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If you have a strong imagination, you might find the claim that sunflowers face each other on downcast days heartwarming. Alas, the anthropomorphic attempt to humanize them is a false claim that has no basis in evolutionary biology. Yet, sunflowers...
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The Victorian era may have been codified as the era of mourning, but Victorian gardens were anything but drab. The Victorian age, eclipsed in the latter stages by the Gilded Age, was a time of stark opulence, the refined noble...
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Take a trip down to the bayou, and you’ll encounter many things of the creepy-crawly variety: alligators, snakes, and maybe even a shack-dwelling necromancer, not to mention frogs. The presence of frogs and toads in wetlands are an indicator of...
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When weeds are growing rampant and the sun is mercilessly beating down your back, a day in the garden can seem like guerilla warfare. But with the right tools, you don’t have to fight in the trenches any longer. Oftentimes,...
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Does the screeching squirrel outside your yard need a chill pill? Do you find yourself blowing up at the slightest inconvenience? If so, then both you and the squirrel could benefit from a Zen garden. Stemming from Buddhist principles that...
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There are certain areas, bereft of greenery, that are known as hotbeds of misery, namely the local state penitentiary – or for some students, that dreaded institution known as school. Houseplants automatically brighten up a dull and dreary spot, yet...
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Nature can be brutal, pretty much adhering to the Darwinist philosophy ‘survival of the fittest,’ but it doesn’t skimp. In the teeming jungles of Costa Rica, orchids can be seen festooning vines, and lush carpets of greenery are slashed by...
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In the plant world, a rank smell is unforgiving, bringing misery to every day of your life. As for the plants themselves, they couldn’t care less. In fact, their stinky nature can give them an advantage in attracting pollinators and...
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Who is the nuttiest person you know? That grouchy, un-fun uncle whose appearance is solely reserved for funerals? Blackbeard from Our Flag Means Death, whose maniacal laughs and frizzled beard serve as the source of nightmares to even the most...
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Invasive Plants to Watch Out For Pretty flowers are good to have around, but it’s quite possible that some of the denizens in your garden happen to be evil flowers. They may masquerade as common versions of prettier flowers, but...
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