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2 comments on "Why Butterfly Bushes Are a Must-Have for Butterfly Gardens"

Tips for growing butterfly bushes in your garden. Butterfly Bush planting and care. Tips for growing butterfly bushes in your garden. Butterfly Bush planting and care.

If you’re dreaming of a garden that’s alive with color, movement, and the gentle flutter of butterfly wings, planting butterfly bushes is one of the easiest ways to make it happen. Known for their long, fragrant flower spikes and ability to bloom from summer into fall, butterfly bushes are a magnet for pollinators of all…

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2 comments on "Growing Bird’s Nest Spruce"

Beginner's tips for growing bird's nest spruce, a low maintenance shrub that is great to plant along sidewalks or walkways. Beginner's tips for growing bird's nest spruce, a low maintenance shrub that is great to plant along sidewalks or walkways.

The Bird’s Nest Spruce is one of the most common dwarf evergreen shrubs. It is a member of the Norway Spruce (Picea abies) family; its Latin name is ‘Nidiformis’. This attractive, low-growing shrub gets its name from a depression in the center that makes it look like a bird’s nest.   A versatile shrub, it…

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