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I Just Hate Bradford Pears!

February 28, 2011 | By | Comments (31)

If there’s a pretty white tree in front of your house in spring, chances are it’s Bradford pear. And it looks something like this. What’s wrong with that, you say? Here are just a few of the imperfections Grumpy refuses to tolerate.   1. Bradford pear has a very weak branching structure. So when a nice 30-foot tall tree encounters […]

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Five Awful Plants for the Front of Your House

May 15, 2009 | By | Comments (68)

Sometimes in order to get people to do something good, you have to make them understand what’s bad. With that thought in mind, I’ve selected five of the worst things you can plant in front of your house. Some are ugly; some are monstrous; some get bugs and disease; and some manage to do all of these things. Undoubtedly, some […]

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Bradford Pear — Tuna on a Trunk

March 13, 2009 | By | Comments (55)

“What’s that awful smell?” my son demanded the other day. “It’s all over the neighborhood.” Had our next-door neighbor reopened his glue factory? Had week-old shrimp rained from the sky? Had banking execs awarded themselves more million-dollar bonuses? Nope. The stench was emanating from the prettiest trees on the street.  

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Bradford Pear — Tuna on a Trunk

March 13, 2009 | By | Comments (1)

“What’s that awful smell?” my son demanded the other day. “It’s all over the neighborhood.” Had our next-door neighbor reopened his glue factory? Had week-old shrimp rained from the sky? Had banking execs awarded themselves more million-dollar bonuses? Nope. The stench was emanating from the prettiest trees on the street.  

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