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There are hundreds of thousands of plant species in the world. Some are edible, some look and smell nice, and others are great for use as raw materials. There are also some with amazing uses beyond those you might expect. Here are ten of the coolest and most useful plants out there. 10. Cinnamon Cinnamon [...]
Posted by Gregory Myers on Monday, June 17, 2013 at 12:01 am
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There’s something majestic about the very oldest of trees and how they witnessed the rise and fall of numerous civilizations. Who hasn’t heard about General Sherman – the largest known living single stem tree in the world – or Old Tjikko – the Earth’s oldest (9,550 years) living individual clonal tree? I find Julian Hight’s [...]
Posted by Timeea on Friday, February 24, 2012 at 12:01 am
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When you think of something being endangered, you probably automatically think of animals. In the entire world, there are about 5,000 endangered species of animals, and despite the importance of protecting these endangered animals; there is also an importance in protecting endangered trees all over the world. Arbor Day has just passed and this is [...]
Posted by Ash Grant on Monday, May 3, 2010 at 12:01 am
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We all know that not everyone is born with the magical green thumb. Some people seem to just have the touch and ideas to keep a garden looking beautiful throughout all of the seasons, or maybe they just know how to take good care of indoor house plants. On the other hand, we also know [...]
Posted by Ash Grant on Monday, August 31, 2009 at 12:01 am
Filed under Nature · Tagged aftican violet, Botany, chinese evergreen, christmas cactus, english ivy, environment, house plant, house plants, Houseplant, Houseplant care, houseplantes, Interior design, jade plant, peace lily, philodendron, plant, Plant morphology, plants, spider plant, top 10 hard to kill house plants, zz plant