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The Southern Magnolia Visits My Northern Garden
Many species of woody plants survive only because people move them out to new locations where they would never be found ala naturelle. They may provide a source of seeds which can be used to create additional selections. Like the … Continue reading
Posted in Diversity Found, Ecology-Biodiversity-Integration, Miracles of Nature
Tagged ecology, Evergreen, gardening, hardiness, magnolia, nature, seeds, southern magnolia
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Oh, it’s vigorous
There is probably no other word used more freely than vigorous to describe a desirable attribute of a plant found in cultivation. Here are a few plants that show their vigorous nature no matter what nature throws at them. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Beans, magnolia, rosehips, vigorous
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Lessons Learned from the Cucumber Magnolia
Trying to get seed of certain species of trees can be very time consuming. The Cucumber magnolia, Magnolia acuminata was one of them. It was very perishable. All the commercial seed companies treated them like lentils. You can’t soak them … Continue reading
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