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Acer palmatum Butterfly: The Most Elegant of Variegated Maples
With white-cream borders on its grey-green leaves and finely cut leaf form, Acer palmatum Butterfly is the most refined tree in the garden.
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Echinacea: The Eye and the Remedy of the Garden
Pink, purple, white, yellow... Echinacea brings color to the garden while being a medicinal plant with thousands of years of history. Perennial, easy to care for, bee-friendly.
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False Sunflower: From Sakarya Highlands to My Garden
When I first saw this yellow flower growing wild in Sakarya highlands, something stirred in me. I said one day it would be in my garden, now it multiplies every year.
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Cemetery Cypress: The Silent Guardian of the Misunderstood Garden
When I first saw it on the branch I had no idea what it was — that strangely shaped green lump startled me. Turns out it was a cypress cone. There's a lot you don't know about this tree.
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Li Jujube: A Rare Treasure Growing from the Root
Our ungrafted, root-grown Li jujube bore so much fruit this year that the branches can barely hold it. Rare, delicious and incredibly healthy.
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Heuchera: The Color Master of the Shade
Bringing color to those dark corners where sunlight can't reach, heuchera offers a beauty more striking than flowers — through its leaves alone.
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Crape Myrtle: The Bride That Paints the Garden Pink in July
Creating the most striking corner of the garden in midsummer, the crape myrtle carries a special beauty both in its blooms and its unique bark texture.
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American Persimmon: The Hidden Hero of Alternative Farming in My Garden
The American persimmon, a fruit most people have never heard of, has quietly begun bearing fruit in my garden. A perfect choice for those seeking alternative crops.
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Sumac Tree: Medicine and Spice from Your Own Garden
This magnificent tree growing in our garden for years is medicinal, edible and extremely valuable from a permaculture perspective.
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Rutabaga: Winter's Hidden Treasure
Yellow-purple roots, harvested in 90 days, long winter storage. A must for every garden.
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Italian-258 Fig: Everything It Has Given My Garden
This rare variety from Italy has been in my garden for two years. Early-fruiting, productive and incredibly delicious.
Read more"Keep the cycle, the future is in your hands."
— HE-QA Garden
Permaculture for me is not just a gardening technique — it's a life philosophy. To repair the soil, keep the cycle and leave a richer nature for future generations. Every seed is a trust, every cutting a hope.
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