Plant Profile: Crown Imperial (Fritillaria imperialis)
Karen If you want an unusual flower for your garden in late spring, try crown imperial. At 3 feet tall it is no shrinking violet and with its whorl of downward…
A Visit to the New Orleans Botanical Garden
Situated on 12 acres, the New Orleans Botanical Garden is a little gem in City Park very near the New Orleans Museum of Art and across the street from the…
Plant Profile: Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica)
Every year I have a private little war with the stinging nettles that grow in both my rose garden and formal garden. No matter how many I pull up, there…
Plant Profile: Grape Hyacinth (Muscari armeniacum)
One of the earliest bulbs in my garden to emerge in the spring is grape hyacinth. The dense spikes of fragrant cobalt-blue urn-shaped flowers resemble upside down bunches of grapes…
A Vist to the Yuen Po Street Bird Garden, Hong Kong China
One of the free, entertaining sites in Hong Kong is the bird market, also called the Yuen Po Street Bird Garden. Located in Kowloon near the Prince Edward or Mong…
Plant Profile: Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus gunnii)
There are many different species of eucalyptus but this one is a good choice because it is more frost tolerant than most and can be kept as a shrub if…
Botany for Gardeners: The Stem-Modifications
Most stems grow up from the root and aid the plant by holding up the leaves and flowers, carrying water and food between the root and upper parts of the…
Plant Profile: Japanese Primrose (Primula japonica)
Picture a shady glen with lots of moisture. Then put a large drift of Japanese primroses into the picture and you have created a beautiful scene. Japanese primroses are not…
Garden Journal: March 27, 2011
I griped and grumbled last fall when the head gardener dragged me outside in the cold to plant our bulbs but right now I am glad he did it. The…
Plant Profile: Garlic Chives (Allium tuberosum)
I planted a clump of garlic chives in my vegetable garden and within a couple of years had garlic chives growing all over my patio, 30 feet away. The garlic…