Winter blizzard tests garden hopes and bird life
The author reflects on Ohio's severe blizzard and its impact on plants and buds, doubting Empress Tree bloom and worrying about dog wood flowers. Despite snowdrifts, ground remains unfrozen, pinetrees shelter birds as feeders fed 400 pounds of seed with species like Snow Buntings, Chickadees, Blue Jays, Cardinals, Turtle Doves, and Juncos. Black Locust uprooting and wind damage foreseen. pines show better wind resistance due to deeper roots and needles.
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Florida
Ohio
Grandfather Schoepfle
Worth Avenue Palm Beach Visit and Plant Notes
Visitors to Palm Beach stroll Worth Avenue, noting its luxury and lack of price tags. The writer describes Bougainvillea display, Poinsettias shedding leaves in cold weather, Crown of Thorns at a motel, and Euphorbia splendens kept in pots. Southern Florida is home to Africa native trees like Kigelia pinnata, with Sausage Tree fruits and sacred uses. A reader asks about Hedge Cactus disease. guidance points to Dr. Richard Miller for plant pest expertise.
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Palm Beach
Worth Avenue
Florida
Africa
Panama Botanical Gardens
Uncle Sam
Mozambique
West Indies
Aruba
Curacao
Richard Miller
Ohio State
Miller
Neil Ave
Columbus
Ohio
Eaves browning and leaf drop on indoor plants
Reader asks why houseplants like Dieffenbachia and palms show brown edges yellowing and leaf drop within a week after being brought home from a florist. The query seeks causes such as light, temperature, drafts, watering, and shock to advise on care.
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Elyria
Bromeliads for indoors and large outdoor varieties
Elvin McDonald surveys bromeliads from San Francisco to New York, detailing miniature Tillandsia and Cryptanthus care, mounting on bark or driftwood, soil mixes for earth stars, and large varieties like Ananas comosus variegatus and Vriesea imperialis. He covers growing methods, light, humidity, and watering, plus plant health tips and mail-order sources.
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Elvin McDonald
San Francisco
Newport Beach
California
Houston
Texas
Nashville
Tennessee
New York City
North America
Bromeliad Society
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