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Citrus Gall Wasp: Cut the Branch Off

June 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Gardening Techniques, Tree, fruits, home gardening tips

If you are growing lemons and grapefruits in your garden then it is very much unlikely that you have never faced one of the most common problems called “Citrus Gall Wasp“. In fact, this problem has spread across the globe within past few years and affecting the lemon and grapefruit trees on a wide scale.
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Date Palm Cultivation: Creating a Microclimate

June 14th, 2008 · No Comments · Tree, by plant, garden plants

Date Palm is a traditional crop and during past few decades, it has gained acceptance in more than 40 countries around the world including the United States, South Africa, and Australia. Among the major importers of the date palm are India, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Pakistan, and Malaysia.
Date Palm has an important role to play […]

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Plant Trees to Offset Adverse Effects of Atmospheric Carbon

May 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment · Environment, Tree, home gardening tips

Now days everyone seems to be talking of global warming and climatic changes. Temperature of the earth is increasing at higher rate than ever. Polar ice-caps are melting at faster pace than ever. Oceans are getting warmer day by day. Parts of the world are suffering from repeated heat and drought conditions and area-coverage under […]

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A Bottle Tree in Your Garden: Sign of Elegance and Beauty

May 19th, 2008 · No Comments · Tree, by plant, garden plants, home gardening tips

A spacious garden looks attractive and lovely when it is properly planned and contains specific plants and trees. One of such trees is the “Bottle Tree”.
If you have a little more space in your garden and are looking for a great royal tree therein then you should consider growing a bottle tree as it would […]

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Topiary: Add Lovely Shapes to Your Garden

May 2nd, 2008 · 1 Comment · Gardening Techniques, Tree, garden design, home gardening tips

Topiary is although not a new art but has survived ages simply because it helps expressing a person’s power of imagination and ability to convert plants in to art pieces. It is also an expression of blending beauty, grandeur, and nature in to one object, the plant.
Topiary is about giving lovely and fabulous shapes to […]

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Orange Tree: An Inside-Outside Fruit Plant

May 1st, 2008 · No Comments · Miniature Gardening, Tree, bonsai, garden plants, home gardening tips, indoor gardening

Orange tree looks great and smells fantastic. The orange tree generally fruits up to three or four times a year. This way you can have lovely tropics throughout the year in your home and garden both.
The bright colored sweet, tangy, refreshing fruits of an orange tree are packed with pure vitamin C. You perhaps cannot […]

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Kapok Tree, The Tree Of Life, The Silk Cotton Tree

April 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Tree

“Kapok Tree” belongs to the genus ‘Ceiba’ and ‘Pentandra’ species. It is also commonly known as “Ceiba“, and the “Silk -Cotton-Tree“.
An emergent majestic tree of tropical rainforests, the Kapok tree can easily attain a towering height of 150 feet or even more.
Originated in the rainforests of South America, the kapok tree spread through out the […]

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