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Bark protects the tree, and it also informs the tree on its surroundings. And, most of all, some tree barks are truly beautiful!

Cornus alba in fall

Cornus alba, the white dogwood that’s actually pretty red… and green… and white!

Shrubs
Fagus sylvatica, common beech

Fagus sylvatica, beech tree: varieties, planting and care

Trees
Health benefits of birch

Birch: how leaves, sap, bark and buds are used in herbal tradition

Health
Large, straight beech tree

Beech, a tall, smooth-skinned gigantic shade tree

Trees
Betula utilis jacquemontii, the himalayan birch

Betula jacquemontii, a fabulous white-bark birch

Trees
Red and yellow species and varieties of dogwood, cornus

Types and varieties of red or yellow dogwood, like fire in winter!

Shrubs
Sensory garden design

Designing a sensory garden

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sensory garden

A garden for all the senses

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Colorful garden with plants and ornaments

How to create a colorful garden

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Fruit tree winter treatments

Kill off diseases on fruit trees over winter with these treatments

The fruit Orchard
planting trees

Plant trees!

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Dead tree

Techniques to save a poisoned tree

Treating diseases and pests
Birch tree leaves with trunk in the background.

Birch, a very ornamental tree

Trees
Winter reveals the beautiful bark of the red dogwood.

Beautiful bark in the garden with textures, colors, and even shiny hues

Trees and shrubs
Two slabs of bark from a damaged tree recovered with sprouting mimosa tree shoots.

Propagate a mimosa tree from bark

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Pine bark mulch

Maritime pine bark, an excellent acidic mulch

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Disease killing cypress trees

Cypress canker

Treating diseases and pests
Canker on the branch of a fruit tree with a drop of sap.

Canker, techniques and organic treatments to avoid it

Treating diseases and pests
Ramial chipped wood is made from branches.

Discover BRF or RCW, Ramial Chipped Wood, the next mulch revolution!

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Orchid soil mix

Best substrate and soil mix for orchids, and how to make your own

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