The trees are callery pears, the escaped offspring of landscape specimens and street trees from the neighborhood. With no gardener to guide them, the spindly wildlings form an impenetrable thicket of dark twigs with three-inch thorns.
— Read on www.ndtv.com/world-news/scientists-thought-they-had-created-the-perfect-tree-but-it-became-a-nightmare-1918129
Monthly Archives: January 2021
Scientists Thought They Created The Perfect Tree. But It Became A Nightmare
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Plants You Should Always Prune in Winter | Southern Living
It’s winter again, and it’s time to think about pruning. A good rule of thumb is that if the plant blooms on new growth, it can be pruned in winter, before the new season’s growth begins and after the final bloom of the year.
— Read on www.southernliving.com/garden/plants/trimming-plants-in-winter
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The Creek Project Begins | Dorothea Dix Park
Creating a waterfront for Raleigh
The creek project seeks to create a beautiful, inviting place where visitors can hear the babbling of the stream and chirping of birds, and kids can learn about tadpoles becoming frogs – a real escape to nature in the heart of the city.
— Read on dixpark.org/article/creek-project-begins
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