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Plants for a Mary Garden: Common Columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris)

Karen August 6, 2024 0 Comments

Also called Granny’s bonnet and European crowfoot, this herbaceous perennial is native to woodlands and meadows of Europe. It is a member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, that also includes…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius)

Karen August 5, 2024 0 Comments

This mounding to rounded deciduous shrub is native to open woods, lakeshores, streambanks, rock outcroppings, and prairies in central and eastern US from New Brunswick to Ontario, south to Georgia…

Weeds

Weeds and Their Control: Oxeye Daisy (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum aka Leucanthemum vulgare)

Karen August 1, 2024 0 Comments

Oxeye daisy is a rhizomatous perennial and belongs to the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes sunflowers, yarrow, and lettuce. It is native to Europe and Asia but was introduced…

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Plant Profile: Common Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis aka Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis)

Karen July 31, 2024 0 Comments

Also called American elder, this deciduous shrub or small tree is native to North America east of the Rocky Mountains, south to Bolivia, where it usually grows in moist areas…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Spanish Broom (Genista hispanica)

Karen July 29, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as Spanish gorse, or anlaga, this deciduous shrub is native to southern France and northern Spain where it grows in scrub on open rocky hills. It is a…

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Book Review: Weed All About It

Karen July 26, 2024 0 Comments

In his book, Weed All About It, Danny Mallo presents a guide for growing and using marijuana. After giving background material, the author delves into the nits and grits of…

Weeds

Weeds and Their Control: Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus)

Karen July 25, 2024 0 Comments

Oriental bittersweet is a deciduous woody, climbing or trailing vine belonging to the bittersweet family, Celastraceae, that also includes crucifixion thorn and euonymus. It is native to northern China, Japan…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Sweet Gum (Liquidambar styraciflua)

Karen July 24, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as redgum, American storax, hazel pine, bilsted, satin-walnut, star-leaved gum, and alligatorwood, this deciduous tree is native to eastern US and Mexico where it grows in a variety…

Garden History

Plants of Ancient Pompeii: Apple (Malus domestica )

Karen July 23, 2024 0 Comments

Apples originated in Central Asia and were domesticated 4000–10000 years ago in the Tian Shan mountains. From there they spread and by 1300 BC the Egyptians were planting orchards along…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Dyer’s Broom (Genista tinctoria)

Karen July 22, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as dyer’s greenwood, dyer’s whin, waxen woad, and waxen wood, this deciduous shrub is native to meadows and pastures in southern Europe and Turkey. It is a member…

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