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Plant Combinations

Plant Combination: Monkshood (Aconitum napellus) and Japanese Anemone (Anemone x hybrid)’September Charm’

Karen December 28, 2021 0 Comments

These herbaceous perennials make a long season combination with their attractive foliage and lovely flowers. The foliage of Japanese anemones appears in spring and forms an attractive dark green ground…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Charlock Mustard (Sinapis arvensis aka Brassica kaber)

Karen December 27, 2021 0 Comments

Also known as field mustard, wild mustard, and crunchweed this annual is native to the Mediterranean basin including temperate regions of North Africa, Europe, and parts of Asia. It is…

Garden History

Plants of the Bible: Saffron Crocus (Crocus sativus)

Karen December 24, 2021 0 Comments

Native to an unknown place in the Mediterranean region, this cormous perennial belongs to the iris family, Iridaceae, that also includes gladiolus, crocosmia, and blue-eyed grass. It is sometimes called…

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Plant Profile: Mountain Tulip (Tulipa montana)

Karen December 22, 2021 0 Comments

Native to rocky and stony areas in the mountains of Iran and northern Iraq, mountain tulip is a perennial bulb and a member of the lily family, Liliaceae, that also…

Native Plants

Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Sawtooth Oak (Quercus acutissima)

Karen December 21, 2021 0 Comments

Sawtooth oak is a medium sized deciduous tree growing up to 98” tall. It is native to northeastern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Indochina, China, Tibet, Korea, and Japan and was introduced…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: White Water Lily ( Nymphaea alba)

Karen December 20, 2021 0 Comments

Also known as European white water lily, white water rose, or white nenuphar, this aquatic flowering plant is native to North Africa, temperate and tropical Asia, and Europe where it…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plants of the Bible: Flax (Linum usitatissimum)

Karen December 17, 2021 0 Comments

Native to Central Asia and the Mediterranean, common flax is an annual and a member of the flax family, Linaceae. Plants grow 12-36″ tall and have terete grayish-green branched stems…

Recipes

Old Time Recipes for Home Made Wines: Perry or Pear Cider

Karen December 16, 2021 0 Comments

Perry is an alcoholic beverage made from pears, specifically perry pears, that are thought to be a hybrid of the cultivated pear, Pyrus communis subsp. commybis, and the wild pear,…

Garden History

Plant Profile: Prickly Juniper (Juniperus oxycedrus aka J. deltoides)

Karen December 15, 2021 0 Comments

Also known as cade, cade juniper, prickly cedar, and sharp cedar this coniferous evergreen is native to rocky sites in the Mediterranean region from Portugal and Morocco, to southern France…

Weeds

Weeds and Their Control: Hedge Bindweed (Calystegia sepium)

Karen December 14, 2021 0 Comments

Hedge bindweed is a herbaceous perennial vine that can trail on the ground or cover fences, trees ,and shrubs with its twining stem. It is a member of the morning…

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