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With spring officially here, the Cherry Blossom trees in Washington, D.C. are nearing their full bloom. (March 21)

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Care, 'magic' help DC's cherry blossom trees defy age
By JESSICA DAMIANO - Associated Press
Tue,03/28/23-7:36AM , 217 Reads
Peak bloom has arrived for the thousands of Japanese cherry blossom trees at the National Mall in Washington, and the area is awash in magnificent pink and white.
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This March 15, 2023, photo provided by Jessica Damiano shows ornamental grasses left standing in her Long Island, N.Y. garden over winter. The dead foliage provides shelter for hibernating pollinators and other insects until they emerge from dormancy and resume their lifecycles in mid to late spring. (Jessica Damiano via AP)

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Itching to start spring garden cleanup? Not so fast!
By JESSICA DAMIANO - Associated Press
Tue,03/21/23-10:10AM , 208 Reads
When the blare of the year’s first leaf blower awakened me one morning last week, I realized spring cleanup had commenced -- no matter that March could still roar like a lion here in my Long Island, New York, neighborhood.
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This March 10, 2022, image provided by Kelly Oten Shows a ‘Bradford’ callery pear tree in full bloom in North Carolina. The Callery pear tree’s aesthetically pleasing, upward-facing branch structure meant limbs would rip and fly off during storms, threatening to injure people and damage cars and homes. (Kelly Oten, North Carolina State University via AP)

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Callery pear tree: How to manage an invasive former favorite
By JESSICA DAMIANO - Associated Press
Tue,03/14/23-9:53AM , 734 Reads
It's the late 1940s. World War II has ended, the Baby Boom is in full swing, and incomes are rising, making first-time homeownership possible for many. Cars are being marketed to the masses, so folks can travel farther to work. The post-war expansion of American suburbia has begun.
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This March 3, 2023, image provided by Jessica Damiano shows "FLORASTRUCK," the orchid-adorned entrance garden at the 2023 Philadelphia Flower Show held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. (Jessica Damiano via AP)

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At the Philadelphia Flower Show, display gardens bloom
By JESSICA DAMIANO - Associated Press
Wed,03/08/23-11:57AM , 239 Reads
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Upon entering the Philadelphia Flower Show space at the Pennsylvania Convention Center last week, I was entranced by a forest of stunning orchids suspended from the ceiling above the color-changing entrance garden.
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