Enkutatash: Ethiopian New Year
Karen While most of us in the United States celebrate New Year on January 1st, many people around the world do not. Ethiopians, here and in their native land celebrate it…
Garden Plants for Flower Arranging: Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo)
Strawberry tree is a broadleaf evergreen shrub or small tree native to the Mediterranean region. It has spreading limbs with exfoliating gray-brown bark that reveals the reddish bark below. As…
Plant Profile: Singleseed Juniper (Juniperus squamata)
This native of Asia is an evergreen shrub that may be an upright shrub or tree or dwarf, prostrate ground cover. It is of medium texture with awl-like grayish green…
Weeds and Their Control: Broadleaf Dock (Rumex obtusifolius)
Broadleaf dock, also called bitter dock, is a perennial native to Europe but is now found throughout the United States and southern Canada. It prefers partial to moist, shady, disturbed…
Book Review: The Golden Flower: A Taino Myth from Puerto Rico
Author, Nina Jaffe, retells a myth that explains how water and Puerto Rico came into being. According to Jaffe, Puerto Rico was called Boriquen (meaning “land of the brave’) by…
Plant Profile: Ti Plant (Cordyline fruticosa)
Whether you know ti plant as a houseplant or garden plant it is outstanding for the lush tropical look it gives to any space. This evergreen plant was introduced to…
Holiday Roses: ‘Christmas’
Roses make beautiful additions to any holiday arrangements especially at Christmas time. Red and white roses are the most popular but yellow ones can be used with yellow variegated foliage…
Seven Interesting Facts about Sugar Plums
Christmas Eve evokes many pleasant memories in our minds and one of them is sugar plums. Tchaikovsky had a sugar plum fairy in The Nutcracker and Clement C Moore had…
Plant Profile: European Silver Fir (Abies alba)
This native of central Europe from the Pyrenees to the Carpathians and the Balkan Peninsula, is a tall evergreen tree reaching 180 feet in the wild but half that size…
Book Review: New Front Yard Idea Book
The front yard is the most public area of a home yet how many people spend the time and money to create an appealing space that welcomes visitors and reflects…