Westringia
Very hardy and adaptable plant, which tolerates strong winds, salt spray and dry conditions. Especially suited to salty coastal conditions. Grey-green foliage and small white or pale lavender flowers that are suitable for cutting. Grows rapidly ... [... more]
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Jordan M. Wright
Jordan M. Wright, a lawyer and magazine publisher, began collecting American memorabilia at the age of ten. Since then, he has amassed a collection of more than a million objects. He is now working to create a permanent Museum of Democracy to ... [... more]
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Chad Ward from HarperCollins Publishers
Chad Ward has been a writer and cook for more than twenty years. To date, more than three hundred thousand people have taken Chad's online knife sharpening class on eGullet.org. His writing has appeared in publications such as Best Food Writing ... [... more]
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Gloria Whelan
Gloria Whelan is the bestselling author of many novels for young readers, including Homeless Bird, winner of the National Book Award, and Listening for Lions. She lives in northern Michigan. When I was nine years old I had rheumatic heart ... [... more]
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Charlotte S. Waisman
Charlotte S. Waisman, PhD, is a nationally known champion for women. Over the last twenty-five years, she has advocated for women as a professor, political activist, keynote speaker, and expert witness. As a corporate leader and trainer, Waisman ... [... more]
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Biology Through the Eyes of Faith
Richard T. Wright holds a Ph.D in biology from Harvard University and is professor emeritus of biology at Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts. He is the author of numerous scholarly articles and is widely sought as a lecturer in biology and ... [... more]
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Dombeya tiliacea
Dombeya has some 220 species of evergreen, deciduous or semi-deciduous shrubs or trees of which only few are cultivated. Dombeya tiliacea is a small tree (8m) with fine foliage and produces clusters of white bell-shaped scented flowers in late ... [... more]
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Ricinocarpos
Dark green 3cm long narrow leaves closely spaced along dark stems. Covered with masses of small white sweetly scented flowers from November to January. Grow in light to medium sandy soils and give it a sunny aspect. Common name: Wedding ... [... more]
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Acacia - Wattle
Australia’s national flower and largest native genus. There are over 650 species ranging from small 30cm high ground covers, through shrubs to large trees, and at least 100 varieties are available in nurseries. Foliage is feathery, flat or ... [... more]
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Watsonia
A bulbous spring-flowering wildflower that produces large clumps of strap-like leaves 90-120 cm tall. The flower spikes are even taller, with tubular flowers in pink, salmon, red and white. The foliage dies in late summer/early autumn, which is ... [... more]
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Stephanotis floribunda
This handsome evergreen climber from Madagascar is part of 5-15 species of twining woody-stemmed climbers found in the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Madagascar and Asia. It grows to a height and spread of 3m (10 ft), is primarily ... [... more]
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Viola hederacea
Viola hederacea is a creeping herb (10-30cm high). Its small, soft and round leaves - usually a soft green, but sometimes deep green in colour according to the amount of shade they get - form a dense mat across the ground. The flowers are ... [... more]
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