When we purchased our Reliance Cherry Tree in May 2012, it looked fantastic! Â While we were worried that bugs might attack it, we did not realize that the real “pest” would be the deer in our neighborhood. Â The deer ate most of the bottom branches and rubbed their antlers on the bark (see below). […]
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Ornamental Pear Tree
In our backyard, we have a Redspire Flowering Pear Tree which is also called an ornamental pear tree that is several years old now. Out of all the trees we have, this one blooms first in the spring and is the last to lose its leaves in the fall. In the spring there are beautiful white […]
Russian Sage – Don’t Eat It!
Russian sage is an attractive plant but it is not an edible herb! For edible sage, please refer to my prior blog titled “Here’s Some Sage Advice”. This plant has lavender-blue flowers, gray-green leaves and gray-white stems. Russian sage typically grows up to 4 feet high and 3 feet wide. The bees love Russian sage […]
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