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Sad pic of the sycamore... I appreciate a nice shady yard... I hear you on the turf... Try encouraging some lyre-leaf sage. Mine is blooming now, really pretty... And is a self-sower like you would not believe. I'm now attempting to get some kind of control over it in the garden, while...

You might be interested in researching "landrace" crops. Apparently by bringing back some lost genes to the plant, some disease resistance is gained. Many of those breeds were created by crossing siblings. When animal breeders do that, some of the animals have susceptibility to various...

NM... I thought I knew something about this plant... Those bright blue seeds are very interesting...

Do you have some pics?

I took some pics of those stinging nettles last summer, I was interested in the fact that I found it growing in full sun, high and dry... I expect it to grow in the lowland areas, in the shade... and really didn't believe that I'd found the same plant. Stinging nettles are said to be edible...

I find that cedar trees grow pretty fast when they get enough light. Left in the woods, they will grow poorly. 6 inch trees will be easy to move, I move them all the time. The important thing is in not planting them in the middle of turf, but instead, try a garden setting, and mulch them with...

3rd plant is medic. try searching "spotted medic". (Medicago arabica) Try this link The winter butterflies njoy the henbit, but it sure is weedy... Good thing that it's an annual. There is lotsa weeds that look like carrot. Queen Anne's lace has a white tap root, and smells like carrot. Other...