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The ‘Pixie Grape’, a dwarf Pinot Meunier
Pixie Grape, nearly ripe A new, and interesting, addition to my container grape collection this year was a small one, the newly marketed Pixie Grape. The Pixie, a dwarf version of the Pinot meunier, is...
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Container Grown Chamomile Tea (Matricaria chamomilla in the city)
My Matricaria chamomilla grows on the edge of a pot overlooking a city street. Chamomile is actually a catch-all term for several plants within the Asteraceae family (the aster family). The most common...
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‘Clean Air Plants’ or Sansevieria trifasciata in bloom
Sansevieria trifasciata in flower in my living room. The pungent, sweet citrus smelling, flowers open at night, where in the wild they would be pollinated by moths. Sansevieria trifasciata, otherwise...
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A Brief History of Floral Design, or, How Angiosperms Ended Up in Our Vases
Floral design is an art form like any other. It takes into account a full range of artistic principles, where compositions are thought of in terms of balance, proportion, harmony, and even rhythm....
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Friday Favourites
Since the new post on non-vascular plants and ferns has been delayed, I thought I’d put together a brief collection of the most interesting science news that has come across my desk this week....
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