Updates
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We have been so busy here at the Durham Farm that we have not updated our posts in some time (Plant of the Week to resume soon, too.) We are actively planting our vegetable research plots here at the Hort Farm, with tomatoes, watermelons, and cucumbers. We estimate that we will lay over seven miles…
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For those who would like to hear more about the Durham Horticulture Farm, the farm’s superintendent, Ryan McNeill, will be giving a presentation at the Friends of the State Botanical Garden’s First Friday series. Read more about the presentation here. Preregistration is required.
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Forsythia x intermedia, known simply as Border Forsythia or Golden Bells, is a perennial shrub in the olive family (Oleaceae) along with other notable ornamental genera such as Osmanthus (Tea-olive), Ligustrum (Privet), Syringa (Lilac), Jasminum (Jasmine)and Chionanthus (Fringe Trees). The yellow bell like flowers are an early harbinger of Spring, although they arrive a few…
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