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Bonzai! Bonsai Tree: The Tree In A Pot

Bonsai is a Japanese art form using miniature trees grown in low-side pot. It is sometimes misspelled ‘Bonzai’, which is actually an exclamation or a cry of happiness – “Bonzai!” A bonsai is a miniature version of a tree. The practice of cultivating a bonsai tree first began with the Chinese more than a thousand …

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Explore the Wonders of Moorish and Persian Garden Design

Moorish and Persian gardens offer a captivating glimpse into the rich tapestry of history and culture that shaped these magnificent landscapes. With roots that span centuries, both the Persian garden and Moorish garden have evolved through the ages, embodying the artistic and spiritual traditions of the civilizations that nurtured them.  The first pleasure gardens in …

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Pleached Trees for Small Gardens: Planting Tips and Best Tree Varieties

Pleaching is a method of planting trees in rows and training the side branches to meet in horizontal, parallel lines. Other growth is cut back or interwoven to form a vertical screen.  Beech, lime, hornbeam, and plane trees are some of the best trees for pleaching. This technique is particularly effective in a formal setting and is often used to …

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Hebe Plants: A Guide to Growing Hebes

Hebe plants are attractive and versatile landscape shrubs that produce flowers in a wide range of colors. Along with their fragrant flower spikes, the foliage is often tinted with color or variegated, making them even more useful in any garden plan. Hebe shrubs are mostly native to New Zealand, although there are a few varieties …

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Using A Scented Trees And Shrubs For Your Landscape

Using A Scented Trees And Shrubs For Your Landscape – Trees and shrubs can have many different forms, for example many conifers are conical, pyramidal, or powerfully vertical. Some are prostrate and spreading. To some degree these are scented and everyone is familiar with the scent of pine, but it is only if you rub …

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