Tag Archives: full sun
Reclaiming those old apple trees
Perhaps you’ve let your fruit trees go or maybe bought some old farmland with an overgrown orchard on it. Maybe your hunting land has old trees that aren’t productive anymore. Whatever the case, you might have thought about renovating them. … Continue reading
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Tagged apple trees, crotch angle, fruit, full sun, limb collar, pest control, pruning, water sprouts
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A good Thistle
Don’t be turned off by the word thistle. I don’t think there is a more interesting perennial for your garden than the Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus). A veterinarian friend of mine has beautiful specimens in her yard. She gave me some … Continue reading
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Tagged arid climates, artichoke, cardoon, full sun, large purple flowers, leaf stalk, perennial, petiole, prolific seed producer, thistle
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Yarrow – A versatile medicinal herb
A couple weeks ago I wrote a column about Queen Anne’s lace. Someone brought in a sample the other day and inquired if it was the wild carrot or maybe the poisonous water hemlock. I smiled and told her it … Continue reading
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Tagged Achillia millifolium, antibacterial, blood pressure, foraging, full sun, integestion, medicinal, nature, rhizomes, seeds, volatile oils, yarrow
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