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93Five Best Houseplants for Low-Light Areas
Nothing brightens and softens up a room like a thriving green plant. While some people have a natural knack for keeping plants alive, it's not always that easy for everyone else. One of the biggest problems with indoor houseplants, is finding the right plant for the light level you have in your home.
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86Identifying Trees By Their Leaves: Three Different Leaf Shapes of the Sassafras Tree
by Jackie D. Kimball Four years ago I planted four shrubs. One died and I pulled up the decayed matter.The next spring I saw what I thought was the fourth shrub shooting back up after all. It was in a secluded place between a huge October Rose and...
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86Cattleya Orchid As Houseplant
Cattleya is considered the King of Orchids and has been famous as corsage flowers of the noble, rich and famous in history. It became madly popular in England when a tropical plant produced some beautiful and exotic flowers in the hothouse in...
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84Role of Light in Photosynthesis
Light is a factor required in order that photosynthesis can occur. In any series of chemical reactions where one substance combines with another to form a larger compound, energy is needed to fuel the reactions. Energy for photosynthesis is provided...
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78Top 10 Most Beautiful Flowers in the World
, "Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world." - Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1844 Below are images of some of the most beautiful flowers in the world. It was hard narrowing down the list to 10 but...
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78Herbarium
A herbarium is a collection of plants in record form. They are usually A3 in size but I have made one approximately A4 in size, to keep a record of lavenders. The first thing to do if you want to create a herbarium is to take plant samples. This...
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76Best Children's Picture Books About Trees for Arbor Day and Earth Day
Arbor Day and Earth Day are two holidays in April with a focus on trees. This list of recommended children's picture books will help supplement your library story hour or preschool circle time.
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84Top 10 Rarest Flowers in the World
Flowers are one of nature's most beautiful gifts - blooming in various colors and intoxicating aromas. It is a pity therefore that some dwindle in number. Below are some of the truly rare and most beautiful...
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78Book Discussion: Botany of Desire: Marijuana
Michael Pollan’s Botany of Desire, A book claiming to be a plant’s-eye view of the world, covers four major, overarching human desires. In Pollan’s chapter focused on intoxication, he describes the ways...
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76Australia's Botanic Gardens: an English Tradition
The botanic gardens that have become vital green refuges in the middle of many of Australia's cities owe much to the 19th century English tradition, and to a few dedicated men who continued the tradition on our less-than-hospitable shores.
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