Finding winter flowers? Its a reasonable question, too, especially from many of my homeowner association clients, all of whom try to do a good job taking care of hundreds of thousands of dollars in planting improvements. They are handicapped by lack of knowledge about plant material. More deeply, though, is the misunderstanding that low maintenance requires very good design. …
Conifers add year-round interest to gardens, parks, highways and cityscapes, yet they are often overlooked when designs are created. Oregon growers produce more grafted conifers than any other state in the U.S., and the Farwest Show, produced by the Oregon Association of Nurseries, hopes to showcase that fact by declaring 2011 The Year of the Conifer. …
Texas AgriLife Research scientists are trying to bring more beauty to the colder regions of the state by breeding winter-hardiness into a tropical ornamental plant, the angel’s trumpet flower. …
When kids rush home from school in the afternoon, it is often easy for them to reach for potato chips and soda. To help combat these problems and in observance of National Nutrition Month, the California Milk Processor Board, the creator of GOT MILK?, has partnered with the California Dietetic Association to get the word out to families about making informed food choices. Taking this program a step further, GOT MILK? will conduct FREE children’s cooking classes at select local YMCAs throughout California to teach them firsthand how to prepare healthier after-school snacks. …
Silk has expanded its offerings of plant-based alternatives to dairy milk with the introduction of Silk Pure Coconut coconutmilk, which contains no dairy, no lactose and no cholesterol. …
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