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Plant Combinations

Plant Combination: Variegated Stonecrop (Sedum alborosceum ‘Mediovariegatum’) and Variegated Iris (Iris pallida) ‘Aureavariegata’

Karen July 27, 2021 0 Comments

The beautiful variegated foliage of this combination makes a long season statement in the garden. Both plants have creamy white and green foliage creating an echo between the two that…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Apricot (Prunus armeniaca)

Karen July 26, 2021 0 Comments

Native to central Asia, this deciduous small tree is a member of the rose family, Rosaceae, that also includes cherry, almond, and lady’s mantle. The trees grow 26-39′ tall and…

Garden History

Plants of the Bible: Lentil (Lens culinaris aka Lens esculenta)

Karen July 23, 2021 0 Comments

Lentil is a cool season annual domesticated in the Fertile Cresent and dating back to 7500-6500 BC. The many branched plants grow 12-20″ tall may be erect or spreading. The…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Mandrake (Mandragora officinarum)

Karen July 21, 2021 0 Comments

Also called love-apple, mandrake is a very variable herbaceous perennial that is native to the Mediterranean area including Israel and the Levant and some sourses would classsify mandrakes in the…

Native Plants

Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Lantana (Lantana camara)

Karen July 20, 2021 0 Comments

Lantana camara is a perennial evergreen shrub native to tropical Central and South America but has been planted as an ornamental for its very attractive flowers. It spread to Europe,…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Wild Rose (Rosa gallica)

Karen July 19, 2021 0 Comments

Rosa gallica is native to southern and central Europe eastward toward Turkey and the Caucasus and was first domesticated by the ancient Greeks and Romans. Most modern roses can trace…

Garden History

Plants of the Bible: Box (Buxus sp.)

Karen July 16, 2021 0 Comments

Box is a slowgrowing evergreen shrub or small tree with small leaves and clusters of small yellow-green, apetalous male and female flowers in the leaf axils of the same plant.…

Recipes

Old Time Recipes for Home Made Wine: Strong Mead

Karen July 15, 2021 0 Comments

Although mead is not considered a wine it is an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey with possible additions of fruit, spices. grains or hops. It dates back to 7000…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Horsemint (Mentha longifolia)

Karen July 14, 2021 0 Comments

Also called wild mint, this herbaceous perennial is native to moist and wet habitats of Europe, western and central Asia, and southern and northern parts of Africa. Plants rapidly grow…

Weeds

Weeds and Their Control: Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii)

Karen July 13, 2021 0 Comments

Amur honeysuckle is a deciduous shrub and a member of the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, that also includes snowberry, weigelia, and abelia. It is native to eastern and central Asia but…

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