Rose and Plant Propagation Propagating your favorite plants can be very gratifying. It is a good way to get more plants and of saving money. There are different ways of propagating plants by seeds, air layering, tip layering, leaf cuttings but stem cuttings is one of the most popular ways. Master Gardener Don Hanson recently […]
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Winter Garden What a winter we have had in our area so far! With record cold temperatures for record lengths of time, many of us may have lost some of our tender plants. The best thing to do is to cut the foliage/stems back past any freeze damage to just past undamaged tissue. We have
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Ficus/Fig – Moraceae Family Any of a large family of mostly tropical trees, shrubs, and vines belonging to the genus Ficus. They are members of the mulberry family, having milky sap and large, thick or stiff leaves, including the edible fig, the banyan, and many species grown as ornamentals. The history of the fig centers
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Which Real Christmas Tree To Get? There are three types of live Christmas trees that are primarily sold in the New Orleans area: Noble Fir, Douglas Fir and Fraser Fir. Noble Fir aka Abies procera are the most expensive in price. They hold their needles the best of the three varieties. They are the epitome
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Southern Wax Myrtle- Myrica cerifera Southern Wax Myrtle is a native evergreen shrub which has been around since before colonial times. Also known as bayberry and candle berry because of its winter holiday fragrance as it’s waxy berries and leaves are still used for candles. This shrub is common in our area and can look
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