The Node
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Winter
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A Field Guide to the Camellias, The Flower That Waits for the Cold
Field Guide · Camellias · Southeast. A field guide to the camellias we grow in Aiken: the autumn sasanquas, the winter japonicas, the tea plant, the tea-oil tree, the fragrant...
The Night Before the Freeze, and the Morning After: Caring for Cold-Hardy Citrus Through a Hard Winter
How-To · Cold-Hardy Citrus · Southeast. The October checklist, the freeze-night plan, and what to do on the morning after, when every leaf on the tree has gone the color...
Mexican Flame Vine (Senecio confusus): How to Grow and Overwinter at the Cold Edge
How-To & Propagation · Mexican Flame Vine · The Southeast. A tropical vine that blazes orange from June until frost, grown at the cold edge of the map, and how...
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