Book Review: The Beaded Garden
Karen When the gardening season is over for the year what does a gardener do? If you like crafts perhaps the idea of making flowers out of beads will appeal and…
Old Time Recipes for Home made Wines: Scurvy-Grass Wine
My paternal grandmother, Helen S Wright, included a recipe for wine made from scurvy grass in her book, Old Time Recipes for Home Made Wines . In times past scurvy-grass…
Plant Profile: Italian Aster (Aster amellus)
Also known as European Michaelmas daisy, this herbaceous perennial belongs to the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, yarrow, and lettuce. It is native to Europe and western Asia…
Plant Combination: Armenian Cranesbill (Geranium psilostemon) and Star of Persia (Allium cristophii)
Two shades of purple make this a striking combination border during late spring and early summer. Armenian cranesbill produces dark magenta-purple cupshaped flowers with black centers on a large loose…
Plant Profile: Mountain Fleece (Polygonum amplexicaule aka Persicaria amplexicaulis)
Mountain fleece is a clump forming herbaceous perennial native to the Himalayas and Pakistan where it grows in moist areas. It is a member of the knotweed family, Polygonaceae, that…
Book Review: Foodscaping
As more people want the freshest produce possible, interest in growing food in the home garden is on the rise. Some people have gone so far as to turn their…
Best Climbing Miniature Roses
Picking the “best” roses is an objective process and in this case, the ratings of the American Roses Society have been used. Every year the American Rose Society enlists the…
Plant Profile: Hollyhock Mallow (Malva alcea)
Also known as greater musk-mallow, cut-leaved mallow, and vervain mallow, this herbaceous perennial native to Europe and southwestern Asia. It is a member of the mallow family (Malvacae) that also…
Rabbit Resistant Plants for the Garden: Annuals
Rabbits can devastate a garden as they eat their way through the summer. No mater how much you like to see the fury darlings hopping across the grass and darting…
Plant Profile: Rose ‘Rosarium Uetersen’
Named for the famous rose garden, Uetersen, near Korde’s nursery in Holstein, this shrub type climber produces large clusters of dark pink flowers that have an old-fashioned form, an abundance…