Site Index
This is a complete listing of all Karens Garden Tips web site information. A “full-text” search is also available using the search key on the right of every page.
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Adam’s Needle (Yucca filimentosa ‘Color Guard’)
An Elixir for Roses: Alfalfa Tea
About Karen
What is the Difference Between an Annual, Perennial, or Biennial?
Annuals
Five Easy Annuals from Seed for Late Season Color
Repotting Tender Annuals to Avoid the Cold
Eight Interesting Facts about Aphids and Suggestions for Control
How to Make an Apple Swan Garnish 
Arkansas Bluestar (Amsonia hubrichtii)
Artemesia ‘Powis Castle’
A Visit to Athelhampton Garden, Puddletown (near Dorchester), England
Dwarf Chinese Astilbe (Astilbe chinensis var. pumila)
Auditory Garden
Plant list for an Auditory Garden
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A Visit to the Nassau Botanical Garden, Nassau, New Providence Island, Bahamas
The Retreat, Nassau, Bahamas
Versailles Garden and Cloister, Paradise Island, Bahamas
Balloon Flower (Platycodon grandiflorus ‘Sentimental blue’)
Basket-of-Gold (Aurinia saxatilis)
How to Plant, Grow and Harvest Bush and Pole Beans
Beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
European Weeping Beech (Fagus sylvatica ‘Pendula’)
Buying from Beijing
Biennials
What is the Difference Between an Annual, Perennial, or Biennial?
Queen Anne’s Lace (Daucus carota)
Biennials and Garden Ornaments to Create the Look of an English Garden
A Visit to Biltmore Gardens, Asheville, North Carolina
Birds in the garden: (Bird Profile)
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
Bluebirds in the Garden
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)
White Breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii ‘Goldsturm’)
Black Mondo Grass (Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’)
Blanket Flower (Gaillardia x grandiflora ‘Goblin’)
Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis)
Fringed Bleeding Heart (Dicentra eximia)
Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis)
Blue Fescue (Festuca cinerea ‘Elijah Blue’)
A Visit to the Boboli Gardens (Giardini Bobolo) Florence, Italy
Bodnant Viburnum (Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’)
Bog Garden
Ten Steps to Making a Bog Garden
Boston Ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
A Case for Using Botanical Names
How to Make a Boxwood Tree
Bradford Pear (Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’)
Ten Tips for Growing Broccoli
What is a Bulb?
Bulbs
Top Twelve Summer Flowering Bulbs
Why and How to Attract Bumble Bees to the Garden
Burning Bush/Winged Euonymus Euonymus alatus ‘Compacta’
Butterfly Bush (Buddleja davidii)
Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
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How to Lift and Store Caladiums
Candlestick Tulip (Tulipa clusiana ‘Lady Jane’)
Candytuft (Iberis sempervirens)
Cardinal Vine (Ipomoea multifida)
Be Kind to Carpender Bees
A Visit to the Gardens at Castle Drogo, near Drewsteignton, Devon, England
Catmint (Nepeta x fassenii ‘Walkers Low’)
Ten Terrific Plants with Chartreuse Flowers
Six Special Plants with Chartreuse Foliage
Childrens Garden
Tips for Having Fun in the Garden with Preschoolers
Christmas Cactus (Schlumbergera bridgesii)
How to Make your Christmas Tree Last Longer
10 Points to Ponder when Choosing Tulips
Cinnamon Fern (Osmunda cinnamomea)
Clematis ‘Rooguchi’
How to Prune Clematis
Cock’s Comb (Celosia argentea var. plumosa)
How to Choose Corn for the Home Garden
Annual Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)
Crainsbill (Geranium sanguineum var.striata ‘Lancastriense’ or Prostratum’)
Critters: Animals in the garden
Eight Edible Herbs for A Container Herb Garden
How to Make A Cornhusk Doll
Crocosmia (Crocosmia x Curtonus ‘Lucifer’)
Coping with Crocus Foliage
How to Select Cucumbers for the Vegetable Garden
Simple Cucumber Salad Recipe
Pollination of Cucumbers, Squash, and Melons
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Daffodil ‘Thalia’ (Narcissus triandrus ‘Thalia’)
How to Extend the Daffodil Season
Six Easy Steps to Enjoying Daffodils Indoors
How to Cut and Condition Dahlias
How to Over-Winter Dahlias
Variegated Winter Daphne (’Daphne odora Aureo-marginata’)
David Viburnum (Viburnum davidi)
How Much do you Have to Pay for A Beautiful Daylily?
Ten Top Considerations for Choosing Daylilies
Dead Nettle ‘White Nancy’ (Lamium maculatum ‘White Nancy’)
How and What to Deadhead to Prolong Bloom
A Visit to Descanso Gardens, Flintridge, CA
Plant Diseases (See Garden Pests and Diseases)
How to identify and Control Iris Leaf Spot
Favorite Flowers for Drying and How to Dry Them
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The Early Bird Gets the Worm
A Visit to Edzell Castle, Scotland
English Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens ‘Suffruticosa’)
English Gardens
A Visit to Athelhampton Garden, Puddletown (near Dorchester), England
A Visit to the Gardens at Castle Drogo, near Drewsteignton, Devon, England
A Visit to Ham House, Richmond, Surrey, England
A Visit to Hever Castle, Kent, England
A Visit to Packwood Garden, Lapworth, Solihull, Warwickshire, England
A Visit to Scotney Castle and Gardens, Lamberhurst, Kent, England
Tintinhull House Garden, near Yeovil, England
Evergreens
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Karen’s Garden Tips is now on Facebook
False Aster (Boltonia asteroids ‘Snowbank’)
False Spirea (Astilbe x arendsii)
Source for Good Plants: A Visit to the Farmers’ Market
Father’s Day Gifts for the Gardening Dad 2010
Cinnamon Fern (Osmunda cinnamomea)
Five Favorite Ferns for the Shade Garden
Floristry
Best Buy Flowers for December Arrangements
How to Care for a Bouquet of Flowers
Six Easy Steps to Enjoying Daffodils Indoors
Favorite Flowers for Drying and How to Dry Them
How to Make a Flower Arrangement in a Pumpkin for Halloween or Thanksgiving
How to Make a Flower Arrangement in a Cornucopia
How to Force Spring Flowering Shrubs and Trees
Gorgeous Greens for Holiday Arrangements
How to Make a Basket Arrangement of Roses
The Story of the Olympic Bouquet, Vancouver, 2010
Olympic Bouquets of the Past
Ten Tips for Ordering Flowers
Florist’s Cyclamen (Cyclamen x persicum cv. )
Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia)
Fothergill (Fothergilla gardenii)
How to Force Spring Flowering Shrubs and Trees
Forsythia (Forsythia x intermedia)
How to make Forsythia Bloom
How to Make an Easy Space Saving Fountain from a Garden Pot
Fox Urine, Anyone?
Fragrant Garden
The Fragrant Garden
French Gardens
A Visit to Villandry Garden, Loire Valley, France
Frost Free Days
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Games and Puzzles
Crossword Puzzle 1: Common names of trees
Crossword Puzzle 2: Names of Spring Bulbs
Memory Game: Flowers Level 1
Memory Game: Flowers Level 2
Memory Game: Flowers Level 3
Name This Plant Game: Early Blooming Plants 1
Name This Plant Game: Early Blooming Plants 2
Name This Plant Game: Early Blooming Plants 3
Name This Plant Game: Spring Blooming Annuals 1
Name This Plant Game: Spring Blooming Perennials 1
Name This Plant Game: Spring Blooming Perennials 2
Name This Plant Game: Spring Blooming Perennials 3
Name This Plant Game: Spring Blooming Perennials 4
Name This Plant Game: Spring Blooming Perennials 5
Name This Plant Game: Spring Blooming Perennials 6
Name This Plant Game: Spring Blooming Shrubs 1
Name This Plant Game: Spring Blooming Shrubs 2
Name This Plant Game: Spring Blooming Trees 1
Name This Plant Game: Spring Bulbs 1
Name This Plant Game: Spring Bulbs 2
Name This Plant Game: Spring Ephemerals 1
Name This Plant Game: Summer Blooming Annuals 1
Name This Plant Game: Summer Blooming Annuals 2
Name This Plant Game: Summer Blooming Annuals 3
Name This Plant Game: Summer Blooming Annuals 4
Name This Plant Game: Summer Blooming Perennials 1
Name This Plant Game: Summer Blooming Perennials 2
Name This Plant Game: Summer Blooming Perennials 3
Name This Plant Game: Summer Blooming Perennials 4
Name This Plant Game: Summer Blooming Perennials 5
The Numbers Game: Just How Big is a Million?
What is Your Spring Bulb IQ?
Determine Your Spring Flower IQ
Garden Basics
What is the Difference Between an Annual, Perennial, or Biennial?
A Case for Using Botanical Names
American Horticultural Society Heat Zones
Frost Free Days
Light
Nomenclature
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
How to Evaluate Shade
Soil
Tempature
Soil Fertility and Texture: How and Why to Test Your Soil
Garden Gifts
Father’s Day Gifts for the Gardening Dad 2010
Ten Terrific Father’s Day Gifts for Gardening Dads
Gifts for the Gardening Mom on Mother’s Day
Great Gift Ideas for Spring Birthdays
Garden History
Garden Journal, Karen’s
Biennials and Garden Ornaments to Create the Look of an English Garden
Garden Pests and Diseases
Eight Interesting Facts about Aphids and Suggestions for Control
Fox Urine, Anyone?
How to identify and Control Iris Leaf Spot
Ten Interesting Facts About Japanese Beetles to Help You Control Them
How to Tell the Difference between Voles and Moles
Garden Shopper
Ten Terrific Father’s Day Gifts for Gardening Dads.
Gifts for the Gardening Mom on Mother’s Day
Great Gift Ideas for Spring Birthdays
Garden Travel
Garden Types, Styles and Designs
Gayfeather (Liatris spicata ‘Kobold’)
A Visit to the Generalife in Granada, Spain
The Getty Center, Los Angeles, CA
A Visit to the Getty Center Gardens, March, 2010
Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades, CA
A Visit to Glamis Castle, Glamis, Angus, Scotland
Globe Thistle (Echinops ritro ‘Taplow Blue’)
Globe Amaranth (Gomphrena globosa ‘Strawberry Fields’)
Glory-of-the-Snow (Chionodoxa forbesii)
Goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea ‘Peter Pan’)
Gooseneck Loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides)
Growing Garden Plants
Guinea Hen Flower (Fritillaria meleagris)
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A Visit to Ham House, Richmond, Surrey, England
Hardscape and Garden Ornaments
A Visit to Hardwick Hall and Gardens, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Hardy Ageratum (Eupatorium coelestinum)
Hardy Hibiscus (Hibicus moscheutos)
Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick (Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’)
American Horticultural Society Heat Zones
Hepatica (Hepatica nobilis)
Herbaceous Perennials
Ten Top Considerations for Choosing Daylilies
Herbs
Eight Edible Herbs for A Container Herb Garden
A Visit to Hever Castle, Kent, England
Hollyhock (Alcea rosea)
The Huntington Garden, San Marino,CA
Points to Ponder when Selecting Hyacinths
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Hardy Iceplant ( Delospera cooperi)
Insect Pests (See Garden Pests and Diseases)
How to Grow Reblooming Iris
How to identify and Control Iris Leaf Spot
Netted Iris (Iris reticulata)
Italian Gardens
A Visit to the Boboli Gardens (Giardini Bobolo) Florence, Italy
A Visit to Parco dei Mostri, Bomarzo, Italy
A Visit to Villa D’Este, Tivoli, Italy
Italian Gardens: Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Italy
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Jack-in-the Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)
Japanese Andromeda (Pieris japonica)
Japanese Anemone (’Anemone x hybrida ‘Honorine Jobert’)
Ten Interesting Facts About Japanese Beetles to Help You Control Them
Japanese Forest Grass (Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’)
Japanese Iris (Iris ensata syn. kaemperi)
Japanese Maple Osakazuki (Acer palmatum ‘Osakazuki’)
Japanese Painted Fern (Athyrium niponicum var. pictum)
Japanese Rice Art
Japanese Roof Iris (Iris tectorum)
Japanese Stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
Joe-Pie Weed ‘Little Joe’ (Eupatorium dubium ‘Little Joe’)
Journal, Karens Garden
Juneberry/Snowy Serviceberry (Amelanchier lamarkii)
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Karens Garden Journal
2010
Auguat 8, 2010
Auguat 1, 2010
July 25, 2010
July 18, 2010
July 11, 2010
July 4, 2010
June 27, 2010
June 20, 2010
June 13, 2010
June 6, 2010
May 30, 2010
May 23, 2010
May 16, 2010
May 9, 2010
May 2, 2010
April 27, 2010
April 18, 2010
April 11, 2010
April 4, 2010
March 28, 2010
2009
September 20, 2009
September 13, 2009
September 6, 2009
August 30, 2009
August 23, 2009
August 16, 2009
August 9, 2009
August 2, 2009
July 26, 2009
July 19, 2009
July 12, 2009
July 5, 2009
June 28, 2009
June 21, 2009
June 14, 2009
June 7, 2009
May 31, 2009
May 24, 2009
May 17, 2009
Tips on Keeping a Garden Journal
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Ten Interesting Facts About Ladybugs
Ladybells (Adenaphora lilifolia)
Lady’s Mantle (Alchemilla mollis)
Lamb’s Ear (Stachys byzantina )
Lavender Twist Redbud (Cercis canadensis ‘Covey’)
Lenten Rose (Helleborus orientalis)
Common Lilac (Syringa vulgaris)
Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis)
Little Rascal Holly (Ilex x ‘Mondo’) male
Lobelia (Lobelia erinus)
Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden, Arcadia, CA
A Visit to the Los Angeles Flower Market (January 13, 2010)
Love-lies-bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus)
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Mediterranean Heather (Erica darleyensis x ‘Mediterranean White’)
Pollination of Cucumbers, Squash, and Melons
Memory Game: Flowers (level 1)
Memory Game: Flowers (level 2)
Memory Game: Flowers (level 3)
Mock Orange Miniature Snowflake (Philadelphus x virginalis ‘Miniature Snowflake’)
Moles: Does Anyone Like Moles?
How to Tell the Difference between Voles and Moles
Monkshood (Aconitum carmichaelii ‘Arendsii’)
Moon Vine (Ipomoea alba)
Moss phlox (Phlox subulata)
Moss phlox (Phlox subulata)
Gifts for the Gardening Mom on Mother’s Day
Mountain Bluet (Centaurea montana)
Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia)
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What’s in a Name? Species
How to Choose Narcissi for Fall Planting
Narcissus triandrus ‘Hawera’
Nellie Stevens Holly (Ilex x ‘Nellie R. Stevens’)
New England Aster ‘Purple Dome’ (Aster novae-angliae)
New York Aster ‘Alma Potschke’ (Aster novae-angliae ‘Alma Potschke’)
Nomenclature
A Visit to the North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville, North Carolina
The Numbers Game: Just How Big is a Million?
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The Story of the Olympic Bouquet, Vancouver, 2010
Olympic Bouquets of the Past
How to Cut Down Ornamental Grasses for the Spring Clean
Ornaments, Garden
Buying from Beijing
Ornaments for the Garden
Otto Luyken Laurel (Prunus lauroceraus ‘Otto Luyken’)
Ozark Sundrops (Oenothera missouriensis)
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A Visit to Packwood Garden, Lapworth, Solihull, Warwickshire, England
Paperbark Cherry (Prunus serrula)
Paperbark Maple (Acer griseum)
Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera)
A Visit to Parco dei Mostri, Bomarzo, Italy
Weeping Willow Leafed Pear (Pyrus salicifolia ‘Pendula’)
Points to Ponder when Selecting Peonies
How to Select Peppers for the Garden
What is the Difference Between an Annual, Perennial, or Biennial?
Perennial Plant of the Year for 2011
Understanding Tender Perennials
Five Bold Perennials for Specimen Planting
Five Fabulous Perennials to Get Rid of the Summer Blahs
Five Favorite Perennials for the Back of the Border
Five Favorite Perennials for Wet Soils
How to Pick the Perfect Petunia for your Gardening Needs
Persian Buttercup (Ranunculus asiaticus)
Pests (See Garden Pests and Diseases)
Wild Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata)
Pigsqueak (Bergenia cordifolia)
Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia purpurea)
Plant Hardiness Zones, USDA
Plant Profiles: (Listed by common name). See also: the Botanical Name Index
Adam’s Needle (Yucca filimentosa ‘Color Guard’)
Arkansas Bluestar (Amsonia hubrichtii)
Artemesia ‘Powis Castle’
Dwarf Chinese Astilbe (Astilbe chinensis var. pumila)
Balloon Flower (Platycodon grandiflorus ‘Sentimental blue’)
Basket-of-Gold (Aurinia saxatilis)
Beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
European Weeping Beech (Fagus sylvatica ‘Pendula’)
Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii ‘Goldsturm’)
Black Mondo Grass (Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’)
Blanket Flower (Gaillardia x grandiflora ‘Goblin’)
Bleeding Heart (Dicentra pectabilis)
Blue Fescue (Festuca cinerea ‘Elijah Blue’)
Bodnant Viburnum (Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’)
Boston Ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
Bradford Pear (Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’)
Bugleweed (Ajuga pyramidalis ‘Metallica Crispa’ )
Burning Bush/Winged Euonymus Euonymus alatus ‘Compacta’
Butterfly Bush (Buddleja davidii)
Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Candlestick Tulip (Tulipa clusiana ‘Lady Jane’)
Candytuft (Iberis sempervirens)
Cardinal Vine (Ipomoea multifida)
Catmint (Nepeta x fassenii ‘Walkers Low’)
Christmas Cactus (Schlumbergera bridgesii)
Cinnamon Fern (Osmunda cinnamomea)
Clematis ‘Rooguchi’
Cock’s Comb (Celosia argentea var. plumosa)
Annual Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)
Tall Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)
Crainsbill (Geranium sanguineum var.striata ‘Lancastriense’ or rostratum’)
Crocosmia (Crocosmia x Curtonus ‘Lucifer’)
Daffodil ‘Thalia’ (Narcissus triandrus ‘Thalia’)
Variegated Winter Daphne (’Daphne odora Aureo-marginata’)
Dead Nettle ‘White Nancy’ (Lamium maculatum ‘White Nancy’)
David Viburnum (Viburnum davidi)
English Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens ‘Suffruticosa’)
False Aster (Boltonia asteroids ‘Snowbank’)
False Spirea (Astilbe x arendsii)
Fan Columbine (Aquilegia flabellata)
Fern-Leaf Yarrow (Achillea filipendulina ‘Cornation old’)
Florist’s Cyclamen (Cyclamen x persicum cv. )
Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia)
Forsythia (Forsythia x intermedia)
Fothergill (Fothergilla gardenii)
Fringed Bleeding Heart (Dicentra eximia)
Gayfeather (Liatris spicata ‘Kobold’)
Goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea ‘Peter Pan’)
Globe Amaranth (Gomphrena globosa ‘Strawberry Fields’)
Globe Thistle (Echinops ritro ‘Taplow Blue’)
Glory-of-the-Snow (Chionodoxa forbesii)
Gooseneck Loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides)
Guinea Hen Flower (Fritillaria meleagris)
Hardy Ageratum (Eupatorium coelestinum)
Hardy Hibiscus (Hibicus moscheutos)
Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick (Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’)
Hepatica (Hepatica nobilis)
Hollyhock (Alcea rosea)
Hardy Iceplant ( Delospera cooperi)
Netted Iris (Iris reticulata)
Jack-in-the Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)
Japanese Andromeda (Pieris japonica)
Japanese Anemone (’Anemone x hybrida ‘Honorine Jobert’)
Japanese Forest Grass (Hakonechloa macra Aureola’)
Japanese Maple Osakazuki (Acer palmatum ‘Osakazuki’)
Japanese Painted Fern (Athyrium niponicum var. pictum)
Japanese Roof Iris (Iris tectorum)
Japanese Stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
Joe-Pie Weed ‘Little Joe’ (Eupatorium dubium ‘Little Joe’)
Juneberry/Snowy Serviceberry (Amelanchier lamarkii)
Ladybells (Adenaphora lilifolia)
Lady’s Mantle (Alchemilla mollis)
Lamb’s Ear (Stachys byzantina )
Lavender Twist Redbud (Cercis canadensis ‘Covey’)
Lenten Rose (Helleborus orientalis)
Common Lilac (Syringa vulgaris)
Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis)
Little Rascal Holly (Ilex x ‘Mondo’) male
Lobelia (Lobelia erinus)
Love-lies-bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus)
Mediterranean Heather (Erica darleyensis x ‘Mediterranean White’)
Mock Orange Miniature Snowflake (Philadelphus x virginalis ‘Miniature Snowflake’)
Monkshood (Aconitum carmichaelii ‘Arendsii’)
Moon Vine (Ipomoea alba)
Moss phlox (Phlox subulata)
Moss Rose ( Portulaca grandiflora)
Mountain Bluet (Centaurea montana)
Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia)
Narcissus triandrus ‘Hawera’
Nellie Stevens Holly (Ilex x ‘Nellie R. Stevens’)
New England Aster ‘Purple Dome’ (Aster novae-angliae)
New York Aster ‘Alma Potschke’ (Aster novae-angliae ‘Alma Potschke’)
Otto Luyken Laurel (Prunus lauroceraus ‘Otto Luyken’)
Ozark Sundrops (Oenothera missouriensis)
Paperbark Maple (Acer griseum)
Paperbark Cherry (Prunus serrula)
Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera)
Weeping Willow Leafed Pear (Pyrus salicifolia ‘Pendula’)
Persian Buttercup (Ranunculus asiaticus)
Wild Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata)
Pigsqueak (Bergenia cordifolia)
Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia purpurea)
Purple Muhly Grass (Muhlenbergia filipes)
Pussy Willow (Salix discolor)
Queen Anne’s Lace (Daucus carota)
Red maple ‘Schlesingeri’ (Acer rubrum ‘Schlesingeri’)
Redtwig/Tartarian Dogwood (Cornus alba ‘Sibirica)
Red Valerian/Jupiter’s Beard (Centranthus ruber)
Rock Cress (Aubrieta deltoids)
Rollison Fetterbush (Leucothoe fontanesiana ‘Rollisonii’)
Rose Balsam (Impatiens balsamina)
Rue Anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides)
Scotch Broom (Cytissus scoparius)
Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ (Sedum x telephium ‘Autumn Joy’)
Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata)
Siberian Iris (Iris sibirica)
Smoke bush ‘Flame’ (Cotinus coggygria ‘Flame’)
Variegated Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum odoratum Variegatum’)
Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum)
Spanish Bluebell (Hyacinthoides hispanica)
Sparkleberry Holly (Ilex serrata x verticillata ‘Sparkleberry
Spiderwort (Tradescantia x andersoniana)
Spiderwort (Tradescantia x andersoniana)
Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica)
Star of Persia (Allium albopilosum syn. A. christophii)
Stokes Aster (Stokesia laevis ‘Blue Danube’)
Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo)
Sundrops (Oenothera fructicosa)
Susanqua camillia (Camellia sasanqua)
Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritime)
Sweet Gum ‘Lane Roberts’ (Liquidambar styraciflua)
Sweet Woodruff (Galium odoratum)
Torch Lily (Kniphofia uvaria)
Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum)
Tulip ‘Red Gem’ (Tulipa batalinii ‘Red Gem’)
Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)
Virginia Bluebell (Mertensia virginica)
Weigela (Weigela florida ‘Variegata’)
White Ash (Fraxinus Americana)
White Gaura (Gaura lindheimeri ‘Whirling butterflies’)
Kilmarnock Willow (Salix caprea ‘Kilmarnock’)
Windflower (Anemone blanda)
Winter Aconite (Eranthis hyemalis)
Winter Creeper (Euonymus fortunei ‘Emerald ‘n’ Gold’)
Spike Winterhazel (Corylopsis spicata)
Winter Honeysuckle (Lonicera fragrantissima)
Winter Jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum)
Wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox)
Wishbone Flower (Torenia fournier)
Wisteria spp.
Witch Hazel Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Diane’ (red), ‘Arnold Promise’ (golden yellow)
Yellow Foxglove (Digitalis grandiflora)
Yellow Fumitory (Corydalis lutea)
Yoshino Flowering Cherry (Prunus x yedoensis)
Zebra Grass (Miscanthus sinensis ‘Zebrinus’)
Plant Propagation
How to Buy Pumpkins for Halloween and Thanksgiving
How to Make a Flower Arrangement in a Pumpkin for Halloween or Thanksgiving
Purple Muhly Grass (Muhlenbergia filipes)
Pussy Willow (Salix discolor)
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Queen Anne’s Lace (Daucus carota)
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A Visit to Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont, California, March 2010
Recipes
Apple Cake
Baked Acorn Squash
Baked Potatoes Stuffed with Ham Cheddar Cheese and Broccoli
Cabbage Salad
Caponata
Carrot Salad
Couscous and Vegetables
Crab-Squash Soup
Simple Cucumber Salad
Eggplant Caviar
Gazpacho
Green Peppers Stuffed with Meat and Rice
Pumpkin Bread
Pumpkin Pie with Rum and Brandy
Ratatouille
Roasted Summer Squash
Rose Hip Jam
Tabbouli
Tomato Salad
Easy Ways to Serve Tomatoes
Vegetable-Cheese Pizza
Vegetable Kabobs
Cold Cream of Zucchini Soup
Red maple ‘Schlesingeri’ (Acer rubrum ‘Schlesingeri’)
Redtwig/Tartarian Dogwood (Cornus alba ‘Sibirica)
Red Valerian/Jupiter’s Beard (Centranthus ruber)
Rock Cress (Aubrieta deltoids)
Rollison Fetterbush (Leucothoe fontanesiana ‘Rollisonii’)
Rose Balsam (Impatiens balsamina)
Rose Garden
How to Prepare the Rose Garden for Winter
Rose Winners 2009 AARS
Carefree Roses
An Elixir for Roses: Alfalfa Tea
Three Steps to Buying Roses
Four Roses Join the Earth-Kind Roses List
The Meaning of Roses
How to Plant Potted Roses
Facts about Thrips that Eat Roses
How to Make a Basket Arrangement of Roses
Repotting
Repotting Tender Annuals to Avoid the Cold
Rue Anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides)
Russian Sage (Pervoskia atriplicifolia)
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Scotch Broom (Cytissus scoparius)
A Visit to Scotney Castle and Gardens, Lamberhurst, Kent, England
Scottish Gardens
A Visit to Edzell Castle, Scotland
A Visit to Glamis Castle, Glamis, Angus, Scotland
Secret Garden
Tips for Creating a Secret Garden
Successful Seedlings
Ten Steps to Starting Seeds
Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ (Sedum x telephium ‘Autumn Joy’)
How to Evaluate Shade
Shade Garden
The Beauty of Spring Ephemerals
Seven Secrets to a Successful Shade Garden
Summer Blooming Plants for Gardens in Afternoon Shade
Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata)
The Shamrock: What is it?
Shearing Plants for Rebloom
Shrubs
Siberian iris (Iris sibirica)
Small Garden
Seven Tips for Making a Small Garden Appear Larger
Smoke bush ‘Flame’ (Cotinus coggygria ‘Flame’)
Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis)
Soil
Soil Fertility and Texture: How and Why to Test Your Soil
Variegated Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum odoratum ‘Variegatum’)
Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum)
Spanish Bluebell (Hyacinthoides hispanica)
Six Special Plants with Chartreuse Foliage
Sources for Plants
Source for Good Plants: A Visit to the Farmers’ Market
Spanish Gardens
Sparkleberry Holly (Ilex serrata x verticillata ‘Sparkleberry
Special Needs Garden
A Garden to Share with the Visually Impaired
Spider Flower (Cleome hassleriana)
Spiderwort (Tradescantia x andersoniana)
Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica)
What is Your Spring Bulb IQ? A Bulb Word Search
The Beauty of Spring Ephemerals
Determine Your Spring Flower IQ
How to Grow Squash
Six Superb Squash for your Vegetable Garden
Pollination of Cucumbers, Squash, and Melons
Star of Persia (Allium albopilosum syn. A. christophii)
State Flowers, Trees, Birds, and Insects including Butterflies to Embroider
Stokes Aster (Stokesia laevis ‘Blue Danube’)
Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo)
Summer Blooming Plants for Gardens in Afternoon Shade
Sundrops (Oenothera fructicosa)
Susanqua camillia (Camellia sasanqua)
Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritime)
Sweet Gum ‘Lane Roberts’ (Liquidambar styraciflua)
How to Grow Sweet Peas in Warm Climates
Sweet Woodruff (Galium odoratum)
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Tactile Garden
The Tactile Garden: Texture and Form
Tall Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)
Tempature
Theme Garden
Facts about Thrips that Eat Roses
Five Favorite Thugs in the Garden
Top Plant Picks for the Garden
Ten Tips for Successful Tomatoes
Torch Lily (Kniphofia uvaria)
Ten Steps For Transplanting Plants from Pot to Garden
Garden Travel
A Visit to Athelhampton Garden, Puddletown (near Dorchester), England
Atlanta Botanical Garden – March 10th, 2009
What’s Happening at the Atlanta Botantical Garden, Week of April 19, 2009
A Visit to the Nassau Botanical Garden, Nassau, New Providence Island, Bahamas
The Retreat, Nassau, Bahamas
Versailles Garden and Cloister, Paradise Island, Bahamas
A Visit to the Boboli Gardens (Giardini Bobolo) Florence, Italy
A Visit to Descanso Gardens, Flintridge, CA
A Visit to the Gardens at Castle Drogo, near Drewsteignton, Devon, England
A Visit to Edzell Castle, Scotland
A Visit to the Generalife in Granada, Spain
The Getty Center, Los Angeles, CA
A Visit to the Getty Center Gardens, March, 2010
Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades, CA
A Visit to Glamis Castle, Glamis, Angus, Scotland
A Visit to Ham House, Richmond, Surrey, England
A Visit to Hever Castle, Kent, England
The Huntington Garden, San Marino,CA
Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden, Arcadia, CA
A Visit to the Los Angeles Flower Market (January 13, 2010)
A Visit to Magnolia Gardens, Charleston, South Carolina
A Visit to Middleton Place, Charleston, South Carolina
A Visit to Packwood Garden, Lapworth, Solihull, Warwickshire, England
A Visit to Parco dei Mostri, Bomarzo, Italy
A Visit to Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont, California, March 2010
A Visit to Scotney Castle and Gardens, Lamberhurst, Kent, England
Tintinhull House Garden, near Yeovil, England
A Visit to Villa D’Este, Tivoli, Italy
Italian Gardens: Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Italy
A Visit to Villandry Garden, Loire Valley, France
Trees
Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum)
Tulip ‘Red Gem’ (Tulipa batalinii ‘Red Gem’)
10 Points to Ponder when Choosing Tulips
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United States Gardens
Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta, Georgia – March 10th, 2009
What’s Happening at the Atlanta Botantical Garden, Atlanta, Georgia – Week of April 19, 2009
A Visit to Biltmore Gardens, Asheville, North Carolina
A Visit to Descanso Gardens, Flintridge, California
A Visit to a Fair (The Dixie Classic Fair in Winston-Salem, North Carolina)
The Getty Center, Los Angeles, California
Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades, California
The Huntington Garden, San Marino,California
Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden, Arcadia, California
A Visit to the Los Angeles Flower Market (January 13, 2010), Los Angeles, Calif.
A Visit to Magnolia Gardens, Charleston, South Carolina
A Visit to Middleton Place, Charleston, South Carolina
A Visit to the North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville, North Carolina
A Visit to Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont, California, March 2010
A Fall Visit to Zion National Park: Part I Wildflowers Springdale, Utah
A Fall Visit to Zion National Park: Part II Shrubs and Trees Springdale, Utah
Fox Urine, Anyone?
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How to Buy Flowers for Valentines Day
Vegetable Garden
Ten Tips for Growing Broccoli
Top Picks for Cool Weather Vegetables
How to Choose Snap Beans for the Vegetable Garden
How to Plant, Grow and Harvest Bush and Pole Beans
How to Choose Corn for the Home Garden
How to Select Cucumbers for the Vegetable Garden
How to Select Peppers for the Garden
Pollination of Cucumbers, Squash, and Melons
How to Rotate Crops in the Home Vegetable Garden
How to Grow Squash
Six Superb Squash for your Vegetable Garden
Ten Tips for Successful Tomatoes
Seven Points to Ponder When Selecting Tomato Plants
Six Tips for Growing Vegetables in Containers
Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)
A Visit to Villa D’Este, Tivoli, Italy
Italian Gardens: Villa Lante, Bagnaia
A Visit to Villandry Garden
Virginia Bluebell (Mertensia virginica)
How to Tell the Difference between Voles and Moles
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European Weeping Beech (Fagus sylvatica ‘Pendula’)
Five Favorite Weeping Evergreen Trees
Weigela (Weigela florida ‘Variegata’)
White Ash (Fraxinus Americana)
White Gaura (Gaura lindheimeri ‘Whirling butterflies’)
Kilmarnock Willow (Salix caprea ‘Kilmarnock’)
Windflower (Anemone blanda)
Winter Aconite (Eranthis hyemalis)
Winter Creeper (Euonymus fortunei ‘Emerald ‘n’ Gold’)
Winter Garden
How to Make a Winter Garden Beautiful
Ten Top Flowering Plants for the Winter Garden
Spike Winterhazel (Corylopsis spicata)
Winter Honeysuckle (Lonicera fragrantissima)
Winter Jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum)
Wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox)
Wishbone Flower (Torenia fournier)
Wisteria spp.
Witch Hazel Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Diane’ (red), ‘Arnold Promise’ (golden yellow)
The Early Bird Gets the Worm
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Yellow Foxglove (Digitalis grandiflora)
Yellow Fumitory (Corydalis lutea)
Yoshino Flowering Cherry (Prunus x yedoensis)
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Zebra Grass (Miscanthus sinensis ‘Zebrinus’)
A Fall Visit to Zion National Park: Part I Wildflowers
A Fall Visit to Zion National Park: Part II Shrubs and Trees
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