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Stories By Nancy Wagner

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    Trees
    Trees By Nancy Wagner November 4th, 2022

    What Are The Benefits Of Cedar Trees?

    What Are the Benefits of Cedar Trees?. Planting cedar trees offers one of the easiest ways to restore and protect natural areas in both the garden and the landscape. While many people dislike seeing cedars get harvested, the wood from these trees offers a wide range of benefits. Including cedar trees in the home backyard or landscape requires careful thought as some types grow up to 150 feet in height. In the end, planting cedars offers a variety of benefits that far outweigh the work involved of adding them to the landscape.

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    Produce
    Produce By Nancy Wagner November 4th, 2022

    Greenhouse Gardening In Michigan

    Greenhouse Gardening in Michigan. A short growing season and cold winters makes greenhouse gardening a natural choice in Michigan. Besides starting transplants, greenhouse gardening allows you to enjoy gardening during the other seasons, too. You can even grow fresh vegetables year-round in your greenhouse, giving you tasty, healthy food in winter.

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    Trees
    Trees By Nancy Wagner November 4th, 2022

    What Kind Of Pine Trees Are Good In Containers?

    What Kind of Pine Trees Are Good in Containers?. Several small species of pine trees as well as dwarf varieties can grow and thrive in containers. Container-grown pine trees require lots of attention, including steady watering, especially in the summer, and routine fertilizing to replenish the soil's nutrients.

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    Trees
    Trees By Nancy Wagner November 4th, 2022

    Cedar Trees In Ontario

    Cedar Trees in Ontario. Two types of cedars grow in the province of Ontario: the Eastern white cedar and the Eastern red cedar. Both of these trees are natives of the area. While Eastern white cedar is truly a cedar tree, Eastern red cedar is actually a member of the juniper family and not a cedar at all. Both of these trees thrive in Ontario, making them great choices for gardens and landscapes across the province.

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    Flowers
    Flowers By Nancy Wagner November 3rd, 2022

    Grape Plants In Washington

    Grape Plants in Washington. The state of Washington offers two distinct grape-growing regions. Western Washington's cool climate makes commercially-grown vineyards a rarity, although several grape varieties grow well in gardens there. On the east side of the state, starting in a region east of the Cascade Mountains, grapes thrive in the long sunny, hot days, offering a variety of plants for gardeners to choose from.

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    Flowers
    Flowers By Nancy Wagner November 3rd, 2022

    Good Blueberry Plants For Pennsylvania

    Good Blueberry Plants for Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania gardens may not provide the best growing conditions for acidic-soil-loving blueberries, but several varieties thrive in the state. Pennsylvania gardeners primarily grow northern highbush blueberry varieties since the plants bloom later than other varieties. Highbush blueberries give the plants several weeks' edge to survive late frosts. One thing gardeners must remember is that blueberry bushes require another plant with which to cross-pollinate; otherwise, the plant will bear little or no fruit.

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    Trees
    Trees By Nancy Wagner November 3rd, 2022

    Wild Cherry Trees In Ontario

    Wild Cherry Trees in Ontario. Two types of wild cherry trees grow in Ontario, including the wild black cherry and the wild red cherry. Highly prized for its reddish-brown, close-grained wood, the wild black cherry tree offers juicy black fruits. Wild red cherry trees, also known as pin cherry, feature small, red cherries with a sour taste. Both trees work well in gardens, although knowing the differences between the two helps with planning.

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    Trees
    Trees By Nancy Wagner November 3rd, 2022

    Mexican Olive Tree Facts

    Mexican Olive Tree Facts. The Mexican olive tree (Cordia boissieri), also known as a wild olive or Texas olive tree, grows near water sources on the plains of southern Texas in the lower Rio Grande Valley. The tree also grows in Mexico. The native tree appears close to extinction in the wild, according to the University of Florida's website, although it grows in gardens and landscapes in the south. Mexican olive trees often produce showy blossoms year-round, giving the landscape color when other plants fade.

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    Lawn Care
    Lawn Care By Nancy Wagner November 3rd, 2022

    Types Of Grass In The Grassland

    Types of Grass in the Grassland. Two types of grass grow in the world's grasslands: tall grass and short grass. The grasses grow in either tropical grasslands, also known as savannas, or in temperate grasslands. Temperate grasslands consist of prairies or steppes. Grasses that require more moisture grow in the prairies while grasses adapted to dry, arid conditions grow on the steppe.

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    Lawn Care
    Lawn Care By Nancy Wagner November 3rd, 2022

    Types Of Winter Grass Horses Can Eat

    Types of Winter Grass Horses Can Eat. Winter grasses help extend horse grazing from late fall through the early summer, once more grasses and legumes become available. Most grasses provide good grazing during December through March, if planted in October or November. Some varieties of winter-growing grass also make great hay for later use.

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    Trees
    Trees By Nancy Wagner November 3rd, 2022

    Shagbark Hickory Tree Facts

    Shagbark Hickory Tree Facts. A member of the walnut family, shagbark hickory trees (Carya ovata) also go by the name of shellbark hickory, shagbark, scalybark hickory and upland hickory among others. Shagbark hickory thrives in eastern North America where the large trees grow commercially as well as in gardens and landscapes. In the fall, the large, sweet nuts make great snacks.

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    Lawn Care
    Lawn Care By Nancy Wagner November 3rd, 2022

    Ground Cover That Deer Like To Eat

    Ground Cover That Deer Like to Eat. While many gardeners consider deer as pests when it comes to gardening, plenty of wildlife enthusiasts welcome deer to their yards. One type of plant for deer includes ground covers. The beauty of ground covers relies on the fact that they grow back quickly, so the landscape maintains its green color while also feeding the local wildlife population.

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    Trees
    Trees By Nancy Wagner November 3rd, 2022

    Wild Plum Trees In Georgia

    Wild Plum Trees in Georgia. Wild plum trees go by a variety of names, including American wild plum, Chickasaw plums and sand cherries. No matter what you call them, eating the juicy red fruit straight off this native tree remains a joy you will never forget. Wild plums still grow in the woodlands and edges of meadows in Georgia's wilder areas. Now nurseries also offer wild plum stock so you can enjoy the tasty fruits from a tree in your own back yard.

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    Lawn Care
    Lawn Care By Nancy Wagner November 3rd, 2022

    Grass That Stays Green All Year

    Grass That Stays Green All Year. Grass that stays green year-round requires mild winters with little freezing weather and warm summers. If your summertime temperatures soar, you'll need to spend more time maintaining your lawn to keep it evergreen.

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    Trees
    Trees By Nancy Wagner November 3rd, 2022

    Cedar Trees In Canada

    Cedar Trees in Canada. Canada's cedar trees, also known as evergreen conifers of the cypress family, feature small, scale-like leaves rather than needles that cover the branches in sprays. Native people, particularly along the west coast, used the fragrant, soft wood of cedars to carve totem poles, canoes and lodges. Nowadays, gardeners and landscapers consider these trees to be great choices for backyards with their low maintenance.

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    Flowers
    Flowers By Nancy Wagner November 3rd, 2022

    When Do Huckleberries Ripen?

    When Do Huckleberries Ripen?. Wild huckleberries ripen from mid- to late summer. The berries primarily grow in the western United States with more than 12 species of huckleberries found in Oregon and Washington alone. You'll find the berries along trails and the roadside in many of the region's national forests.

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    Flowers
    Flowers By Nancy Wagner November 3rd, 2022

    Plants In Tropical Grasslands

    Plants in Tropical Grasslands. Tropical grasslands, also known as savannas, consist of grasses, shrubs and a few trees in large areas between the rain forest and the desert. Savannas primarily exist near the equator where the warm, dry climate strongly contributes to the plants that grow there. Savannas can be found in East Africa, South America and Australia. where a variety of highly specialized plants have learned to live with long periods of drought.

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    Trees
    Trees By Nancy Wagner November 3rd, 2022

    Trees For Wetland Areas In Ohio

    Trees for Wetland Areas in Ohio. Wetlands, also known as marsh, bogs, and swamps, serve several important purposes in Ohio's landscape. Besides filtering impurities and improving water quality, wetlands also provide a home to rare and endangered plants. These plants, shrubs and trees provide waterfowl and other birds with critical resources for nesting, feeding and shelter. Planting the right types of trees in wetland areas also helps with erosion control while reducing flood flow.

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    Flowers
    Flowers By Nancy Wagner November 3rd, 2022

    What Kinds Of Fruit Grow In The Catskill Mountains?

    What Kinds of Fruit Grow in the Catskill Mountains?. A variety of fruit-bearing plants thrive in the Catskill Mountains. Not only do these plants work well in gardens near the area, but the plants also provide food, habitat and nesting areas for the wide range of birds and wildlife that call the area their home. These plants also work well in the garden so you can enjoy some tasty fruit while attracting more wildlife to your yard.

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    Trees
    Trees By Nancy Wagner November 3rd, 2022

    Apple Trees For Montana

    Apple Trees for Montana. Montana's short growing season and harsh winters make apple growing more of a challenge than states in milder climates. But apple trees do thrive in Montana as long as the right varieties are planted. For areas that experience frost earlier than others, early or mid-season apples grow best. For gardens that where frost comes later in the fall, late-season apples may grow well. These winter-hardy, drought-resistant trees provide Montana gardeners their best chance of harvesting tasty, fresh apples.

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    Trees
    Trees By Nancy Wagner November 3rd, 2022

    Fun Facts About Fire Cherry Trees

    Fun Facts About Fire Cherry Trees. Fire cherry trees (Prunus pensylvanica L.f.), also known as pin cherry or bird cherry, grow in the wild where it provides a valuable food source for birds and wildlife. The name of fire cherry comes from the fact that the tree grows well after forest fires. In fire-ravaged areas, fire cherry trees form stands that provide shade for seedlings of other species. Once the seedlings become established, the cherry trees die off to let the new trees grow.

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    Flowers
    Flowers By Nancy Wagner November 3rd, 2022

    Recommended Ground Cover Plants For Northern Virginia

    Recommended Ground Cover Plants for Northern Virginia. North Virginia experiences humid, warm summers and cold winters, although temperatures rarely fall below 0 degrees Fahrenheit. Falling into USDA Hardiness Zones 6 to 7, a variety of ground covers thrive in the region. Ground covers form a dense cover that helps control soil erosion. They also are used in places where grass remains difficult to grow. Some gardeners use ground covers to make their yard maintenance-free while adding beauty and texture to the landscape.

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