Detox Kitchen Vegetables
Karen Lily Simpson, author of Detox Kitchen Vegetables, brings to the reader her experience as founder of a food business that focuses on natural ingredients and cooking without wheat, dairy, or…
Plant Profile: Canna Hybrids (Canna x generalis aka C. hortensis)
Canna hybrids are the most commonly grown garden plants. They are herbaceous perennials in the Cannaceae family that is most closely related to ginger, banana, and bird of paradise. The…
Asters for the Garden
Aster is a large genus of herbaceous perennials and are members of the family that bear their name, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, sunflower, and lettuce. The genus includes weeds…
Plant Profile: Rose St. Patrick
Green buds open slowly to flowers with exceptionally long petals with a golden yellow base and a touch of green on their edges that becomes more prominent in cool weather.…
Book Review: The Leafy Guide to Cannabis
If you want to embrace a marijuana life style The Leafly Guide to Cannabis is a good start. Written by the Leafly Team, the book begins by giving a brief…
Book Review: Debate About Legalizing Marijuana
Written for pre-teens, Marne Ventura’s book, The Debate About Legalizing Marijuana, present the pros and cons on the subject. The author begins with a short history of marijuana use and…
Weeds and Their Control: Dog Fennel (Eupatorium capillifolium)
Also called sneezeweed, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes sunflowers, daisies, and lettuce. It is native to eastern and south central US…
Plant Profile: Bulbine Lily (Bulbine bulbosa)
Also called golden lily, leek lily, wild onion, yellow onion weed, and native leek, this succulent perennial is a member of the Asphodelaceae that also includes aloe, torch lily (Kniphofia),…
Plants of Colonial Williamsburg: Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis)
Balm, is a herbaceous perennial and member of the mint family, Labiatae, that also includes basil, rosemary, and ajuga. It is native to the Mediterranean area, North Africa and central…
Plant Profile: Fairy’s Thimble ( Campanula cochleariifolia aka C. pusilla)
Also known as spiral and earleaf bellflower, this rhizomatous herbaceous perennial is a member of the Campanulaceae family that also includes ladybells (Adenophora), balloon flower, and Lobelia). It is native…