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There is a particular kind of progress that doesn't make the front page. It doesn't arrive with a press release or a prime-time announcement. It accumulates - in journals, in labs, in the slow ...

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TAHOE REGION, Calif./Nev. — The Tahoe Plant Book (TPB) has entered its next phase, advancing a community-driven effort to revise and expand Plants of the Tahoe Basin (1999)- commonly known as the Graf ...

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When summer temperatures soar, we humans can take shelter indoors. Our garden plants, however, have no such respite. Some may droop, wilt or get crispy, while others may simply refuse to bloom.

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Every spring brings a new growing season and, for me and other garden communicators, dozens of not-yet-available sample plants sent by breeders and growers. To try them out, I squeeze some into my ...