Bleeding heart flowers have a charming, heart-locket appearance, thriving in filtered sun or partial shade in zones 3 to 9.
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This delicious herb is versatile for more than just dill pickles. Dill, Latin: Anethum graveolens, is a herbaceous annual plant commonly used as a culinary herb. It is a carrot family member and a native species to southern Russia, western Africa, and the Mediterranean region. Dill is hardy in USDA planting zones 3-10. This classic
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The leaves are cilantro, the seeds coriander–both are so delicious! Cilantro (Latin: Coriandrum sativum), aka coriander, is a versatile annual herb with glossy, broad, flat leaves that resemble parsley. Perhaps the most significant physical difference between the two is that parsley leaves have pointy serrations, but cilantro leaf serration appears more rounded and lacy-looking. Cilantro
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Robins are one of the earliest signs of springtime. The American robin (Latin: Turdus migratorius) is a lovely feathered friend who makes an early-season appearance to welcome the warm temperatures of spring. This bird is a shining beacon of hope that the gray winter months will soon end and long, lazy summer days are imminent.
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