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Category: Random & Useful/less Observations

A Little Love for a Local Nursery

By The Martian Gardener

Cactus Joe’s is a little nursery with a lot of heart.

Pruning For Laughs

By The Martian Gardener

Sometimes bad pruning is funny though. True confession: this post was mostly started just to show you all some funny tree pictures. I think I make a solid point about shade at the end but it was honestly secondary to the part where I get to make fun of goofy …

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The Origins of My Eye Twitch

By The Martian Gardener

Okay, early apologies because I’m honestly getting a little cranky so I’m about to go on a minor rant here. It’s just that the problems I’m going to call out are all so totally avoidable that it makes me crazy when I keep seeing them over and over and over …

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Plants That Smell Like Chocolate (Otherwise Known As Wonderful Plants)

By The Martian Gardener

Looking for plants that smell like chocolate and grow in Las Vegas? Here’s a list of plants that’ll give you the sweet aroma of chocolate in your yard or in your home!   Chocolate cosmos (Cosmos atrosanguineus) is a pretty little perennial with cocoa-colored flowers that offer a subtle chocolate …

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Plants Are People, Too

By The Martian Gardener

  Ok, they’re not people, but they certainly have a lot more in common with humans than most of us realize. I know it sounds sort of New Age-y, but the fact of the matter is that plants are living things and as such, there are some things they do …

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