Plant Profile: Beet ‘Ruby Queen’ (Beta vulgaris ‘Ruby Queen’)
Karen Developed over 50 years ago, ‘Ruby Queen’ can be considered an heirloom variety. It was an All American Selection winner in 1957 and is still available today and earning praise…
How to Maximize the Fragrance of the Roses in Your Rose Garden
Most of us select our roses on the basis of color, form, size, number of petals, and disease resistance, rarely on fragrance. Yet most gardeners enjoy the scent of their…
Plant Profile: Snapdragon ‘Twinny Peach’ Hybrid (Antirrhinum majus ‘Twinny Peach’ hybrid)
‘Twinny Peach’ snapdragon is a very unusual snapdragon. It’s flowers don’t resemble the traditional ones in form or color. First, there is no jaw to the flower; instead the flowers…
Growing Amaryllis so that they Rebloom
One of my favorite Christmas gifts is an amaryllis bulb that I can plant and grow with the anticipation of having a huge gorgeous flower sometime in the spring. Sometimes…
Plant Profile: Okra ‘Cajun Delight’ Hybrid. (Abelmoschus esculentus ‘Cajun Delight’ Hybrid)
Okra likes warm days and nights so it is traditionally associated with the South. It actually thrives in the heat and humidity there, pumping out pods even in the hottest…
How to Grow Eggplant
Eggplants are frost tender, heat-loving plants and sprout slowly from seeds so purchased plants are the most practical way to grow them. If you live in a frost free area…
Plant Profile: Pink ‘Firewitch’ (Dianthus gratianopolitanus) ‘Firewitch’
‘Firewitch’ is a good example of the adage that good things come in small packages. Of all the pinks in my garden this one is the most attractive throughout the…
How to Select Onions for the Home Vegetable Garden
Growing onions can be a frustrating experience until you realize that success rests on selecting to correct onion variety. Of course the selection process is going to put flavor above…
Plant Profile: Acorn Bush Squash ‘Table King’ (Cucurbita pepo ‘Table King’)
Whether you bake it, grill it, or use it as a base for soup, acorn squash is a tasty vegetable. Growing them is easy but space can be a problem…
Plant Profile: Rose ‘Easy Does It’
When they named this floribunda rose “Easy Does It’, they weren’t kidding around. It is easy to grow, disease resistant, and a virtual flowering machine. Week after week a single…