Plant Profile: Caladium (Caladium bicolor)
Karen The large showy leaves of caladiums are always a big draw especially if you have a shady area that needs color. The plant grows 12-20″ tall and has leaves that…
Five Fabulous Ornamental Onions (Allium spp.)
Growing onions might be something you associate with the vegetable or herb garden since chives, leeks, shallots, scallions and garlic are culinary sort of plants. The genus name for onions,…
Plant Profile: Arugula (Eruca vesicaria)
How about some bite to your salad? Grow arugula, a member of the mustard family. It is not related to lettuce but is frequently in packages of musclun seed as…
Name This Plant Game: Foliage Shrubs 4
Chuck This simple game tests your gardening knowledge by identifying five plants shown in photos from a list of possible names. Photos of each plant are accompaned by a clue describing…
Eight Factors to Consider when Selecting Vegetables for the Home Garden
After you have selected a site for you vegetable garden you should decide what vegetables you want to grow. Sounds easy? It is more difficult than you might think because…
Plant Profile: Siberian Bugloss (Brunnera macrophylla)
The small sky-blue flowers of Brunnera are one of the most endearing sights in the spring garden. They look like the flowers of forget-me-nots with their yellow eyes and are…
Five Pink Annuals for your Garden
Think ‘pink’. What do you see? Delicate pastel pink than suggests innocence, femininity, and romance? Or hot, shocking pink that is full of energy. Perhaps deep rose pink is more…
Plant Profile: Eggplant ‘Gretel’ (Solanum melongena ‘Gretel’)
I bought a 4 pack of ‘Gretel’ at the local farmer’s market and didn’t realize it until I was about to plant it. I had never had a yen to…
Name This Plant Game: Foliage Shrubs 3
This simple game tests your gardening knowledge by identifying five plants shown in photos from a list of possible names. Photos of each plant are accompaned by a clue describing…
How To Build Tomato Cages
We have been growing tomatoes for many years and have tried just about every technique to keep them off the ground and supported. For a long time we used 6′…