To take the mystery out of how landscape architects classify ornamental plants for their use in designs, I thought it would help to...

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Admittedly, this might be a stretch of the imagination, but stay with me as I walk along this path. It is a meandering one, but there...

What I thought I knew vs. what I experienced now I'm amused that I have to reconcile my childhood understanding of Spain. Children's...