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Article: Truly Tropical.(exotic home accents)(Brief ...
Home Accents Today;  June 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Exotic materials -- from water hyacinth to bangkuan -- continue to weave their way into home accent designs, giving them a touch of fantasy-island flair. Taking a cue from the popularity of British Colonial and Caribbean-influenced decor, these newest takes on tropical offer a subdued, vintage

Article: a truly tropical treat; Celebrity chef John Quigley ...
Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland);  June 25, 2000 ;     541 words ...Cinnamon and star anise roasted fruits with fromage frais I ALWAYS have oranges left in my fruit bowl. It's not that I don't like them, I just that I don't like peeling them. First to go are the pears and bananas, then the apples. These are fruits that are available all year round but now huge

Article: Carob tree well-suited to our hot summers
The Nelson Mail;  May 20, 1999 ;     517 words ... ... producing the typical brown seed pods that have made this ... the uniformity of the seeds inside that have secured ... place in history. The seeds were regarded as being ... is not related to the truly tropical cacao ``bean'' belonging ... from the bean-like seeds contained in oval- shaped ...

Article: Gardening: Great map idea taking route.
The Birmingham Post (England);  April 15, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... bright red flower buds and seed pods. The seed coats are very poisonous ... is wise to remove the seeds as they ripen if there ... annuals or will give a truly tropical look to a conservatory ... is an offence to allow seed to escape into the wild ...

Article: GARDENING: GROW YOUR OWN SUNSHINE.(Features)
The People (London, England);  March 4, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... a small area. Few plants have such a truly tropical look as well as a marvellous scent as ... does best here and is easily raised from seed, flowering after its first birthday ... Tigridia, it is very easily raised from seed, and remarkably hardy. To round off ...

Article: Datura will grow on north coast too
Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK);  November 2, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... or has a west-facing garden, so much the better. Being truly tropical shrubs, daturas cannot be relied upon to survive, even in ... warning - all daturas are extremely poisonous and any green seed pods that follow the flowers should be removed and carefully ...

Article: Gardening Media Group releases trends forecast
Yakima Herald-Republic;  December 26, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... flowers and foliage with a tropical look, not necessarily truly tropical plants. It seems to me that plants with the tropical look ... and do my luxuriating by buying a few extra packs of bargain seeds. "Do Some Of It For Me Is In. Do It All Yourself Is Out ...