Columbine

AquilegiaA genus of mostly late spring blooming, short lived but self seeding perennials that are part of the Ranunculacea family. The flowers are highly attractive to hummingbirds.They mostly prefer full sun to partial shade on fertile, moist, well drained soil.Deer / rabbit resistant but prone to leaf miners which tunnel through the foliage and often kill the entire plant. It is recommended to cut back and burn foliage that is damaged by leaf miner....

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13 1 Landscape Architecture Theory

13.1 Landscape Architecture TheoryContents listThe blood of philosopher-kingsLandscape design theory has been rotting away, peacefully, like a garden temple, since the close of the eighteenth century. The Director of Landscape ArchitectureStudies at Dumbarton Oaks gives poverty as the explanation:This ignorance or cavalier disregard of history is part and parcel of a larger poverty of discourse; as Steven R. Krog has written, landscape architectureis "a discipline in intellectual disarray and with a "deficiency of theoretical discourse. Of all...

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Strawberry Trees Madrone and Manzanitas

ArbutusA small genus of 8 species of trees that are part of the larger Ericaceae family.All Madrones are EVERGREEEN. The branches are often twisted giving them a picturesque effect.The Madrones prefer full sun, moderate moisture and deep, fertile well drained soil on a site sheltered from excessive wind. They should be installed as containerized plants at a young age since they resent root disturbance and older trees are difficult to transplant....

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