Book Review: The Flavor Bible
Karen Cooking can be a very creative process if you have an understanding of the aesthetic of flavor. The Flavor Bible by Karen Page and Andrew Dorneburg presents a guide to…
Old Time Recipes for Home Made Wine: Quince
Not many people grow quinces or do much with the fruit. It is a deciduous tree related to pears and apples and has been grown for its fruit as well…
Plant Profile: Sand Pine (Pinus clausa)
Sand pine is a coniferous shrubby tree native to areas in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama where it grows in the infertile very well-drained soils of ridges, barrens, and dunes. It…
Plant Combination: Japanese Painted Fern (Athyrium niponicum var. pictum) ‘Burgundy Lace’ and Coral Bells (Heuchera) ‘Plum Pudding’
For long season color in a shade garden try this subtle combination of fern and coral bells. Coral bells ‘Plum Pudding’ is evergreen in warm climates and has plum purple…
Plant Profile: New England Aster (Aster novae-angliae aka Symphyotrichum novae-angliae )
New England aster, also called Michaelmas daisy, is a herbaceous perennial native to much of the US from the Rocky Mountains to the East Coast where it grows in a…
Book Review: A Plant Based Life
The growing interest in a healthy life style has led to an increasing number of people changing their diet and eating more plant based meals. Micaela Cook Karlsen’s book, A…
Botanical Latin: Crocosmia
Crocosmia (kro CAWS a) from the Greek words krokos meaning saffron and osme meaning smell. The dried flowers of the plant have a strong saffron smell when placed in water.…
Plant Profile: Eastern Redcedar (Juniperus virginiana)
Eastern redcedar is an evergreen coniferous tree native to the woodland edges, old fields, meadows, and rocky ground of eastern North America from Nova Scotia and Ontario, south to Florida…
Shakespleare’s Garden: Crown Imperial Lily (Fritillaria imperialis)
This spring blooming bulb is a member of the lily family, Liliaceae, and native to Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. It stands three to four feet tall and has…
Plant Profile: Rose ‘Berries n Cream’
Known as ‘Calypso’ out side the US, ‘Berries and Cream’ produces clusters of five to fifteen flowers with ruffled petals that are irregularly striped and splashed with white and crimson.…