The Original Mystery Plant
Photo by John Nelson
      In a couple of weeks I'll take my botany class on its first field trip of the season. I've got the schedule mapped out, and our first visit will be to a site in the sandhills of central South Carolina. This time of year, of course, nearly all of the leaves of deciduous trees are on the gr...
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Magic in the mailbox
Stopping to smell the flowers
Arlene Marturano
      For months mail- order seed catalogs arrived in my mailbox. I've been reading these since childhood, and they still offer magic, suspense, excitement, and anticipation. While each catalog has a unique focus and feature, it links gardeners to the history of horticulture in Amer...
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