This evergreen shrub or small tree is native to dry mountain slopes of western US from Washington to California, east to Idaho, Montana, Whyoming, Colorado, Utah and northern Arizona. It…
Make spring time special with the combination featuring a white azalea and a hosta with a white edge. This hosta is one of the earliest to emerge so will be…
Also known as alder-leaf mountain-mahogany, alder-leaf cercocarpus, and true mountain-mahogany, this mostly deciduous long lived shrub or small tree grows in chaparral scrub, and on mesas and the lower foothills…
Cumin is a herbaceous annual native to the eastern Mediterranean east to India and has been known from ancient Egyptian times. It is a member of the dill family, Apiaceae,…
The use of molasses to brew beer goes back to colonial times when a source of sugar to feed the yeast was hard to find. Squash, bran, maize, parsnips, and…
This clump-forming, stoloniferous, evergreen perennial is native to South Africa where it grows in mountainous areas along streamsides, on cliffs, and in rock crevices and gravely areas. It is a…
A wall painting from the Tomb-chapel of Nebamun in Thebes (present day Luxor), Egypt, gives us a look at the kind of garden the ancient Egyptians enjoyed at the time.…
With small clusters if large-medium reddish pink flowers produced in flushes all season, ‘Smooth Prince’ is an outstanding thornless rose. The petals have a thick texture and are satiny inside…
Costmary is a herbaceous perennial native to the Mediterranean and also known as alecost, balsam herb, bible leaf, and mint geranium. It is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae,…
This large mushroom has fleshy cream to pale yellow-brown fruiting body consisting of a multitude of lobes and looks like a brain or sea sponges well as a head of…
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