These people often say, “Well my grandmother’s hydrangeas always bloomed.” There the answer is akin to what happens in our ...

(One ficus tree ... little dwarf variety beauty is less than 3 feet tall and white, but it boasts huge flowers! It grows in a ...

Hydrangea flowers purchased at ... to keep my hydrangeas pink, but adding lime to my soil to raise the pH does work. It’s like a little chemistry experiment in my garden! The best part is ...

"There is something a little fantastic," wrote Edmund Schulman in the March 1958 National Geographic, "in the persistent ability of a 4,000-year-old tree to shut up shop almost everywhere ...

We’ve long sought a space-saving “slim” tree, but many we’ve tried over the years have been a touch too narrow, with a cypress-like shape that looked unimpressive and left little room for ...

Fever Tree’s Classic Margarita Mix was so concentrated ... syrupy sweetness that overpowered what little lime flavor it had. This mix is acceptable if it’s your only option, but you may ...

The Little Fir Tree wants to be as useful and important as the other trees in the forest and wonders whether she might become a boat or paper for books. One day, she is dug up out of the ground ...

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Advanced gardeners or interested novices can use the best pH soil testers to maintain a healthier garden or keep potted house ...

The traditional story of The Little Fir Tree is told by Molly Rainford accompanied by members of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, with guest trumpeter Sean Chandler. Perfect for Christmas.

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