The courtyards of New Orleans
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The local gardens of New Orleans offer unique opportunities for visitors to see the range of gardening possibilities in a 10-month growing season. Because of the city's high temperatures and humidity, plants grow rapidly. Most gardeners cater to this and allow lush foliage to dominate their gardens.
Publication Name: Horticulture, The Magazine of American Gardening
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0018-5329
Year: 1992
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Pleaching: the tie that binds; this ancient art yields a living structure
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Pleaching owes its origin to the necessity of mending gaps in farm hedges. It now has aesthetic applications and requires only basic hedge clippers, pruning shears and and a pocket knife. Locations of outstanding pleaching displays are provided.
Publication Name: Horticulture, The Magazine of American Gardening
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0018-5329
Year: 1993
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Bird pepper
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Bird peppers, which pre-Colombian Mexicans called chiltecpins, are 1/4 inch in size and have a potent bite. They grow wild across the southern part of the US and with care can be grown in colder climes.
Publication Name: Horticulture, The Magazine of American Gardening
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0018-5329
Year: 1992
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