Haunted By Honeysuckle
Birds seem to appreciate all of the honeysuckles; at my house hummingbirds swarm to the L. sempervirens trumpets and a robin nests in the Goldflame honeysuckle every year. Honeysuckle and wildlife, particularly songbirds, just seem to go ... [... more]
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2007 Herbal Almanac
 Lots of interesting articles for those interested in herbs So what do you expect from an Herbal Almanac? Well, you want a 'Moon Quarters' table to let you know when to plant herbs, when you should expect good growth and when to harvest your herbs. You ... [... more]
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Tracking Apollo to the Moon
Tracking Apollo to the Moon Lindsay worked at NASA's Muchea tracking station near Perth, Australia, from 1963 to 1981. His experience enables him to offer an excellent account of the space program from someone who was there. From a brief but outstanding ... [... more]
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The Mother's Day Mice
Too scary for children! Though I like the idea of this book, as well as the talent behind the illustrations, after reading this to my children and seeing their anxiety about the huge, menacing black cat that scares the mice, my husband and I have decided ... [... more]
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Sineater
This grim, claustral story is about the consequences of a primitive form of Christianity practiced in the mountains of Virginia, the author's home state. The sineater is a man shunned by all, a man whose face should never be seen. He performs the ... [... more]
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The Berry Grower's Companion
a book brimming with love and information I had the pleasure of knowing the author when she was a professor of horticulture at Penn State. She is a remarkable person, combining genuine love for berries with an encyclopedic knowledge of their biology and ... [... more]
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Southern Belles Of Honeysuckle Way
Timeless Story of Good vs Evil that Makes You Laugh Out Loud In this homerun sequel, the zany Wooten clan continues to entertain you as a reader. As I eagerly read through the pages of this book, I found myself recognizing the characters as dear old ... [... more]
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Hankering For Honeysuckle?
Well, the awful truth is some people do say no, and pretty strongly at that. Here's what the native plant people say about it in Virginia, for example, where it's listed as an Exotic Invasive Plant. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden rates it invasive, ... [... more]
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Hello Birdies, Hello!
Feeling rather cross with the world, I glanced out of the sun room windows and through the curtain of rain, I observed a delightful happening. Two fairy wrens were sitting on the honeysuckle bush, twittering and kissing one another. I rushed for ... [... more]
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Tubular Blossoms Hummers Love To Sip From
Evergreen azaleas are also very popular. They are native to North America and are also known as "swamp honeysuckle." Some evergreen azaleas have deciduous leaves and are quite hardy, while most other evergreen varieties don't survive too well ... [... more]
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Clothing The Garden: Vines And Their Many Uses.
Another way that I like to use vines are as groundcovers. Years ago I planted a Japanese Hall's honeysuckle on a dry and shady bank that was too steep to mow. Hall's honeysuckle is probably one of the most rampant plants around (unless you count ... [... more]
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Deciduous Flowering Shrubs - Part 3
Weigela, pronounced wy-GEE-la, have no common name. They are members of the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, which has about twelve genera and three hundred thirty species, including Lonicera (honeysuckle), Abelia and Kolkwitzia. Elderberries ... [... more]
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