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The photogenic dogwood

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

One of the prettiest flowering trees has to be the dogwood. One of the most famous photographs of flowers has to be Ansel Adams' dogwood flowers in black and white. The picture is probably more admired now than when it......

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Quince, 'An ideal backyard fruit tree'?

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

For years, I have watched a small tree growing in my backyard. Each spring, it produced a few red flowers. I inherited the tree when I purchased the house in 1987. Years later I found one single fruit that......

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The parrot tulips

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

Flamboyant is an adjective used in describing the parrot tulips, which are usually larger than regular tulips. Their petals are unique, with unusual texture and a feather-like appearance, twisted and curled up. They are so fascinating to watch from the......

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Magnolia and cherry blossoms

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

This is a perfect weekend to be walking outside and appreciating all the flowering trees. You could not miss all the beautiful blossoms, and especially saucer magnolia (Magnolia soulangiana ) in both pink and purple. The latter can be seen......

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Fighting the losing battle with squirrels?

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

The squirrels have been doing a lot of damage to my tulips on a daily basis. They first started in the back yard with white tulips and now they have concentrated on the front yard. I don't know if they......

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The groundcovering plants

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

For a brief introduction on this topic, I'll recommend Groundcovers to Know and to Use, from the University of Illinois. Since I have got rid of the grass and lawn when I started gardening back in 1988, I rely on......

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Golden daffodils with orange cups

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

"....... A host of golden daffodils Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.... ........and then my heart with pleasure fills, And dance with the daffodils. " William Wordsworth (7 April 1770 - 23 April......

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From the West coast, Mahonia Golden Abundance

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

Discovering new plants, new trees or new flowers has to be a delight to most gardeners. As years go by, I seem to have paid more and closer attention to all the plants that I come into contact with. Besides......

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Yellow magnolia, another surprise

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

Four days ago while walking around Logan Circle in Washington DC, on a cold, dreary day I stumbled into a relatively small tree with beautiful yellow buds. I thought it had to be a magnolia tree and this was later......

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A gardener's path to redbud trees

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

Most gardeners, nowadays, are working people with limited time to spend nurturing their gardens. I have more time to devote to my garden than many others because I am fully retired. I always dislike leaving the garden, especially from spring......

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The amazing yellow cherry blossoms

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

There is one of the most beautiful yellow blossoms blooming right now, practically in our back yard at the Swan Point cemetery. This cornelian cherry tree is said to be one of the earliest blooming of all plants. According to......

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Star magnolia, the first flowering tree to bloom

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

Magnolia stellata, or Star magnolia,was on the list of my 'must have' flowering trees when I ventured into gardening 21 years ago. I didn't even know then that this tree would produce flowers early, as a young tree. It......

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My first tulip of the year

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

Spotting the first tulip in my front yard gave me a quiet excitement after returning from a walk around the neighborhood on a glorious Sunday afternoon. This will not be the prettiest tulip this year nor in any previous......

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Glory-of-the-snow, another sign of spring

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

Chinodoxa ( from Greek words: Chion = snow; doxa = glory ) is in the family of Liliaceae, according to the flower expert. The flowers are supposed to open and be seen poking through the snow cover. While I have......

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