tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45764919779796749082024-03-18T00:17:33.410-07:00Scented Leaf<b><i>To see far is one thing, going there is another</i></b>Scented Leafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05187150223758037543noreply@blogger.comBlogger208125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576491977979674908.post-59277038897521644902013-02-24T12:43:00.001-08:002013-02-24T12:43:20.192-08:00The One Straw Revolution by Masanobu FukuokaA man way ahead his time, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masanobu_Fukuoka" target="_blank">Masanobu Fukuoka</a> wrote <a href="http://www.onestrawrevolution.net/One_Straw_Revolution/One-Straw_Revolution.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The One Straw Revolution"</a> in 1975; his book has been translated into over 20 languages and sold more than one million copies.<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1590173139/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1590173139&linkCode=as2&tag=scented_leaf-20">The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming (New York Review Books Classics)</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=scented_leaf-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1590173139" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />
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His philosophy and the Four Principles of Natural Farming are: <br />
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<li>No cultivation </li>
<li>No chemical fertilizer or prepared compost </li>
<li>No weeding by tillage and herbicides</li>
<li>No pruning of fruit trees </li>
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<i>From just this one straw ... a Revolution could begin.</i><br />
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<i>Unless people can become natural people, </i></div>
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<i>To the extent that people separate themselves from Nature, </i></div>
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<i>they spin further and further from the Centre.<br />Masanobu Fukuoka</i></div>
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<i>Natural Farming is not simply a way of growing crops; </i></div>
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<i>it is the cultivation and perfection of human beings.<br />Masanobu Fukuoka </i></div>
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The One Straw Revolution by Masanobu Fukuoka.
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<i>An understanding of Nature lies beyond the reach of human intelligence.<br />Masanobu Fukuoka</i></div>
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Permaculture seeds balls, Fukuoka style.<br />
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Masanobu Fukuoka legendary visit to India<br />
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Masanobu Fukuoka in Greece (1998)<br />
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Keywords to continue your own research: “permaculture”, “seed balls”, “Natural farming”, "Do-Nothing Farming", "Guerilla gardening"<br />
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Scented Leafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05187150223758037543noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576491977979674908.post-33621806639183161462012-11-02T10:12:00.000-07:002013-02-08T10:53:54.620-08:00Pinterest business account?Pinterest formally announced that <a href="http://business.pinterest.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">businesses are now able to create commercial accounts</a> … of course with new <a href="http://business.pinterest.com/tos/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Terms of Service</a> and a conversion feature for existing members.<br />
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<a href="http://pinterest.com/scentedleaf/" target="_blank">I like Pinterest (here is our account)</a> but I am not sure how this would work in the long term … so far there are no differences between these services and no visual indication that you are running a “business account” … what I am trying to say is that I don’t want to lose pins and friends just because people would hesitate to re-pin your “business content.”<br />
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How long ‘till we’ll start to see “filters” buttons to block “business accounts”?! </blockquote>
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Pinterest is not the first social media company to do this (have different accounts for people and companies), Facebook being another example. How do you “like” the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/ScentedLeaf" target="_blank">Facebook business page</a>?!?!<br />
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Anyhow, it’s worth taking a look at how businesses would use this social networking:<br />
<a href="http://pinterest.com/time_magazine/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Time Magazine</a>, <a href="http://pinterest.com/generalelectric" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">General Electric</a>, <a href="http://business.pinterest.com/case-study-allrecipes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Allrecipes</a>, even <a href="http://business.pinterest.com/case-study-etsy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Etsy </a>is using Pinterest now … hmmm. <br />
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This is our ScentedLeaf Profile Widget, don't be shy, click on it ;-)
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<b>Will you create a Pinterest account for your business? Let me know your thoughts. </b><br />
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Scented Leafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05187150223758037543noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576491977979674908.post-9249400568170372622012-10-23T14:25:00.001-07:002012-10-23T14:25:56.237-07:00100 year Old Compton Oak moved to a new locationThe "<i>Ghirardi Compton Oak</i>" has been a piece of League City's history for
over 100 years. Named after the Italian immigrant on whose land the tree first sprouted, this "Bonsai" tree stands <b>56 feet tall</b>, has a canopy that is over
<b>100 feet wide</b>, and is <b>135 inches around</b>. It also weighs an incredible
<b>518,000 pounds</b>.<br />
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A county road widening project put the future of the Ghirardi Oak in
jeopardy.<a href="http://leaguecity.com/index.aspx?nid=1806" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Council voted to use park dedication funds to move the majestic oak</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.leaguecity.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1100" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Approximately two months after the Ghirardi Compton Oak was transplanted, the tree began showing stress by defoliation. This is a normal post-relocation response, and a few days later, the tree stopped defoliating. Shortly after the tree stopped defoliating, Hess Landscape Construction and the City’s arborists observed new bud formation and good fibrous root growth.</a></blockquote>
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Congratulation to the League City on this fine and worthwhile project!<br />
Check also this <a href="http://bonsaibark.com/2012/10/08/worlds-largest-bonsai-at-least-for-a-moment/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BonsaiBark article</a> for more in depth Bonsai analysis.Scented Leafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05187150223758037543noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576491977979674908.post-85150890476508932542012-10-22T19:01:00.002-07:002012-10-22T19:01:49.381-07:00Bird's Nest Spruce BonsaiWe've introduced long time ago spruce trees in our bonsai's collection due to their sturdiness and forgiveness. We have mostly quite large specimens of conifers which impressed us by their structure. Like usual when choosing a plant for starting a bonsai, we are searching for a dramatic overall looking of the tree or attractive surface roots, or a gnarled trunk with some character continuing to the apex of the tree, a natural looking driftwood and for nicely curved branches evenly distributed into canopy.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bird's Nest spruce aka Picea abies 'Nidiformis' bonsai</td></tr>
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The common alberta spruce (<a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2011/01/picea-glauca-conica-bonsai.html." target="_blank">picea glauca conica</a>) dense foliage always fascinated me. Also its upright growing habit, very suitable for training in formal-informal upright styles, determined me to add more and more specimens.<br />
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Of course, I really needed to bring some dwarf varieties, thus "dwarf globe spruce" (<a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2011/02/picea-pungens-globosa-bonsai.html" target="_blank">picea pungens globosa</a>) became my favorite and remained on top of my preferences for long time. Later on I was also attracted by <b>"Bird's Nest" spruce</b> aka <b>picea abies 'Nidiformis'"</b>, considering that it is challenging to shape such a "nidiformis" mound. I am convinced that itwas named " Bird's Nest " due to its overcrowded indentation of foliage masses towards the middle of the branches' mound.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Picea abies 'Nidiformis' foliage- Bird's Nest Spruce needles</td></tr>
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I like <b>"Bird's Nest" spruce</b> that it readily produces buds on older wood (it is really
forgiveness if you decide to change somehow its shape). It grows quite slowly, about 4-5 inch a year, but we prune regular away
the outer ends of older twigs (few times a year) to avoid to return it into a ragged bush in few months.<br />
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I like also its gnarled trunk with cracked gray bark and how smooth the branches are raising up. We have been wiring many times branches only to find that it snaps off at the base as soon as we start to move them or that the shoots are very easily dislodged. I'm really sorry that we did not maintain a journal of our uncertainty and fuzziness when shaping them in various bonsai styles...<br />
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Important is that our enthusiasm grown with the overall knowledge gained in those tries and enabled us to develop with confidence new trees like this one.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Picea abies 'Nidiformis' bonsai - Bird's Nest Spruce</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Scented Leafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05187150223758037543noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576491977979674908.post-69060655243047800872012-09-28T21:17:00.000-07:002012-09-28T21:21:02.932-07:00Pelargonium x Hortorum<b>Pelargoniums x hortorum (Common Geranium, Zonal Geranium, Bedding Geranium, or Geranium) </b>are bushy perennials, very popular in containers, hanging baskets and garden landscapes due to their showy single, or double flowers with red, dark red, salmon, violet, white, lavender, pink, rose, magenta or multi-color petals.<br />
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The botanical name is <b>Pelargonium x hortorum</b> but they are mostly known as <b>zonal geranium or pelargonium zonale</b>. There are many varieties available on the market and every year is bringing even more and
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pelargonium x hortorum "Maverick Violet" flowers</td></tr>
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The leaves have zones of creamy, maroon, dark red or yellowish-green with various shape of zoning's.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pelargonium Zonale"Simply Red" flower</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pelargonium x hortorum "Frank Headley" flower</td></tr>
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They are vigorous plants which make large flower heads exceeding pollen from spring to frost and are very attractive to bees and hummingbirds. <br />
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<a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2010/12/growing-pelargoniums-from-seeds.html" target="_blank">We've started from seeds</a> many varieties of pelargonium x hortorum like: <i>"Moulin Rouge", "Maverick Pink", "Maverick Violet", "Maverick Rose", <a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2012/06/pelargonium-zonale-frank-headley.html" target="_blank">Frank Headley</a>, "Simply Red" and "Red Star"</i>, although they are also easy to propagate from cuttings (the traditional method).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pelargonium "Maverick Violet" flower with unusual heart-shaped markings on lower pettals</td></tr>
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Growing Pelargonium "<i>Moulin Rouge</i>" from seeds was also our 2012 <a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2011/03/2011-pelargonium-seeds-exchange-project.html" target="_blank">Raising Pelargoniums from seeds project</a> as members of <a href="http://www.cdngeraniums.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Canadian Geranium & Pelargonium Society</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pelargonium x hortorum "Moulin Rouge" "2012 CG&PS project - raising pelargonium from seeds "</td></tr>
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Scarifying the seed before planting helped aid germination (to 1-2 weeks to germinate and sprout). As we said many times, growing pelargoniums from seeds is sometimes challenging and time consuming, but very rewarding; plants grown from seed are generally more vigorous than cuttings.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pelargonium x hortorum " Simply Red" flowers</td></tr>
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Removing the entire flower stalk after the flower fades and gathering the seeds encourage more blooms, and, believe me, they are prolific bloomers almost year round.<br />
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Pelargonium x hortorum are easy to raise, disease and over-watering resistant and withstand a wider temperature range than scented leaf pelargoniums. In Vancouver's climate, they may over-winter outside if the winter is mild (we succeeded last winter with some plants potted in jardinieres and hanging baskets), although it is better to provide them some protection against winds and excessive rain (especially to those plants potted in shallow bonsai pots). <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pelargonium zonale "Frank Headley" </td></tr>
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On top of their hardiness and easy to care, Pelargonium zonale (zonal geranium) are a vivid colored completion to our scented garden, and make appealing displays and eye-catching flower arrangements. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pelargonium zonale " Moulin Rouge"</td></tr>
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<br />Scented Leafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05187150223758037543noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576491977979674908.post-58682394642090511552012-09-05T15:17:00.000-07:002012-09-05T15:17:15.641-07:00 Pelargonium Myrrhifolium var. Myrrhifolium <br />
<b>Pelargonium myrrhifolium</b>, originated in South Africa (Western Cape), is a compact pelargonium with finely dissected foliage which may reach 30-40 cm high at maturity. Most known varieties are: <i><b> </b></i><br />
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<li><i><b>var. myrrhifolium</b></i> with white or lilac flowers dark purple markings</li>
<li><i><b>var. coriandrifolium</b></i> with vivid pinkish-purple flowers </li>
<li><b>var. fructicosum </b>with white flowers with dark red markings</li>
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I 've liked since always the myrrh scent, so we decided last year to enlarge the collection of flavors from our scented garden with <b>Pelargonium myrrhifolium var myrrhifolium</b>. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pelargonium myrrhifolium var myrrhifolium flower and leaves</td></tr>
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<b>Pelargonium myrrhifolium var myrrhifolium</b> is a shrubby pelargonium with finely divided leaves, not so sticky and covered by glandular hairs, which are releasing a scent like fresh myrrh if rubbed.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pelargonium seedlings germinated in soil blocks </td></tr>
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The plants were started from seeds ordered from South Africa in small
soil blocks formed with special molds <a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2012/03/balsam-scented-pelargoniums.html" target="_blank">(together with some balsam scented varieties)</a>, latter on being moved into larger soil blocks, and after 4 months, into their pots. The plants grow quite slowly, but started to bloom within one year from seed germination. <br />
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The flower is quite large, very attractive with a pale lilac color and dark purple markins (I'm still waiting to see if any of plants will make white ones). I cross my fingers to be followed by the distinctive cranesbill seed heads <a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2010/09/scented-pelargoniums-seeds-collected.html" target="_blank">to gather also their seeds</a>. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pelargonium myrrhifolium var myrrhifolium flower</td></tr>
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<b>Pelargonium myrrhifolium var myrrhifolium </b> is a drought tolerant plant that require a sandy well drained soil. It
is said that it is hardy to frost pelargonium which will bloom till
January, thus we will overwinter them outside, with some protection against
winds and rain (last winter we kept them indoor, like all seedlings,
under artificial light). <b> </b>Initial the stem looked green and herbaceous, but it became woody, and somehow brownish with the age - and as we estimated, could be wired easily and make interesting pelargonium bonsai.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pelargonium myrrhifolium var myrrhifolium bonsai</td></tr>
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<br />Scented Leafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05187150223758037543noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576491977979674908.post-52625721893687595772012-08-22T21:12:00.001-07:002012-08-22T21:12:40.094-07:00Scented Potpourri using a DehydratorOur journey along the fascinating world of fragrant potpourri started with some classical recipes but as always we've let our imagination run free. I am always exploring new combinations as I love to have at my fingertips a jar (or an unusual container such as an ... oyster shell ) with fragrant mixture of dried scented pelargonium leaves, flowers and materials gathered from the garden.<br />
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The recipe for <b>"Cheerful Roses"</b> <b>potpourri: </b><br />
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<li>• 2 Cups rose petals </li>
<li>• 1 Cup miniature rosebuds </li>
<li>• 1/2 Cups mint flower buds </li>
<li>• 1 cup pelargonium / geranium flowers </li>
<li>• 3 Cups of <a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2010/07/rose-scented-pelargoniums-geraniums.html" target="_blank">rose scented pelargonium</a> leaves: 1 Cup "<a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2011/09/candy-dancer-delightful-houseplant.html" target="_blank">Candy Dancer</a>" leaves , 1 Cup "<a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2010/08/scented-pelargoniums-bonsai-styles.html" target="_blank">Attar of Roses</a>" leaves and 1 Cup "<a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2010/09/from-driftwood-and-rocks-to-bonsai-art.html" target="_blank">Skeleton Rose</a>" leaves</li>
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Last year I've detailed<a href="http://draft.blogger.com/%20http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2010/09/vandusens-dried-flower-sale.html%20" target="_blank"> how to make "The smell of Autumn" potpourri </a>using dried leaves of pelargoniums <a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2012/07/pelargoniums-x-fragrans.html" target="_blank">x fragrans</a>, <a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2011/01/pelagonium-citrosum-cascade-bonsai.html" target="_blank">Citrosum</a>, <a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2012/03/balsam-scented-pelargoniums.html" target="_blank">Quercifolium</a> and <a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2012/07/peppermint-scented-pelargonium.html" target="_blank">Tomentosum</a>. At that moment we've dried naturally the materials, on an wooden rack placed in a warm and well ventilated spot. It is the oldest way to dry herbs and spices, letting the time to work for you, but
sometime the shape and the color are modified during the drying out process.<br />
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As we try to keep out of any chemicals (drying flowers using Silica Gel) we've started to think about to improve our way of preserving leaves
using a Dehydrator. So, this year we've made a new step and decided to purchase one.<br />
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We were following the time and temperature estimates provided by manufacturer, but of course we have
dried similar batches with different results, varying due to the type, quantity and quality of plant materials and harvesting conditions.<br />
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I'm convinced that using a Dehydrator to dry herbs saves time and space ... but I still fancy the old way ... slow and steady. The leaves & flowers are better preserved and maintain better their color and shape, very important
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<br />Scented Leafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05187150223758037543noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576491977979674908.post-75739902350343850142012-08-20T21:18:00.000-07:002012-08-20T21:18:25.471-07:00Pelargonium " PJ Miranda"Pelargonium <i><b>"PJ Miranda" </b></i> is a magnificent hybrid of regal pelargonium (pelargonium x domesticum), which have been hybridized few years ago by Jean and Phil Hausermann, members of our "<a href="http://www.cdngeraniums.com/" target="_blank">Canadian Geranium & Pelargonium Society"</a> .<br />
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They gave us a young plant at one of the monthly meetings (photo - right side), which make it even more valuable for us.<br />
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As per their suggestion, we have cut the blooms, letting the plant to grow without flowers for 3 more months.<br />
The plant seems to love direct sunlight and was growing quite quickly, investing in multiple branches and now is making a nice flowering centerpiece.<br />
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Pelargonium <i><b>"PJ Miranda" </b></i>has serrated leaves and huge ruffled satiny flowers (almost 5 cm each), similar with "Elsie Hickman" pelargonium. Its eye-catching blooms have light pink base and scarlet red overlay on the top petals with darker veining markings and blotchings.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pelargonium "PJ Miranda" flowers</td></tr>
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Aren't you impressed, too, by its florets which are opening into full flowers and are almost covering the fuzzy velvety foliage? <br />
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<br />Scented Leafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05187150223758037543noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576491977979674908.post-50311824448640340972012-07-30T19:03:00.000-07:002012-07-30T19:07:15.127-07:00Ficus Religiosa Bonsai<b>Ficus Religiosa</b> it is known also as “<b>bo-tree fig</b>” “<b>sacred fig</b>” “<b>aswattha fig</b>” or “<b>peepul fig</b>" and is renowned worldwide as the "The Tree of Enlightenment (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhi_Tree" target="_blank">Bodhi tree</a>)" .<br />
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One of our projects, started almost two years ago, is to have our own <b><i>"</i></b><i><b>Ficus Religiosa Bonsai"</b></i>. This experiment (you may read more in our previous blog post: <a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2011/05/ficus-religiosa-seedlings.html" target="_blank">Ficus Religiosa Seedlings</a>) convinced us once more that the best way to grow your own bonsai is to start it from seeds.<br />
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You may shape easy your young ficus bonsai when the stem is not woodified yet and to develop a nice root system accordingly with the pot's shape. We've kept couple of the seedlings at home and re-potted them gradually in larger pots at every half of year, now having one with dimensions: 2 cm high, 20 cm long and 12 cm wide. The stems and branches became woody after first year of life and once
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Each of them, like any
other plant, told its own story, but today will feature just the best of
them, in whose shadow is meditating a beautiful ceramic Buddha statue.<br />
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At one point we almost lost it due to an unexpected invasion of white flies in our room after we bought a new ficus retusa from a store. Indeed, was our mistake to bring home a plant and to put it in our room together with other plants without check it carefully against pests - another tough lesson to pay attention when you buy a plant ;( Anyhow, we resolved quickly the problem spraying the plants with a diluted solution of insecticidal soap and monitored the plants in next couple of weeks, to be sure that we really rid off them. <br />
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Now, it is really healthy and I noticed an accelerated growth rhythm after the days become longer and warmer. My only concern is that we will have a long way until the tree will reduce its leaves. Believe me, the heart shaped leaves are really huge: most of them are between 10-15 cm long and 5-10 cm wide. But this will be another story - Ficus Religiosa Bonsai in progress.Scented Leafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05187150223758037543noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576491977979674908.post-82217490856885659292012-07-29T00:53:00.001-07:002012-09-06T20:30:48.439-07:00Honda Celebration of Light 2012 - first showDid you miss fireworks?<br />
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I've missed them so much, but tonight we enjoyed again the magic beauty of fireworks lightening Vancouver's sky. The weather was so generous with us, and we were really excited to see the pallete of dancing lights amidst the waters.<br />
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<b> 2012's Vancouver's Light Fireworks Festival</b> features 3 countries: this evening was <i>Vietnam's Show</i>, on August 1st will be <i>Brazil's show</i> and on August 4th <i>Italy's show</i>.<br />
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The name of this year's festival is <b><a href="http://hondacelebrationoflight.com/" target="_blank">Honda celebration of Light </a></b>because of the main sponsor of the competition: Honda. Of course, Province of BC, City of Vancouver, Tourism Vancouver, Vancouver Airport, Seaspan, Vancouver Sun, Telus, ICBC and many others partners bring their valuable contribution to make happen again this amazing festival, too.<br />
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<b>The Vietnam's light show </b>started a little bit latter than 10p.m. (as per my watch), but like every year, the English Bay, Kitsilano Point and Jericho Beach were really packed with people waiting with patience for their favorite show. <br />
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You may see, in my previous post , pictures of <a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2010/07/vancouver-s-celebration-of-light-2010.html" target="_blank">2010's Vancouver's celebration of light </a>' first night , and why not, to compare them with <b>2012's Vancouver's Light Fireworks Festival</b> first show ;-)<br />
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I am always amazed to see the sky enlightened by dancing fireworks among the moon and how the water is reflecting the rainbow of colors, don't you?<br />
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<b>Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’</b> is a very touchable looking plant, with silvery-grey deep-cut leaves with bitter taste and a mild camphor-spice fragrance. It is derived from <b>Artemisia Absinthium (wormwood)</b>, one of the renowned "bitter herbs" mentioned in the Bible and <a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2010/08/shakespeare-garden-and-rose-garden-from.html" target="_blank">Shakespeare</a>'s works Romeo & Juliet and Hamlet, used over the years to flavor Absinthe and other notorious liqueurs, wines and vermouth.<br />
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We like it because it is a dwarf variety of wormwood, and as you already know, we like to keep them in containers and bonsai pots. This plant was re-potted and cut back to 20 centimeters in spring ( it is not recommended to cut it back in the fall). <br />
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<b>Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’</b> has an upright shrubby growing habit and its slender stems with downy whitish hairs become woody when aging. Last year it had a display of tiny yellow florets rising from its lace silvery foliage till late autumn, whose beauty is still unseen this summer, perhaps due the capricious and cold weather, although it is a very suitable plant to be grown in Vancouver's
mild climate (it is drought tolerant in sunny summer days and may be
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It really looks great in herb containers, and makes a beautiful Bonsai too. We 've chosen this pot with greyish waves to match its foliage. How do you like it?<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_%28plant_genus%29" target="_blank">Artemisia</a> is a genus of plants from Asteraceae family, with many usages all over the world in herbal medicine, essential oils, liqueurs and food industries.<br />
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Most popular are: <i>Artemisia Dracunculus </i>aka "Tarragon", <i>Artemisia tridentata </i>aka "Sagebrush",<i> Artemisia vulgaris </i> aka "Mugwort", <i>Artemisia Abrotanum </i>aka "Southernwood" (scent/foliage similar with <a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2012/03/pelargonium-abrotanifolium-southernwood.html" target="_blank">Pelargonium Abrotanifolium</a>) , and, of course, <i>Artemisia Absinthium</i> aka Wormwood .<br />
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Their leaves make always an impressive array of textures, colors and shapes and their fragrances and flavors have been appreciated in any scented garden since ancient times. <br />
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<br />Scented Leafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05187150223758037543noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576491977979674908.post-59457870576093515772012-07-12T11:56:00.000-07:002012-08-20T21:24:31.013-07:00Pelargoniums x FragransPelargonium x fragrans has an attractive foliage with spicy-nutmeg fragrance. There are many x fragrans varieties derived from the wild pelargonium fragrans, all of them prolific bloomers (a real delight for the <a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2010/06/foraging-bees.html" target="_blank">foraging bees</a>), drought resistant plants with soft, lobed, slightly undulated leaves.<br />
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There are many traits inherited from their parent, the true pelargonium fragrans, the most important being the smell of the leaves: a powerful nutmeg spicy scent having various fruity, chocolate, cloves undertones. Below are just some characteristics of the cultivars from our collection: <br />
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- <b><a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2011/09/pink-scented-table-centerpiece.html" target="_blank">Pink Nutmeg</a>:</b> <br />
* large rounded fan-shaped leaves with nutmeg-spicy flavor and a slightly chocolate undertone beneath the nutmeg fragrance.<br />
* short stems with greenish color when young which became woody when aging, having bushy growing habit with clusters of leaves starting freely almost from the same spot of the stem<br />
* blooming from spring to autumn with clusters of pink flowers with dark red veins on the upper petals<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pelargonium x fragrans: pink - nutmeg variety</td></tr>
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- <u><b>White Nutmeg</b>:</u><br />
* large fan- shaped leaves with nutmeg-spicy fragrance and a cloves undertone beneath the nutmeg fragrance,<br />
* stems with greenish color when young and became woody when aging,
having a compact growing habit, columnar (more than 50 cm high) with
many branches.<br />
* prolific bloomer with umbels of white flowers with pink lines on the upper petals<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pelargonium x fragrans on driftwood: White-Nutmeg variety</td></tr>
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- <u><b>Tutti - fruity</b> :</u><br />
* green leaves with small, soft and crinkled undulated lobes exulting <a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2011/05/fruit-scented-pelargoniums.html" target="_blank">fruity-spicy </a> fragrance, with some cider undertones. <br />
* dwarf cultivar with short stems with greenish- redish color when young and became woody when aging, having bushy growing habit with many branches <br />
* prolific bloomer with clusters of white flowers with pink lines on the upper petals<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pelargonium x fragrans: Tutti-Fruity cultivar</td></tr>
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<b> - <u>" Old Spicy" </u></b> <br />
* light green lobed leaves, larger than " Tutti-Fruity" cultivar but with similar fruity- spicy smell with cider undertones (is said that "Tutti-Fruity" is derived from it and inherited various traits from "Old Spicy" variety).<br />
* stems with greenish- redish color when young and became
woody when aging, with freely columnar growing habit with many branches
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* prolific bloomer with clusters of white flowers ( larger than flowers of "Tutti-Fruity" cultivar, too) with pink lines on the upper petals<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pelargonium x fragrans Old-spice cultivar</td></tr>
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<b>- <u>" Apple - Nutmeg" </u></b><br />
* a cross between pelargonium fragrans and pelargonium odoratissimum,<br />
* green leaves with small, soft and crinkled undulated lobes exulting a sweet apple-nutmeg fragrance,<br />
* bushy plant growing freely, making many short stems when young which became
woody when aging, <br />
* prolific bloomer covered all the summer with clusters of small white flowers, flower buds and seed pods<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pelargonium x fragrans: Apple - Nutmeg cultivar</td></tr>
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Indeed, they come all shapes and sizes, all with fine undulated leaves and plenty of flowers. Their smell has been fascinating me since first day when I've discovered them. I can never define it exactly, and I always have fun discovering new perfume notes from the greater world of scented pelargonium fragrances. <br />
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<br />Scented Leafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05187150223758037543noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576491977979674908.post-30206731654336780622012-07-11T13:09:00.000-07:002012-07-11T13:49:28.930-07:00Peppermint Scented Pelargonium<b>Pelargonium Tomentosum </b> aka<b> peppermint pelargonium / peppermint geranium </b>is the best variety of mint-scented pelargonium from our collection. Even when raining (that seems to happen almost everyday in Vancouver), its velvety huge leaves are freeing a powerful warm-spicy fragrance of peppermint. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pelargonium tomentosum aka peppermint scented pelargonium</td></tr>
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I've promised to do a blog post about Pelargonium Tomentosum (peppermint geranium) when the plants will grow enough to try myself its foliage in my dishes. We started our plants from seeds ordered in South Africa last year and the plants are at maturity, so there is lots of trimmings to be used in cooking, potpourri or ointments.<br />
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The leaves are lobed, showy, with an angora-like texture, having a deep
green color with gray hairy surface. They have some similarities to <a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2012/03/balsam-scented-pelargoniums.html" target="_blank">balsam scented pelargoniums</a>: require water to encourage a healthy grow and a neutral to alkaline well drained soil. They prefer a mid-day shade spot but enjoy also to capturing sunlight energy. Believe me, their leaves are releasing a heavenly aroma in mint liqueur (creme de menthe) , <a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2010/07/pelargonium-flavoured-blackberry-apple.html" target="_blank">pies</a>, herbal teas or <a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2011/05/herb-butter-with-mint-scented.html" target="_blank">herb butter</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pelargonium Tomentosum leaves capturing sunlight energy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peppermint Pelargonium hairy leaves </td></tr>
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<b>Pelargonium Tomentosum</b> is a rambling plant with vigorous growing
habit, which may grow several feet height/ width, whose straggling
shoots are spreading out in different directions, including horizontally. So...<i> it is really difficult to decide how to shape them ;-)</i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pelargonium tomentosum - peppermint geranium with rambling growing habit</td></tr>
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I had to admit that peppermint pelargonium is a great ground-cover in garden landscape, or a leaf addition in hanging baskets and bedding plants. Their delicate fluffy white blossoms in summer are just a bonus, this plant remaining an exceptional useful and showy foliage-plant throughout the year.<br />
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Until we'll decide which is the most appropriate " bonsai style" to molding our plants .. we are just considering them a delightfully fragrant herb with an amazing growing habit, which has to have it at your fingertips year round.<br />
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<br />Scented Leafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05187150223758037543noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576491977979674908.post-47210721848981944162012-06-28T17:58:00.000-07:002012-06-28T17:58:04.542-07:00Pelargonium Charity<i><b>"Charity" </b></i> is one of the scented pelargoniums with amazing variegated foliage. Its foliage has irregular golden-lime edges around the dark-shaded green center.<br />
It is a tender evergreen perennial which needs protection over winter
and grow like crazy in direct sunlight. It has a vigorous upright
growing habit with bushy branches, similar with most lemon-rose scented pelargoniums, thus our plant is shaped in <a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2011/01/geraniums-in-form-of-column.html" target="_blank">a columnar style.</a><br />
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<b>Pelargonium "Charity" </b>is another plant from our collection which was awarded with <a href="http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=3731%20" target="_blank">"Award of Garden Merit (AGM)"</a>, being recommended to grow by Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) (like <a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2012/06/pelargonium-zonale-frank-headley.html" target="_blank">Pelargonium Frank Headley</a>). </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pelargonium Charity variegated leaves</td></tr>
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The leaves are deeply lobed, hairy, with a soft texture and at any touch it is released a powerful smell of citrus with rose notes. I like to use them to decorate my dishes and to <a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2010/07/cooking-with-scented-pelargoniums.html" target="_blank">add flavor in cooking </a>, especially in deserts: ice-cream, scented sugar, poached fruits or herbal ice-tea. <br />
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Scented Pelargonium "Charity" is known also as Lemon-rose Geranium "Charity". The flowers are typical for lemon-rose varieties of scented pelargoniums, growing in clusters of 5-7 small lavender-pink flowers with darker markings on the upper petals. <br />
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It is a prolific bloomer, has a dense foliage and once the plant is aging, the stems became woody.<br />
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The contrast between the color of the leaves and the flowers looks really stunning in the sunlight - even the bear is amazed by it ;-). <br />
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<br />Scented Leafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05187150223758037543noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576491977979674908.post-36666529739690923432012-06-27T07:39:00.000-07:002012-06-27T07:39:34.891-07:00Village Fair II, Cates ParkThe "<a href="http://villagefairii2012.weebly.com/index.html" target="_blank"><b>Village Fair II 2012</b></a>" is an event with historical meaning to Vancouver. It is more a revival event of the 1971 hippy “Renaissance-type Faire” from Cates Park ( Whey- Ah - Wicken meaning "Facing the wind" ), when musicians, crafters, minstrels, artisans, and performers of all kinds created an unique Village Fair for North Vancouver's people.<br />
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The 2012 Festival (August 11th & 12th) will be held just off Dollarton Highway near Deep Cove, alongside Cates Park's walkways, at approximately 100 yards from the<a href="http://www.twnation.ca/" target="_blank"> Tsleil-Waututh Nation</a> (people of the Inlet), on their land.<br />
What do you expect to find there?: live music, dancers, community groups, and other <a href="http://villagefairii2012.weebly.com/performers.html" target="_blank">performers</a>, food, face
painters and, of course, you'll find various artworks, paintings and crafts. <br />
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The <a href="http://villagefairii2012.weebly.com/vendors--exhibitors.html" target="_blank">vending area</a> will be accommodated on the north-west side of the park, west of the children’s playground. We will be there with our scented living crafts, miniature gardens and bonsai that we hope you find inspiration with scented gifts or treasure for your beloved ones.<br />
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Since last year, we've included varieties of erodiums in our green spot. Erodiums are related to pelargoniums (our favorites) being also members of the botanical family Geraniaceae.<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geraniaceae" target="_blank">Geraniaceea family</a> has five genera: Geranium (cranesbill), Pelargonium(storksbill), Erodium (heron's bill) , Sarcocaulon (succulents) and Monsonia. Erodiums have radially symmetrical flowers (actinomorphic) with 5 petals and sepals with similar size and shape and 5 fertile stamens. <br />
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<b>Erodium x variabile 'Album'</b> is an evergreen perennial plant hardy down to 15-20 degrees native to European alpine areas, which survives well outside in Vancouver's winter mild temperatures (rarely fall into teens). It is known also as "<b><i>Baby Swiss Geranium</i></b>", "<b><i>Erodium reichardii Album</i></b>" or "<b><i>White Heron's-bill</i></b>". Actually, most alpine varieties of erodiums, with tiny growing habit and flowers
blooming almost year round (starting from the beginning of March), make
an amazing evergreen ground-cover in miniature landscapes, rock gardens,
gravel beds, saikei, and, why not, nice specimens of mame-bonsai.<br />
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I really like their star-shaped small white flowers with pink fine veins that flowers the entire season long and their vitality. Easy to care plants, prefer full sun and well draining soil. The warm period is boosting their growth, making them to spread quite freely (this is why sometimes it is considered a weedy plant) . In spring, we separated this little guy (you can propagate erodiums by division in spring or by seeds) and it became our first <i><b>erodium mame-bonsai</b></i>.<br />
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Leaves are a deep green, hairy and slightly serrated, growing in a form of a dense rounded cushion no higher than 5 cm at the center. The pot is 5 cm high / 6 cm wide and the trunk at base (actually a prolonged root) has more than 1 cm - it is quite difficult to take a picture of it underneath of the foliage's umbrella. <br />
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<br />Scented Leafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05187150223758037543noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576491977979674908.post-92154723466393087782012-06-12T18:43:00.000-07:002012-06-12T18:43:49.449-07:00Pelargonium Zonale 'Frank Headley'<b>Pelargonium "Frank Headley"</b> is a beautiful variegated pelargonium zonale with silvery-green foliage <a href="http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1391" target="_blank">awarded with "Award of Garden Merit (AGM)"</a> . Actually, the "<b>AGM award</b>" indicates that a plant is recommended by <a href="http://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/Plant-trials-and-awards/Plant-awards/Award-of-Garden-Merit-%28AGM%29" target="_blank">Royal Horticultural Society </a>as a plant with outstanding excellence for garden decoration or use which is easy to care and is not susceptible to any pest or disease.<br />
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Pelargonium "Frank Headley' is a prolific bloomer with purplish-pink flowers bursting from spring to autumn. This dwarf showy plant is an exquisite addition to any garden.<br />
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Its rounded leaves are shaded with irregular splotches of silvery-white on the edges and a colored dark-green spot in the center. It is a tender perennial plant which reaches
maturity in 2-5 years and can be kept for longer periods if overwintered
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Although is said that this plant will not come true from seed, we will
make our try with some of the ripen seeds (the plant has already seedpods). <br />
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Member of Geraniaceae family, the Botanical Name is <b>Pelargonium x Hortorum "Frank Headley"</b>. It is also known as a <b>fancy-leaved pelargonium</b> <b>"Frank Headley" </b> or <b>garden geranium</b> <i>(hortorum is genitive plural of latin "hortus"= garden)</i>. Pelargoniums zonale are very popular in flower beds, containers, jardinieres and window boxes due to their multicolored abundant flowers and the wide range of variation in foliage colors, texture and markings.<br />
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"Frank Headley"'s is a hybrid with pink flowers and fancy leaves which bring color into my garden. My only regret is that the leaves have no scent, nor the flowers ;-) <br />
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<br />Scented Leafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05187150223758037543noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576491977979674908.post-23535044765904297012012-06-05T22:00:00.002-07:002012-06-05T22:00:36.156-07:00Short Film, Geranium (Sardunya)The <a href="http://vimeo.com/7207079" target="_blank">Geranium / Sardunya</a> short movie, realized in 2008 by Mustafa Emin Büyükcoşkun, received <a href="http://2.filmini.eu/e/f_ba04.html" target="_blank"> " Best Balkan Short Film" award at Filmini 2.0 - International Short Film Festival 2008</a> held in Sofia, Bulgaria.<br />
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The
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The film action revolves around it until the geranium started to bloom, being somehow detached by the real world, this making an intriguing and original story.<br />
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I'm going to make this wordless, just enjoy yourself the symphony of May colours: Tulips, Forget-me-not, Lilac, Magnolias, Rhododendrons and Azaleeas, Cherry, Apple and Pear trees in full bloom, are really abundant on walkways, parks, botanical gardens, on streets, in balconies and community gardens.<br />
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<br />Scented Leafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05187150223758037543noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576491977979674908.post-83426529563351954112012-05-29T17:24:00.000-07:002012-05-29T17:24:53.400-07:00Pelargonium "Shottesham Pet"<br />
It's been a year since I've included my first cutting of Pelargonium "<b>Shottesham Pet</b>" (you may read the previous blog post here: "<a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2011/08/concolor-lace-pelargonium-with-vivid.html" target="_blank"><b>Concolor Lace, pelargonium with vivid flowers"</b></a> ) to our collection. If the foliage smell is not so pleasantly as you would wish (sweet pungent with some nutty notes), I doubt you may find many other scented pelargoniums with such a showy vibrant red-pink blossoms and fancy velvety crinkled leaves.<br />
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I believe in love at first sight ;-) thus I planted the rooted cutting into an ornamental pot, which was chosen accordingly to provide more color and beauty at any sight. Also the pot has little feet to allow drainage and air flow and the roots have enough space to expand.<br />
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When overwintered indoor under artificial light, its wired branches have grown into a desired shape and were just gently pruned (the plant has around 40 cm high). I may assure you that it is a prolific bloomer and, after a month since started to bloom, has tens of florets which are continuing to fascinate me.<br />
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Well, the truth is we decided a month before to participate to " <a href="http://www.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/growing-affair" target="_blank">A Growing Affair</a>" event, having fun, participating to demos / workshops and, of course, looking for new additions to our garden. <br />
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We started our day visiting the plant sale area where was featured a great collection of plants, shrubs and trees propagated by the "Friends of the Garden" team.<br />
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I'm pretty sure that the generous weather and affordable prices (mostly bellow $10) made this event a successful spring sale.<br />
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Interesting were Geranium Dalmaticum, Geranium Cantabrigiense (a cross between Geranium dalmaticum and Geranium macrorrhizum), and geranium "Little Gem".<br />
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Pelargoniums were featured in <a href="http://www.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/sites/default/files/AGA2012PlantList120502-TenderPlants.pdf" target="_blank">tender plants</a> area. Just couple of scented-leafed: tomentosum, <a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2012/06/pelargonium-charity.html" target="_blank">Charity</a>, <a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2012/05/pelargonium-shottesham-pet.html" target="_blank">Concolor Lace</a> and Ashby.<br />
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After finished the plant shopping, we've participated to a workshop about garden bugs and they featured Mac's Field Guide. I've checked and <a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2012/03/organic-scented-aphids-for-sale.html" target="_blank">aphids </a>are still listed under "Bad Garden Bugs" ;-)<br />
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Later we met other nature enthusiasts under the Ginkgo tree in front of the gatehouse and joined them for a garden tour. <br />
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Following Asian Way, close to the Greenheart Canopy Walkway (a treetop walkway longer than 300 meters, with heights up to 17.5 meters) we found a Melliodendron Xylocarpum in full bloom. It is a 4-5 meters high tree whose pink flowers bell-shaped look really fragile in the sun.<br />
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As per my understanding, the tree has more than 15 years old (was planted in 1996 according to the tag) and last year made fruits with the professional help of Ian Gillam's who pollinate some of its flowers.<br />
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Follow the link to see an intriguing picture of its fruit on<a href="http://www.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/potd/2012/02/melliodendron-xylocarpum.php#comments" target="_blank"> UBC's "Botany Photo of the Day" thread of February 10th. </a><br />
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Its name, "honey tree" (Melliodendron) induced me an illusion of a honey flavored flowers, but I was a little disappointed by their insignificant blooming scent.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Espaliered Apples in bloom (2D shaped) at UBC Botanical Garden </td></tr>
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Most of the fruit trees from the " Food Garden" area were in full bloom as well.<br />
The Art of Espalier is very well represented at UBC Botanical Garden ...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blooming pathways in May- UBC Botanical Garden</td></tr>
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and the multitude of colorful flowers bordering the pathways is an amazing sightseeing. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bee gathering pollen of Meconopsis "Linghelm" flower </td></tr>
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It seemed to be "<b>A Growing and Blooming Affair</b>" which made our day really special. <br />
<br />Scented Leafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05187150223758037543noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576491977979674908.post-23021135124261605442012-05-07T21:42:00.001-07:002012-05-07T21:42:10.564-07:00Happy Mother’s Day!<b>Happy Mother’s Day</b> to all women's with tender hearts, whose roles were so complicated raising us with affection and devotion. There are no words to convey our appreciation for their patience and countless sacrifices during our entire life.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Miniature gardens with ScentedLeaf Pelargoniums near VanDusen Garden Entrance</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Attar of Roses</td></tr>
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We’ll be always grateful for their implication to shape our future for better, and for their support to pursue our projects and follow our dreams.<br />
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Last year we did an workshop, helping the children from our neighborhood to make <a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2011/05/happy-mother-day-to-all-mothers-of.html" target="_blank">micro moss gardens with succulents in oyster shells</a> as Mother's Day gifts for their mothers and teachers.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Micro moss gardens with succulents in oyster shells</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Candy Dancer, Lemon Rose scented pelargonium</td></tr>
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But what may be more suitable for a Mother's Day Gift than a Fairy Garden with plants exulting her favorite scent? Choose from a variety of plants with lemon, rose, lemon-rose, apple-nutmeg, coconut or cinnamon scents.<br />
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Special for 2012 Mother's Day, we put a lot of time and energy into making floral arrangements and miniature gardens featuring plants with edible, decorative scented foliage.<br />
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Joyful unique presents for beloved mothers or grandmothers, like usual decorated with figurines, moss, colored gravel, rocks and accent plants. Some of the protagonists are Scented Geraniums / Pelargoniums Attar of Roses (rose), Citronella (lemon), Filicifolium (pine), x Fragrance (apple-nutmeg), Candy Dancer (lemon-rose) or Grossularioides (Coconut). <br />
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It's been a while since I wrote this poem to my mother, and it is my best way to express my gratitude for my treasured heirlooms. Hope you'll like it, too. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pelargonium xFragrans, apple-nutmeg scented foliage</td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.romaniamagicland.com/2011/03/iti-multumesc-mama-thank-you-my-mother.html" target="_blank"><b><i>Thank you, My Mother!</i></b></a><br />
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<b><i>Thank you for your patience with which you've poured charm and magic into my soul's porch </i></b></div>
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<b><i>To fulfill my desire for beauty and my illiteracy</i></b></div>
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<b><i>Thank you for the nights known only by us, when you calmed my pain and you've made yourself a torch</i></b></div>
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<b><i>To brighten up my unsleeping, to guide my faith's journey. </i></b></div>
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<b><i>Thank you for your stories you've told me dozens of times with love and devotion</i></b></div>
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<b><i>Shaping my thinking with examples of kindness and acts of bravery </i></b></div>
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<b><i>Thank you for your warm smile and for the heavenly realm in which you raised me up with affection</i></b></div>
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<b><i>Giving me the courage to follow my dreams bravely. </i></b></div>
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<b><i>Thank you always!</i></b></div>
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<b><i>And today, like every year, I give you as gift not just a snowdrop. A full carpet of flowers in bloom</i></b></div>
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<b><i>That you deserved it, is blanketed your way, by my paid homage </i></b></div>
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<b><i>To your tender heart with which I've grown and for the treasures of my heirloom</i></b></div>
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<b><i>That you have given me as precious heritage.</i></b><br />
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<i> </i><b>Happy Mother's Day to all Moms. </b></div>
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</script>Scented Leafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05187150223758037543noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576491977979674908.post-52099567913106707862012-05-01T10:37:00.000-07:002012-07-11T14:12:18.965-07:00Pelargoniums Start to Bloom<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Wondering through Vancouver parks and seeing everywhere spring blossoms leads my mind to my scentsy good luck amulets with mauve, pink or white flowers which would protect persons and share scent'sational joy everywhere. (of course, I'm talking about unconventional amulets - the <a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/search/label/Scented%20Pelargonium" target="_blank">scented-leaf pelargoniums</a> / geraniums)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Miniature Garden with Pelargonium xFragrans ( apple nutmeg scented) in bloom</td></tr>
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April marked again to Vancouverites the celebration of beauty of the blooming ornamental cherries through <a href="http://vcbf.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vancouver Cherry Blossoms Festival.</a> Dance, Music and Art Exhibitions,<a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2012/03/cherry-blossoms-haiku.html" target="_blank"> Haiku </a>Contest, Tree Talks and Walks... highlighted the brilliance of nature's rebirth and the joys of springtime.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Miniature garden with Apple-Nutmeg pelargonium (xFragrans) in bloom</td></tr>
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My scented-leaf pelargoniums start to open shiny their flowers, perhaps inspired by the magic of the pinkish decor, looking like green gems with cream-pink incrustations. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Citronella scented pelargonium- first flower of the season</td></tr>
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Anyhow, this inspirational haiku tries to capture the essence of season:<br />
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"Pelargoniums bloom<br />
<a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2010/06/foraging-bees.html" target="_blank">Bees</a> began to pollinate <br />
Signs of summer"<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Citronella scentedleaf pelargonium started to bloom </td></tr>
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<br />Scented Leafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05187150223758037543noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576491977979674908.post-78798553326139031782012-04-23T16:01:00.000-07:002012-04-23T16:01:42.051-07:00Magnolia Stellata "Magnolia Stellata", aka Star Magnolia, flowers again freely, with masses of curliness flowers.<br />
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What a delightful sight to behold these spotless petals while unfold their curls to the sun!<br />
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We felt in love with a "<b>Vancouver Jade</b>" plant few winters before... when we've found it to a Home Depot garden, scattering red through its green foliage covered by snow. It was a dense bush with interesting shape of the trunk, having around 20 cm tall and 30 cm wide. Turn it to bonsai next spring, after the flowering season has passed, was just another challenging project to us. </div>
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We've cut most of the flower stalks after the blossoms faded, letting just some to turn to berry, and used the trimmings in teas(similar to many others <a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/search/label/Bonsai" rel="" target="_blank">edible bonsai</a> featured by ScentedLeaf) . When potted it, we made sure that the soil mix is free-draining. It passed without problems the winter frost (it is definitely an outdoor bonsai being hardy to USDA Zone 4) and these days it endeared itself to my attention with its pinkish very fragrant blossoming. It is recommended for complete beginners as well as advance bonsai artists, being almost impossible to kill ;-) </div>
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<b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctostaphylos_uva-ursi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arctostaphylos Uva-Ursi </a>or Kinnikinnick </b>is a very popular woody wild-bush with a very dense evergreen leaves, widespread to high altitude in North America, Asia and Europe. Member of the Heath Family Ericaceae, it is also known as <b><span class="Species_ItemData"><span class="Species_ItemData"><span class="Species_ItemData"><span class="Species_ItemData">Arctostaphyle raisin-d'ours</span></span></span></span>, Bearberry</b>, <b>Bear's grape</b> <i> (</i><i>I'm not so sure that bears really appreciate the taste of berries, but the birdies really enjoy them) </i></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/pisbg/arctostaphylos-vancouver-jade.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vancouver Jade was obtained in 1974 by University of British Columbia Botanical Garden</a></b> (was selected by Mr. E.H. Lohbrunner in Victoria, British Columbia). </div>
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It is a very popular cultivar in British Columbia, with a vigorous growing habit which is spreading more quickly than the typical forms of bear-berries existing in the wild. You may find them as ground-cover in rocky garden-landscapes, covering cement walls or boulders, even in vertical gardens; and wherever you'll notice them, in any season, along Vancouver's walkways, Parks and Botanical Gardens, you'll be impressed by their lush foliage and the brilliant colors and fragrance of the flowers and berries. </div>
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It has woody stems with patched bark, which root easily along the ground, helping it to widespread to rockery. Although the foliage looks very similar to <a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2011/03/rock-cotoneaster-in-miniature.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cotoneaster</a>'s foliage, and is clambering with same rapidity over rocks and berms, do not confuse them. In spring the branches are covered by pink bell-shaped flowers which turn later in showy red berries, edible, but with a sandy-mealy taste and not so pleasant flavor (sometimes it is called also <b>mealberry</b>). Like almost any other berry, may be eaten fresh, dried or cooked - I tried them in all stages ;-), but in a small quantity to avoid stomach problems.</div>
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The dark green leaves which turning to redish in winter, are considered an ancient remedy to treat urinary problems. The kinnikinnick name was given because their glossy leaves mixed with tobacco and other aromatic herbs <a href="http://blog.scentedleaf.com/2010/10/aromatic-herbs-used-by-ancient-indian.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">were used in rituals by First Nations</a>. Dried leaves, tincture, essential oil or powder preparations are
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The "<b>Magic and Medicine of Plants</b>" book published by Reader's Digest in 1986 mentions: "<i>In Traditional Herbal Medicine, however, it is not the berries but the leaves that have held the place of honor. (The berries, while nourishing, are mealy and bland.) Picked in the fall, the leaves were heat-dried for medicinal teas, which folk healers have used for centuries as a tonic and Diuretic in many parts of the world. The Chayenne Indians drank the tea for back sprains, and others used it to treat venereal diseases. Indians and colonists also mixed the dried leaves with tobacco. (the Algonquian name kinnikinnick means "mixture.""</i>
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Don't you think that our Kinnikinnick Uva-Ursi Bonsai looks lovely with its dainty pinkish clusters of flowers?</div>
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