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Are Fruit Trees a Good Investment?

Are Fruit Trees a Good Investment?

In the past, a person needed a lot of land to grow fruit trees. Things have changed. Dwarf and semi-dwarf fruit trees have made it possible to grow crops in just about any yard. Most standard-sized fruit trees mature at a height and width of between 18 and 25 feet, requiring a big chunk of space and also proving difficult to prune and spray without using a ladder.

Still, even with smaller trees, growing fruit is a long-term investment. Trees can take anywhere from two to 10 years to bear fruit. If you plan to be harvesting for years to come, it pays to do some upfront planning.

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Privy-Practical Plants

Privy-Practical Plants

Plants are a go-to decorating tool. Whether it’s an erupting Schefflera that offsets a boxy sofa or an English Ivy that softens the doldrums of a desk, greenery can bring a much-needed life into your home’s décor. Why. not extend that soul-soothing effect of houseplant foliage to the bathroom?

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The Language of Houseplants

The Language of Houseplants

Plants communicate with us through chemical secretions and physical signals. We feel better after forest bathing in nature. Plants know we need them. While we can’t presently communicate with plants, past gardeners found ways to use plants to communicate and share. Besides their medicinal use, plants have been used as symbols for years. The Victorians used a ‘Language of Flowers’ or ‘Dictionnaire du langage des fleurs’ to communicate via coded flowers representing different emotions and messages.

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