someone visiting the Butchart Gardens for the first time, the best advice that someone can give you is to plan…
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Michigan is one of the most aptly named states of America. Its name comes from the Ojibwe word mishigamaa which means “large water” or “large lake”, and given the state’s location in the midst of the Great Lakes, you can…
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A mushroom is actually the fruit produced by certain types of fungus. In the United States alone, there are roughly 5,000 species of mushroom of which at least 100 are poisonous and twelve are deadly. Even with such a small…
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Often, screening plants may be needed to hide an unwanted view or to give greater privacy. As well, there may be little room for planting bushy shrubs as screening plants. The following Australian natives, if given a framework on which…
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Most people will probably recognize hemlock as the poison that Socrates was ordered to drink when he was found guilty of refusing to recognize the official gods of the time and of corrupting youth. Poison hemlock is a member of the…
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Due to the kind of habitat they live in, the diet of kangaroo rats is fairly limited but very specialised to their dietary needs and nutrition. Kangaroo rats are mouse-sized rodents native to the southwest United States and Mexico. They…
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Australian native ferns are widely grown as garden or container plants. Some are suitable for indoor display, at least until they grow too large. There are about 400 species of fern native to Australia. In general they do best in…
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When thinking of amphibians, frogs and toads are usually the first to come to mind. Both are widely found all over the world and come in a dazzling array of colors, sizes and shapes. But what if you are unsure…
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