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TURNING THE CORNER in a woodland path at the Denver Botanic Gardens many years ago, I was blown away by hundreds of blooming cyclamen seemingly thrown down like a Persian carpet beneath the trees....
Shenk’s Ferry Wildflower Preserve, well known for its unique trillium, is the valley of Grubb Run, one of several glens that drain into the lower Susquehanna River....
New Jersey is a paradoxical state. It’s the most densely populated state in the United States, and it’s hardly the first place people think of for natural areas....
HORTICULTURALLY, 2013 WAS a big year for me. I had just graduated from Longwood Garden’s Professional Gardener Training Program and completed internships at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in Scotland and Lautaret Alpine Botanical Garden in France....
MOST ROCK GARDENERS seem to design a corner to grow choice alpines in troughs. In the right spot, with the right mix of soil, troughs seem to facilitate growing a wider range of tiny plants and challenging alpines than in the ground....
In June of 2018, NARGS Tours and Adventures went to Yunnan, China. These are some of the impressions and images from the people lucky enough to explore this botanical hot spot. ...
The leader of the team of drivers for the NARGS tour of Yunnan was a man named Yang Adong who, in addition to his day job, is an astonishingly talented photographer....
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 General Description:Common called dwarf baby's-breath, this Asian species hails from mountainous regions of the Himalayas from northern Pakistan, through northern India, Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan at elevations of 2800-4000m. It forms a low tufted or mounding plant 10-20 cm tall and up to 60 cm wide. The paired, somewhat shiny leaves are rounded and evergreen in mild climates. The flowers are produced in open clusters on short stems. Individual flowers are white with central... |
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