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How to Choose Evergreens for Planting in Pots: Paul James shares some of his favorite evergreen choices for unique potted plantings. Nearly all evergreens grow great in containers. Evergreens that outgrow their containers, you can either repot them in a larger container or plant them in the ground. Boxwoods make great container plants... two species available the European boxwood and the Japanese boxwood. 'Hicks' yew (Taxus x media, 'Hicksii') is an upright, shade-tolerant shrub that like the boxwood has both European and Japanese roots. For a unique plant look, try adding a holly known as 'Sky Pencil' (Ilex crenata) to your garden space. 'Sky Pencil' looks equally good in the ground or in a pot, where it can remain for several years. Another unusual upright plant is the juniper called 'Skyrocket' (Juniperus scopulorum). This sun lover maintains beautiful silvery-blue foliage year-round, and grows to 15 feet tall and just two feet wide. "While 'Skyrocket' is most often used in formal landscapes. At the other extreme is this ground-hugging juniper known as 'Greenmound' or Juniperus procumbens 'Greenmound.' It grows to 8 inches tall and gradually spreads to about 6 feet wide. 'Greenmound' is most often used as a groundcover, and it's great for controlling erosion along hillsides, but it can also be trained as a bonsai. The last container evergreen happens to be one of James' favorites. 'Bosnian Pine,' or Pinus leucodermis, and features dark green needles that are densely packed; in time there will be attractive purplish-bluish cones. Like 'Greenmound,' it's also a slow grower.
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Toadstool Geologic Park - in far northwestern Nebraska you'll find the most beautiful area of the state. The Park is operated by the US Forest Service. It contains a badlands landscape and a reconstructed sod house. The park is named after its unusual rock formations, many of which resemble toadstools.
The Hill Giant Fountain is the most unusual fountain on Earth. It is situated at the entrance of Swarovski Crystal Factory at Wattens in Austria.
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Rainbow Village- Taichung City’s Chun An Military Dependents’ Village [春安眷村] , Taiwan was transformed by Huang Yung-fu [黃永阜], a veteran in his mid 80's who painted this once nondescript village into a vibrant tourist destination. via tinyurl.com/... Photo by Steve Barringer #Steve_Barringer #Huang_Yung_Fu #Tai_Chung #Taiwan #Rainbow_Village
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Boabab: Also known as the "tree of life", Baobab trees, found in Africa and India, can live for several thousand years. They have little wood fiber, but can store large quantities of water. (mywiki.ws/... #Trees #Baobab_Tree #Africa #India
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