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A botanist's paradise - Mangowine Homestead

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Oct

I’ve been writing about Jane Adams of Mangowine Homestead in Western Australia. One of her daughters was Mary Annie Adams (1874-1931). Annie, as she was known, collected plants for the renowned botanist, Baron von Mueller, and...

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My Basil has Dodder.

Kaz @KarenAnne (257) • United Kingdom 21 Sep 23

I bought a basil plant from the supermarket for culinary use. Before I could use it I noticed some yellow tendrils sprouting from the plant. At first I thought there was another plant growing from the soil in the pot and then I...

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The will to live. And some basic botany?

The Horse @TheHorse (238268) • Walnut Creek, California 1 Jul 18

This is a picture of my first balcony sunflower as of yesterday morning. This is the one whose stem was broken in two places by the wind. I suppose my brain is always looking for metaphor or symbolism (or irony). In this case, my...

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Reminded and Inspired

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169406) • United States 10 Aug 17

Our memories can be very precious to us, and when someone reminds us of something sweet from our past it can be very inspiring. @Corbin5 had a flower mystery. She had lost the name tag for her flowers. Deborah shared a picture of...

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I will never see blackberries the same way again

Your Highness Emperor Albert Whisker @CaptAlbertWhisker (32760) • Calgary, Alberta 24 Aug 16

Blackberries are one of the most delicious fruits out there. They were expensive in my country but I know they were cheap in the US and Europe. They make delicious jellies,Jams, cheesecakes and juice. That is why they were...

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Do sunflowers really turn toward the sun? (My first balcony sunflower!)

The Horse @TheHorse (238268) • Walnut Creek, California 30 Apr 16

Most of use have probably heard about sunflowers turning toward the sun, but I've always wondered how quickly it happens. With my two balcony sunflowers in a planter, I've taken to turning the planter around, such that the tall...

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What types of carnivorous plants do you prefer?

ZaffireWolf @ZaffireWolf (480) • United States 2 Apr 08

What types of carnivorous plants do you prefer? Do you prefer the singing plants, or the non-singing plants? While I do prefer the non-singing plants, I do appreciate carnivorous plants with sentience, so that although they might...

Do you talk to your plants? Are they your best friend?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 5 Jul 07

Before I had my baby, I considered my cats to be my babies. I guess it was just my way of coping with loneliness. So, I suppose I could see why someone would think of their plants as their best friends. The human heart knows no...

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buy fresh flowers online

gardening catalog

gardening tips

plants as friends

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My beautiful shoeflower plant

sapphireswati @sapphireswati (106) • India 20 Apr 07

I spotted this beautiful shoeflower plant with a vendor sitting under a dusty flight of stairs.I was drawn t o it though its buds were yet small and shy... Today my plant has grown into a gorgeous blooming plant and the pink...

Do you garden with your kids?

venshida @venshida (4836) • United States 23 Mar 07

Do you garden with your kids? Gardening with your kids can be a very educational experience. Gardening offers a sensory experience that kids can really get into. "touch,sight,smell and taste. You might want to try some fruits...

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Do genes affects plant????

mx_aman @mx_aman (2101) • India 4 Mar 07

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botany

science

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How does music affect plant growth?

mx_aman @mx_aman (2101) • India 4 Mar 07

I think it only effects it, if you blast it or make it so that the plant tilts....what do you about that???????

botany

plant growth

science

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pollen biology

agbiok4 @agbiok4 (21) • India 26 Feb 07

anybody knows anything about pollen genetic transformation if u have any relevant information please pass it to me.

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Botany: Not only the study of life sciences but the love for plants...

princethakur @princethakur (33) • India 23 Jan 07

Please share the problems you are facing while studying Botany.... I will try to resolve...

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job prospective

jangali123 @jangali123 (245) 26 Dec 06

i did my post graduation in botany,but i never thought of work before,so now there is long gap,now i want to do some job.can any one suggest what are the job prospectives in botany in devloped countrries.

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job

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Cryptomycology: Searching For Fungi Outside of their Normal Ranges

drandy @drandy (13) • United States 17 Dec 06

RARE MUSHROOM FOUND In July 1994 a local employee of the state parks department brought a mushroom to me for identification. I have become accustomed to this, being a mushroom hunter of long standing others often come to me for...

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neelakkuringi at nilgiris........

jebincet @jebincet (614) • India 15 Oct 06

do you wonder the botanical technique of blooming at an interval of 12 years?????now its the season there ....the place is only 100km...

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