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What is this conifer, and how do you tell thuja from cypress?
What is this conifer, and how do you tell thuja from cypress?
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A close-up of green, scale-like thuja shoots
A close-up of green, scale-like shoots on a conifer. The outermost shoots are paler than the growth farther inside.
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What are these spots on the rowan leaves? Is the tree diseased?
What are these spots on the rowan leaves? Is the tree diseased?
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White garden phlox (Phlox) — plant identification
What plant is this? Where can I plant it?
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Are these pickling cucumbers ready to harvest?
When can I harvest the pickling cucumber?
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Is this plant edible with beans and gravy?
Can I eat this with beans and gravy?
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By the white fence: a flowering corner captures the garden as it is today
A gravel patio, raised beds and a close gathering of pots make this late-summer corner the garden's strongest focal point. It is colourful, carefully tended and still young.
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A relaxed Saturday in the summer garden
Saturday in the garden
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Cosmos brings a burst of colour
Cosmos brightens things up 😍
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Pilea peperomioides — Chinese money plant (possible identification)
What is this?
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