Pachysandra, also called Japanese spurge, is an evergreen ground cover that looks like a great idea when you plant it–after all, it stays green year-round and spreads quickly to fill an area. … Pachysandra is an invasive perennial ground cover that spreads throughout the garden by means of underground stemsRead More →

Being a natural brunette, Tori suits golden blonde shades the best as they will harmonize with her complexion and facial features. How old is Robert Kelly? Mr. Kelly, 54, faces one count of racketeering and eight counts of violating the Mann Act, which prohibits transporting people across state lines forRead More →

ANSWER: Pyracantha coccinea, also called Scarlet Firethorn, is a native of Southern Europe to the Caucasus Mountains in western Asia. Since at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, we are dedicated to the use and protection of plants native to North America, we do not have this plant in ourRead More →

It is is native to tropical America. In Hawai’i, plumeria is grown as an ornamental and is not found in the wild. It has widespread use in tropical landscapes around the world and is frequently associated with temples and graveyards. Plumeria is generally a small tree growing to as muchRead More →

Bitternut hickory grows throughout the eastern United States from southwestern New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, and southern Quebec; west to southern Ontario, central Michigan, and northern Minnesota; south to eastern Texas; and east to northwestern Florida and Georgia. Does Minnesota have hickory trees? Shagbark Hickory is an occasional to common treeRead More →

Lorises live in India and Southeast Asia; Pottos and galagos live only in Africa; tarsiers are found only on certain islands in Malaysia. Lorises, pottos, and galagos are closely related to lemurs; tarsiers are only distantly related. Do bush babies live in Madagascar? Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. There are at leastRead More →

In the early 1820’s the honeybee was brought to Australia aboard the ship Isabella. She arrived in our waters in 1822 and adapted so successfully that other bee species were introduced from Italy, Yugoslavia and North America. Is the honey bee native or introduced to Australia? Commercial honey bees (ApisRead More →

The hellebore is a small evergreen perennial that blooms during the winter months and into spring, usually starting as early as late January. The clumps expand slowly by rhizomatous roots but are not invasive. Are hellebores native to North Carolina? Hellebores are native to Europe and Asia. The true wildRead More →

Link Wray, the electric guitar innovator who is often credited as the father of the power chord, died earlier this month at his home in Copenhagen, apparently of natural causes. He was seventy-six. … Link Wray was born Frederick Lincoln Wray Jr. in Dunn, North Carolina, on May 2, 1929.Read More →