Weed Abatement Beyond Refined Gardens
UNITED STATES—Gardening involves weeds. Gardening outside of refined gardens involves more weeds. A few of such weeds are native species which grow where they...
Insect Pathogens Prefer Less Biodiversity
UNITED STATES—Weeds grow, bloom, disperse seed and die a natural death without much trouble. This is especially frustrating while insect pathogens destroy desirable vegetation....
Electrical Cables Necessitate Arboricultural Atrocities
UNITED STATES—Electrical cables are hazardous! There is no need to elaborate. That is why high voltage electrical cables are either subterranean or aerial. Subterranean...
Layering Can Copy Favored Flora
UNITED STATES—Seed is the most familiar method of propagation. However, some popular plants produce no viable seed. Some produce seed that is genetically very...
Feral Vegetation Inherits Natural Advantages
UNITED STATES—Most vegetation within home gardens is better than it was naturally in the wild. For many, systematic selection isolated the best from average...
Botanical Names Should Simplify Horticulture
UNITED STATES—Botanical names of the vegetation that home gardening involves may seem complicated. Some are difficult to pronounce or spell. A few seem to...
Clearance Pruning Directs Obtrusive Vegetation
UNITED STATES—Pruning techniques are very diverse to serve various purposes. Dormant pruning during winter concentrates resources for spring or summer growth. Hedging or shearing...
Microclimates Are Distinct From Climates
UNITED STATES—Climates and geology are why cinema and television industries are so established here. Cinema evolved in Niles before relocating, with the evolution of...
Environmental Factors Silently Influence Bloom
UNITED STATES—Superbloom occurs only about once every decade or so. It is very unpredictable though. It can happen for two or even three consecutive...
Xeriscape Is Definitely Not Zeroscape
UNITED STATES—"Zeroscape" is a neologism that evolved from "xeriscape." It was a mispronunciation that became a misspelling that became a real word. Ironically, it...