Chris McLaughlin’s book, The Good Garden, outlines a sustainable approach to gardening that respects the long-term health of the environment and emphasizes biodiversity, conservation, and stewardship. The author covers all…
Also called, jewelweed, touch-me-not is an annual and a member of the balsam family, Balsaminaceae, that also includes busy lizzie. It is native to Canada and the US and grows…
Native to the mountains of the Carolinas and Georgia, this clump-forming herbaceous perennial is known by many common names including Aaron’s rod, false lupine, blue ridge lupine, golden-banner, and bush…
Armeria maritima is associated with the Flight into Egypt by the Holy Family which is described in the Gospel of Matthew (2: 13-15). According to this account, after the birth…
This mat-forming semi-evergreen tender perennial is native to South Africa where it grows along mountain streams and damp edges of forest clearings. It is a member of the figwort family,…
Laura Erickson’s book, 100 Plants to Feed the Birds, offers information and plants lists for creating a bird-friendly landscape in your own backyard. By planting a variety of native species,…
Native to meadows and woodlands of Europe and Central Asia, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the legume family, Fabaceae, that also includes beans, lentils, and lupines. Although not…
Littleleaf mock-orange is a bushy multibranched deciduous shrub native to the Southwest US from Wyoming to northern Mexico west to California where it grows in the scrub and brush habitats…
This short lived tender perennial is native to southern Europe and North Africa but has naturalized in much of Europe where it is grown as an annual. . It is…
This hybrid short-lived perennial is the result of a cross between tall, perennial G. aristata and shorter, annual G. pulchella and is a vigorous, long blooming plant with a short…
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