Platycerium
Native to the sub-tropics and tropics of Africa, Asia and Australia these ferns are decidedly exotic and unusual plants. The structure of their fronds varies, and the non-fertile backing leaves help with the job of attaching the fern to its ... [... more]
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Mark D. Siljander
Mark D. Siljander worked in government and civil service for the past thirty years. He began his political career serving in the Michigan State House of Representatives from 1977 to 1981 and was a member of the U.S. Congress from 1981 to 1987. ... [... more]
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Jonathan Selwood
Jonathan Selwood grew up in Hollywood. He received an MFA from Columbia University and is married and lives in Portland, OR. [... more]
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Adam W. Shepard
Adam Shepard is a 2006 graduate of Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts, where he majored in Business Management and Spanish. Serving as a Resident Advisor during his upperclassmen years, he began to take particular interest in ... [... more]
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Remy Stern from HarperCollins Publishers
Remy Stern, author of But Wait...There's More!, editor and publisher of Cityfile.com, and former editor at Radar, he has written for numerous publications, including New York magazine and the New York Post. [... more]
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'Sheena's Gold'
Except for those growing in cold climates, Durantas are evergreen shrubs or small trees from the American tropics and subtropics. The 30 or so species have rather small and often toothed leaves and bear blue, white or violet flowers in summer ... [... more]
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Solanum mammosum
Perennial tropical herb or soft-wooded subshrub, indigenous to Central America. Grows to about 1.2 m (4ft) tall with angular, spiny stems and large hairy leaves. Flowers are smallish, white. Striking yellow or orange fruit about 5 cm (2 in) long, ... [... more]
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Alyssum
Ideal for borders, edging, between bricks or stones and for rockeries and for mass planting for 'carpeting' effects. Alyssum is a dwarf bush about 10 cm - 20 cm in height with masses of tiny white flowers. It blooms all year and in most ... [... more]
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Scaevola fanfare
Its ground hugging habit makes Scaevola an excellent ground cover or basket plant. Ideal for coastal gardens as some of its 100 species are tolerant to salt spray. Small succulent leaves on short brittle stems. The foliage is covered in ... [... more]
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Schefflera
There are about 900 species consisting of shrubs (1m) to trees (10m) and even some climbers. Glossy leaves emerge in a fan-like manner from the end of a long stalk, giving the plant a unique appearance. Because of its ornamental and decorative ... [... more]
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Gossypium sturtianum
Native to Australia (northern WA, southern part of the NT, western QLD, western NSW and north-eastern SA). Grows on rocky soil, on stony or rocky slopes, often along creek lines. Sturt's Desert Rose is an evergreen shrub about 1.8 m (6ft) in ... [... more]
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Salvia - Sage
Salvia consists of as many as 900 species of annuals, perennials and soft- wooded shrubs, distributed through most parts of the world except very cold regions and tropical rainforests. The flowers come in a wide range of colors, including some of ... [... more]
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