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In large skillet over medium heat, heat olive oil. Add onions and bell pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until peppers are ...

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Temperatures during December dropped below the seasonal average and it was too inclement to do much work in the garden.

Capers (Capparis spinosa) are popular in Mediterranean dishes, used in salads, sauces and condiments. The University of ...

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An Australian flowering plant not seen for close to 60 years had been presumed extinct. Then, a photo taken in June 2025 was ...

An Australian flowering plant not seen for close to 60 years had been presumed extinct. Then, a photo taken in June 2025 was ...

Ptilotus senarius is a small shrub with pleasing purple-pink flowers near the Gulf of Carpentaria, and hadn’t been collected since 1967.