 | | Resources | | Horticulture Slang Terminology In The Garden | For longer than I can remember, I have been expanding my vocabulary of ‘horticultural slang’ as necessary to explain issues which are so rarely discussed that commonly accepted terminology has not yet been invented.
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 | | Resources | | Suckers On Trees | Suckers are stems that emerge from below the graft and are genetically identical to the understock. Almost all suckers therefore emerge from below the soil or very near to it. However, suckers may also emerge from the mediary stock of weeping cherries, usually immediately below the graft.
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 | | Resources | | Nomenclature: The Naming of Plants | Giving names to plants, trees and flowers is important, and the rules for naming species are known as “nomenclature”. Nomenclature is only concerned with the last two of these classifications; genus and species. It is also often helpful to know the ‘family’, or third classification. Cultivars and varieties are variations within species.
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 | | Resources | | Oregon Grown Plants | While driving back through the Willamette Valley, I noticed that Spring is only beginning! Dogwoods, cherries, apples and redbuds were in full bloom. It was rather cold and even snowing in the Klamath and Siskyou Mountains.
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 | | Resources | | Poisonous Plants | The Sunset Western Garden Book is perhaps the most comprehensive encyclopedia of plant species used in western gardens. It also includes a guide to plant selection, a guide to gardening and a description of the west’s 32 climate zones.
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 | | Resources | | San Francisco Flower & Garden Show | The San Francisco Flower and Garden Show is the largest in California and one of the largest in America. The show is devoted to Flower Power featuring new plant exhibits, orchid pavilion, garden living pavilion, bonsai show, ikebana show, floral arrangement exhibits, garden vignettes, numerous show gardens and a koi show.
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 | | Resources | | Sunset Western Garden Book | The Sunset Western Garden Book is perhaps the most comprehensive encyclopedia of plant species used in western gardens. It also includes a guide to plant selection, a guide to gardening and a description of the west’s 32 climate zones.
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 | | Resources | | Unusual Weather Changes Gardening Habits | Many other species that are not endemic to the area are also exhibiting symptoms associated with the unusual weather. For example, a Chinese pistache near my home is already coloring in response to the earlier cool nights.
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 | | Resources | | Tree Hackers vs Arborist Experts | Arboriculture, or tree care is a sensitive subject. I have been very fortunate to have worked with many of the most qualified arborists in the industry. Consequently, I am very disturbed to see so many trees severely damaged or even completely destroyed by unqualified individuals.
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