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May 19, 2022
•May 19, 2022•

Kumquats

BOTANICAL NAME: Citrus Japonica or Fortunella Japonica COMMON NAME:  Kumquat DESCRIPTION:  A large evergreen shrub or small tree with attractive dark green leaves and masses of sweetly scented white flowers in early summer.  These develop into aromatic oval shaped fruit, 25mm to 50mm long, that turn bright orange as they ripen in winter.  The orange...
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•May 19, 2022•

Winter Pests and our Pets

With winter approaching, we normally assume that our furry friends won’t battle with pests that can be troublesome in the hotter, summer months, like ticks and fleas.  But it’s a misconception. Even though it gets cold during winter, we also have lovely sunny days and flea eggs only need one sunny day to hatch!  Here...
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•May 19, 2022•

Sedum prealtum

BOTANICAL NAME:  Sedum prealtum COMMON NAME:  Shrub stonecrop   DESCRIPTION:  A bushy shrub growing in excess of half a metre tall and equally as wide.  Fleshy, oblong, yellowy-green leaves are held in rosettes atop fleshy branches.  In spring, branched clusters of bright yellow flowers lend an eye-catching blaze of colour to the landscape. CULTURAL INFO: ...
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