Book Review: Tussie-Mussies: The Language of Flowers
Karen The Victorian art of creating a bouquet of flowers with a message has an age-old appeal. Receiving flowers from an admirer is always fun but how much greater the pleasure…
Rose Garden Themes: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
What could be more delightful than having Snow White and her seven dwarfs growing in your rose garden? Unfortunately, you can’t have all seven dwarfs but you can have ‘Snow…
Ten Best Flowers To Say Love
The language of flowers has been around since Victorian days when suitors gave their beloved a bouquet of flowers, each with significant meaning. The idea of flowers having meanings was…
Plant Combination: Common Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis) and Siberian Bugloss (Brunnera macrophylla)
This classic combination of bleeding heart with Siberian bugloss is a beautiful late spring duo for a shady spot in the garden. The intense blue flowers of bugloss are the…
Plant Profile: Spanish Chestnut (Castanea sativa)
History buffs will be interested in this large, long-lived, magnificent tree as it was cultivated over 3,000 years ago and introduced to England by the Romans about 2,000 years ago.…
Book Review: The Drunken Botanist
Whether you have an interest in botany or alcoholic beverages there is something in The Drunken Botanist book to enjoy. As the author, Amy Stewart, states “Every great drink starts…
Weeds and Their Control: Prostrate Spurge (Euphorbia supina)
Looking at this pesky annual weed you would never know that it is in the same genus as pointsetta. A native of eastern United States, this warm weather weed has…
Plant Profile: Katsura Tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum
This large deciduous tree native to Japan and China is usually grown for its very attractive foliage. As the generic name, Cercidiphyllum, implies the leaves resemble those of redbud, in…
How to Care for Bonsai: Bougainvillea glabra
There is nothing quite like the bright blaze of color provided by bougainvillea. Originally from South America this woody vine grows outdoors in frost free climates in the United States…
Plant Profile: Rosa ‘Iceberg’ (Rosa ‘Schneewittchen’)
‘Iceberg’ is one of the world’s most popular and widely grown roses. No surprise there, because it has many attributes to recommend it. It is exceptionally hardy, yet does well…