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  • Bright orange orchids in full bloom

    Orchids at the Vallarta Botanical Garden

    Text and photos are courtesy of the Vallarta Botanical Garden. Did you know Vanilla plant is an orchid? Pleurothalis cardiothallis The collections of our…

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  • 2022 Garden of Excellence Award Winner!

    The Vallarta Botanical Garden (VBG) was awarded the prestigious “Garden Excellence Award for 2022” presented by the American Public Gardens Association (APGA), North America’s…

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  • pineapple, slices, fruit

    Health Benefits of Pineapples

    The pineapple is the only edible bromeliad available today, and it offers many health benefits. It is a complex plant with dozens of individual…

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  • Lantana camara flowers, pink and yellow

    How to Grow and Care for a Lantana Plant

    ‍ Lantana plants are low-maintenance and easy to care for with the right materials. Lantanas can grow in any sunny location with well-draining soil.…

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  • A photo of the oldest medicinal plant book from 1552

    The oldest herbal book in the Americas

    CRUZ – BADIANO MEXICAN CODEX The Libellus de medicinalibus indorum herbis, better known as the Cruz-Badiano Codex (of Mexican medicinal plants) is the oldest…

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  • Weeping Alaskan Cedar

    One look at this beautiful tree and its easy to see why it’s a favorite with so many. With its conical form, straight trunk…

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  • A growth of white mushroom invitingly held by a woman

    How To Grow Mushrooms From Scratch

    Many people are becoming interested in growing mushrooms for personal consumption. Mushrooms are growing in popularity because they’re excellent sources of protein, fiber, antioxidants, and selenium. You can find…

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  • pink and green petaled flower of a cannabis plant

    Deal With Heat Stress in Weed Plants

    Are you wondering why your marijuana plants are turning brown? Heat stress in weed can cause discoloration and other adverse effects.  How do you…

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  • A patch of Fireweed on a hill in the countryside

    Fireweed

    Fireweed, a member of the willow plant family, is distinguished by its gorgeous magenta flowers. Its common name comes from its sudden appearance after…

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  • How to Grow the Delicate Harebell

    Harebell, Campanula rotundifolia, is delicate, attractive, and graceful. Each plant produces an abundance of purple bell-shaped flowers. Harebell is a tiny wildflower that only…

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  • A long row of Staghorn Sumac at Canadensis

    Staghorn Sumac Is Dioecious

    Staghorn Sumac puts on a startling display of color in the fall. It is a pleasing sight, especially in the fall, when the leaves…

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  • Cannabis plant in winter covered with frost

    9 Tips on How to Grow Marijuana in Cold Countries

    Growing weed outside in the winter is possible, but it’s a challenging and involved process. As an annual plant with a spring-and-summer development season,…

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  • Stacked flowers of the white turtlehead

    Discover the White Turtlehead

    White Turtlehead, Chelone glabra, has masses of beautiful white hooded flowers at the ends of the stems from late summer to mid-fall, which are…

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  • Cup plant in full spectacular blooms of yellow flowers

    Cup Plant Care, Versatile and Stunning

    The Cup Plant, Silphium perfoliatum, is a beautiful plant native to large areas in the central and eastern US and to Ontario and Quebec…

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  • Growth and Care for Prickly Pear Cactus

    The Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia humifusa) is Canada’s only native cactus, and is a great conversation piece. The Prickly Pear Cactus is a unique…

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  • Culver's Root in a garden with its white vertical flowers

    Culver’s Root is a Hardy Perennial

    Veronicastrum virginicum, also known as Culver’s Root, is a tall, hardy perennial with lovely whorled leaves. In the early and middle summer, the plants…

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  • Wintergreen plant with leaves and fruit

    How to Grow and Care for Wintergreen

    The wintergreen shrub is accentuated with either gorgeous, white bell-shaped flowers or brilliant, pinkish-red berries, depending on the season.  Beautiful, fragrant wintergreen has evergreen…

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  • A colony of virginia waterleaf with white flowers

    Virginia Waterleaf Helps Stop Soil Erosion

    Virginia waterleaf, Hydrophyllum virginianum, is an excellent choice for shady areas and woodland gardens. It can spread quickly from rhizomes and fill open areas,…

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  • Foamflower flowers in a grouping

    Foamflower Shows Well in Groups

    Foamflower can be a great addition to many gardens. It has an interesting, attractive leaf when not in flower. It also produces masses of…

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  • Close up of Saskatoon berry red round fruits on green leaves

    Saskatoon Berry Bush Adapts

    The Saskatoon Berry Bush is a woody, perennial shrub that can yield fruit and adapt to a variety of soil types and climatic conditions.…

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  • Blackberry bush, leaves, and fruit

    Blackberry is Easy to Grow

    Blackberry bush is the plant for you if you are searching for simple fruit to grow in limited space. In many areas, these sweet-tasting…

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  • Partridgeberry as ground cover with red fruit

    Partridgeberry

    Partridgeberry is a low-growing, creeping, and woody herb that is evergreen, perennial, part of the Rubiaceae family. From Newfoundland down to central Florida and…

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  • White trillium plants with blooming flowers

    White Trillium, an Official Emblem.

    The white trillium (Trillium grandiflorum), also known as the wake-robin and the white lily, was officially adopted as Ontario’s floral emblem in 1937.  These…

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  • Red trillium and large leaf in a field

    Red Trillium, a Popular Wildflower

    Red trillium, one of the most popular forest wildflowers, ushers in spring with its lovely, fragrant, maroon-purple blooms. It is one of the most…

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