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Meadow Garden

Meadow Garden: Tall Native Flowering Perennials for Moderate to Dry Soil in Full Sun

Karen Meyers June 19, 2025 0 Comments

The plants in the following list are 30″ or more tall and will stand out among the majority of the plants in a meadow garden. They are suitable for lean…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Desert Four O’Clock (Mirabilis multiflora)

Karen June 18, 2025 0 Comments

Also called Colorado four o’clock, this herbaceous perennial is native to southwestern US from California to Colorado and Texas where it grows in deserts, grassland, hillsides, meas, and pinyon-juniper woodland.…

Garden History

Plants for a Mary Garden: Wood Anemone (Anemone nemerosa) “Candlemas Caps”

Karen Meyers June 17, 2025 0 Comments

The name “Candlemas Caps” reflects both the timing of the wood anemone’s blooming and the of the shape of the flowers. The term “caps” probably refers to the shape of…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Crown Daisy (Chrysanthemum coronarium aka Glebionis coronaria)

Karen June 16, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as garland chrysanthemum and edible chrysanthemum, this cool weather annual is native to the Mediterranean region but is common in California where it grows in disturbed areas and…

Garden Books

Book Review: Rekha’s Kitchen Garden

Karen Meyers June 13, 2025 0 Comments

Rekha Mistry’s book, Rekhas’s Kitchen Garden, is a guide to growing vegetables, herbs, and fruits. It follows the author’s activities as she plants, maintains, and harvests her garden for a…

Vegetables

Edible Mushrooms: Meadow Wax Cap (Cuphophyllus pratensis)

Karen June 12, 2025 0 Comments

Meadow wax cap grows singly or scattered in deciduous and conifer woodlands in North America but in grassy or open areas including lawns in Europe. It appears somewhat late in…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Bitter Apple (Solanum incanum)

Karen June 11, 2025 0 Comments

Known by many common names including thorn apple, bitter tomato, apple of Sodom, and bitterball, this tropical perennial is native to Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle east, eastwards to India.…

Garden History

Plants for a Mary Garden: Great Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) “Our Lady’s Candle”

Karen Meyers June 10, 2025 0 Comments

It is unlikely that Mary was familiar with candles as we know them because oil lamps were the usual source of artificial light in her time. By the late 4th…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Crystalline Ice Plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)

Karen June 9, 2025 0 Comments

This evergreen prostrate annual or biennial is native to southern Africa, Sinai, Canary Islands, and southern Europe where it grows on cliffs, coastal bluffs, sand dunes and disturbed areas. It…

Garden Books

Book Review: Bee & Flea and the Puddle Problem

Karen Meyers June 6, 2025 0 Comments

Bee & Flea and the Puddle Problem by Anna Humphrey is a delightful chapter book in a series about two insect investigators, Bee and Flea. Written for children ages 6-9…

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  • Meadow Garden: Tall Native Flowering Perennials for Moderate to Dry Soil in Full Sun
  • Plant Profile: Desert Four O’Clock (Mirabilis multiflora)
  • Plants for a Mary Garden: Wood Anemone (Anemone nemerosa) “Candlemas Caps”
  • Plant Profile: Crown Daisy (Chrysanthemum coronarium aka Glebionis coronaria)
  • Book Review: Rekha’s Kitchen Garden
  • Edible Mushrooms: Meadow Wax Cap (Cuphophyllus pratensis)
  • Plant Profile: Bitter Apple (Solanum incanum)
  • Plants for a Mary Garden: Great Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) “Our Lady’s Candle”
  • Plant Profile: Crystalline Ice Plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)
  • Book Review: Bee & Flea and the Puddle Problem

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Meadow Garden

Meadow Garden: Tall Native Flowering Perennials for Moderate to Dry Soil in Full Sun

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Desert Four O’Clock (Mirabilis multiflora)

Garden History

Plants for a Mary Garden: Wood Anemone (Anemone nemerosa) “Candlemas Caps”

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Crown Daisy (Chrysanthemum coronarium aka Glebionis coronaria)

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