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Elaeagnus commutata

Elaeagnus commutata

| May 22, 2013

Just a quick one for today; Taisha will have some lengthier entries for later this week. Today’s photograph is from long-time contributor Lotus Johnson of Victoria, BC (aka ngawangchodron@Flickr (original image via the Botany Photo of the Day Flickr Pool). …

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Wilting Cucumber Vines

Wilting Cucumber Vines

| May 22, 2013

Your vegetable garden is probably looking good right now. Yay! The usual problems often don’t show up until summer sets in and brings the insects and fungal spores with it. But if you experience the same problems year after year, …

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Morning Eye Candy: Good Eats

Morning Eye Candy: Good Eats

| May 22, 2013

It’s radish season again in the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden! And as we all know, they really do taste best straight from the ground, after a little rinse of course.

Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen…

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Wildlife Photographer’s Journal: Great-Horned Owl Nest 2013

Wildlife Photographer’s Journal: Great-Horned Owl Nest 2013

| May 22, 2013

Although I have been photographing wildlife at The New York Botanical Garden since 2008, March 17th, 2012 was my last sighting of a Great-horned Owl. Since that time, during my frequent forays into the Thain Family Forest I could clearly …

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Edible “Weeds”: Lamb’s Quarters and Orach

Edible “Weeds”: Lamb’s Quarters and Orach

| May 22, 2013

Left to Right: Lamb’s Quarter (Chenopodium album) and Garden Orach (Atriplex hortensis).

It was overcast and warm this morning, so I took advantage of the mild conditions to harvest and wash greens for salad. A combination of rain and warmth …

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How to make your garden wildlife-friendly

How to make your garden wildlife-friendly

| May 22, 2013

With the UK’s wildlife under threat from modern agriculture, gardens can offer birds and other animals a vital haven. Photograph: Alamy

The news that UK wildlife is in trouble, with one in three species halving in number in the past …

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Garden Scents

Garden Scents

| May 21, 2013

The lilacs are finishing up and the Lily of the Valley are kicking into gear. My garden smells wonderful. There are a lot of fragrant flowers, but most of them are old fashioned varieties that have become hard to find. …

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Morning Eye Candy: A Rose of Contradictions

Morning Eye Candy: A Rose of Contradictions

| May 21, 2013

Rosa rugosa is one of the first roses to bloom in the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden. The species name comes from the Latin for “rough” in reference to the plant’s nearly-pleated leaves. It is also a tough plant, willing to …

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