Easy to Grow Hybrid Tea and Florabunda Roses with Great Fragrance
Karen We all love fragrant smelling roses but unfortunately many of them are not easy to grow. Here are five that are considered especially fragrant but also do not need pampering.…
Plant Profile: Silverbush (Convolvulus cneorum)
Silverbush is a fast growing evergreen shrub native to coastal areas of Spain, Italy, Croatia and Albania. It is a member of the morning glory/bindweed family, Convolvulaceae, that includes many…
Spring Blooming Perennials with White Flowers for the Front of the Garden
Start the gardening year with these easy to grow white spring blooming perennials. Their white flowers brighten a gray landscape and look good with any other plants that come into…
Plant Profile: Rose ‘Royal Sunset’
Long buds carried singly or in small clusters (usually three) open to cup-shaped flowers with twenty petals. Each petal is pale orange and has hints of gold and yellow at…
Book Review: Gardenista
We are all coming to realize that outdoor spaces can be made into extensions of our home and thereby enhance the quality of our lives. Michelle Slatalla, in her book…
Gardens of Singapore: Singapore Botanic Gardens
The garden was established in 1859 by the Agri-Horticultural Society when the Society focused on research useful plants, especially rubber. The design by Lawrence Niven reflects the English landscape gardens…
Plant Profile: Chinese Wingnut (Pterocarya stenoptera)
Chinese wingnut is a deciduous tree native to Southeast China where it grows in forests on mountain slopes or riverbanks. It is in the walnut family, Juglandaceae, that also includes…
Plant Profile: Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium)
Sweet cherry, the main ancestor of the cultivated cherry, is a deciduous tree native to Europe, northern Africa, and southwestern Asia but is widely cultivated elsewhere and has naturalized in…
Book Review: Oh Say Can You Seed?
Author Bonnie Worth’s book, Oh Say Can You Seed?, combines the charm of Dr. Seuss’ classic books with the a botany less on flowering plants. In rhythmic rhyming sentences, the…
Weeds and Their Control: Hairy Bittercress (Cardamine hirsute)
Also called flickweed, this annual weed is native to Europe and Asia but is widespread in the US and Canada. It grows in sun or shade and in damp or…