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Gardens In Full Bloom
Posted on06. Apr, 2012 by Chad Bostick.
Marking the passage of spring, the Huntsville Botanical Garden is ready to experience renewal with their annual Spring Festival of Flowers and Plant Sale. The Botanical Garden will be abuzz with wildflowers, dogwoods, perennials, shrubs, and natives which are ideally selected for our region during the month of April. With numerous outdoor rooms to visit, [...]
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Growing up Smart
Posted on16. Feb, 2012 by Chad Bostick.
With the series at the Huntsville Botanical Garden, “Seeds to Sprouts”, the garden is helping to fill a gap that is large, and continuing to get larger with our children and nature. Richard Louv coined the term Nature Deficit Disorder, and has extensively researched children, and their exposure to nature, and the lack thereof in [...]
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How Does My Garden Grow?
Posted on26. Jan, 2012 by Chad Bostick.
Have you ever wondered “Is that how my shrub is supposed to look?†Since we are in an area that has good weather, and allows for a large planting palette of shrubs and other various plant material, a lot of our houses and subdivisions have an interesting plethora of landscape materials. Proper plant selection for certain garden areas in the beginning can make a huge difference in your pruning requirements.
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