Plant Profile: Largeflower Valerian (Valeriana pauciflora)
Karen This herbaceous perennial is native to Eastern US from Pennsylvania west to Illinois and south to include Maryland, Tennessee and West Virginia, Kentucky and Alabama where it grows in moist…
Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Tasmanian Blue Gum (Eucalyptus globulus)
A native of Australia, Tasmanian blue gum has naturalized in coastal grasslands and shrublands, riparian areas and moist slopes of California. It was introduced there in the mid 1800s partially…
Plant Profile: Roundheaded Bushclover (Lespedeza capitata)
This herbaceous perennnial is a member of the pea family, Fabaceae, that also includes lupine, mimosa, and black locust. It is native to priaires, meadows, glades, and waste areas such…
Book Review: From Seed to Sunflower
Written for children in grades 1 and 2, Camilla de la Bedoyere’s book From Seed to Sunflower describes the life cycle of the sunflower plant from seed to flowering plant…
Summer Blooming Blue Perennials for the Garden
As the big splash of spring flowers comes to an end and spring ebbs into summer the challenge of bringing color to the shade garden changes. Blue flowers are always…
Plant Profile: Slender Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium)
Also called common horsemint and narrow mountain mint, this herbaceous clump-forming perennial is a member of the mint family, Lamiaceae, that also includes rosemary, beebalm, and ajuga. It is native…
Plant Combination: Salvia ‘May Night’ and Daylily ‘Stella D’Oro’
Enjoy a stunning gold and violet blue combination over a long bloom season in a sunny border. Daylily ‘Stella D’Oro’ provides an attractive fountain like mound of long green leaves…
Plant Profile: Rosa ‘Olympiad’
Large dark red flowers up to 5.5″ across appear singly or occasionally in clusters of up to four on long strong stems. The many petals have a heavy substance and…
Book Review: Kaffe Fassett’s Bold Blooms
Internationally known artist and textile designer, Kaffe Fassett shares his passion for flowers in the decorative arts in his book Bold Blooms. Strongly concerned with color and design, Fassett reveals…
Old Time Recipes for Home Made Wines: English Fig Wine
From August to early October fresh figs are available and can be used for making wine as well as eaten in a variety of way. They do not keep or…