Alicia Rudnicki
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Stories By Alicia Rudnicki
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Emerald Zoysia Seeds
Emerald Zoysia Seeds. Emerald Zoysia is a temperate-to-subtropical lawn grass. It is not marketed as a cultivar that can be grown from seed, because it is a hybrid of two Zoysia species, japonica and tenufolia. Plant hybrids typically don't produce seeds that grow into plants with their same characteristics, according to the University of British Columbia Botanical Garden. Seed from a hybrid often creates a throwback to one of the species from which it was developed. But it is worth considering Emerald Zoysia's characteristics relative to its only seeded cousins, Zenith and Compadre.
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Is It Illegal To Have Rain Barrels In Washington State?
Is it Illegal to Have Rain Barrels in Washington State?. Using rain barrels or other containers to collect rainwater was illegal in Washington State until October 12, 2009. That was when the state's Department of Ecology reversed a long-standing policy that made it illegal to harvest rain pouring from roofs. For many years, it was legal to purchase but not to use rain barrels in Washington. The problem flowed from old-time water laws in semi-arid western states.
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How Do Water Lilies Obtain Food & Derive Energy From It?
How Do Water Lilies Obtain Food & Derive Energy From It?. Water lilies (Nymphaea) --- both tropical species and hardy northern types --- are so lovely that 18th-century biologist Carolus Linnaeus named the family of flowers after the nymphs of Greek mythology. Nymphaea have inspired legends worldwide to explain their unusual choice of home. One Native American story says the water lily is a star maiden who visited Earth and accidentally fell in a lake only to emerge as the flower. For the everyday observer, another question arises about how these plants obtain the food that energizes their beauty.
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