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  • … New! Enjoy an evening of tasty Italian bites to serve as inspiration for a fall or winter get-together in this hands-on cooking class. Learn techniques to create the following appetizers: roasted artichoke hearts, braised peppers, pancetta crisps …
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  • … You can’t grow potatoes (or anything) in Martian soil unless you amend it. Discover how to combine engineering and life-science learning as you challenge students to solve the real-life problem of growing food in space. Students will investigate plant needs, …
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  • … smaller, rounded, slow- growing trees, usually with cascading branching. They rarely grow to more than 12 feet in height with a larger spread. Palmate leaves, each having 7-11 deeply incised lobes, cut to the base of the leaf. They can also be called laceleaf Japanese maple, cutleaf Japanese maple …
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  • … ball shaped flowers are tucked in among the deep green very shiny leaves on this large shrub to small sized tree. The fragrance extends well beyond the plant encouraging gardeners and visitors to search for the relatively small flowers. Grow in bright light, warm temperatures, high …
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  • … Soft orange, informal decorative flowers blend to golden yellow centers on this 2004 introduction from Swan Island Dahlias in Oregon. Long … and well-drained soils after danger of frost has passed, and plan on staking this cultivar to keep it upright during strong summer storms. …
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  • … lavender mature into inflated green "hairy" round balls with external appendages that appear to be hairs. This non-hardy perennial attracts and amazes gardeners and their visitors with the … into early winter.  Plant in full sun and provide space for these conversation pieces to reach full size. …
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  • … surface of the plant. Tree peonies are not really trees but woody shrubs that can reach up to 6 feet. They thrive in full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. Free of most insect and diseases, it flowers …
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  • … Love majestic shade trees but find gardening under them a challenge due to mature tree roots and a dry shade environment? Solve these problems and learn how to create a low maintenance space that blooms from spring through fall and pleases the eye with a …
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  • … creamy white flowers. Best grown in a large container and trained upon a scaffolding so the 2- to 4-foot long cascades of flowers can be shown off to best effect. The common name celebrates the world famous Nong Nooch Botanic Garden in Pattaya, …
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  • … the growing season. Disease-resistant foliage reduces premature leaf drop and/or the need to spray pesticides. Plant this rose in full sun and in moderately moist soils. Avoid crowding all roses to improve air circulation through the foliage, which will further reduce leaf diseases. …
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