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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Carmel Daisy (Scabiosa prolifera)

Karen December 3, 2025 0 Comments

Native to the woodlands and shrublands of the eastern Mediterranean area, this annual is a member of the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, that also includes weigelia, Centranthus, and valerian. Plants grow…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Common Daisy (Bellis perennis)

Karen Meyers December 1, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as lawn daisy and English daisy, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes chrysanthemum, dandelion, and lettuce. It is native to…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Cream Scabiosa (Scabiosa ochroleuca)

Karen November 26, 2025 0 Comments

Native to southern Europe and Asia Minor, this short-lived herbaceous perennial is a member of the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, that also includes weigelia, Centranthus, and valerian. Plants grow 2-3′ tall…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Caucasian Pincushion Flower(Scabiosa caucasica)

Karen November 24, 2025 0 Comments

Native to Caucasus, north eastern Turkey, and northern Iran, thisherbaceous perennial is a member of the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, that also includes weigelia, Centranthus, and valerian. The plant grows up…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Golden-Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium californicum)

Karen November 17, 2025 0 Comments

This tender semi-evergreen herbaceous perennial is native to moist soils around ponds, bogs, marshes, and other moist sites along the Pacific coast from central California to southern British Columbia. It…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Narrow-Leaved Blue-Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium)

Karen November 10, 2025 0 Comments

Native to moist meadows and woodlands of North America, this semi-evergreen herbaceous perennial is not a grass but is in the iris family, Iridaceae, that also includes gladiolus, crocus and…

Garden Books Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Book Review: Plants That Eat Meat

Karen Meyers November 7, 2025 0 Comments

Plants that Eat Meat, by Keisha Jones, introduces young readers to carnivorous plants and the methods they use to obtain prey. Written for children 1-9 years old in grades 3-4,…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Grassleaf Scabiosa (Scabiosa graminifolia)

Karen November 5, 2025 0 Comments

Native to rocky slopes in southern Europe, this evergreen perennial is a member of the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, that also includes weigelia, Centranthus, and valerian. Plants grow up to 18″…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Orange Sneezeweed (Helenium hoopseii)

Karen November 3, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as owl’s claws, this clump-forming perennial a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, yarrow and lettuce. It is native to western United States from…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Karen’s Therapy: self esteem exercise

Karen Meyers October 29, 2025 0 Comments

Questions from Eleanor Roosevelt’s book, This is my Story Thursday, November 20, 2025 Wednesday November 19, 2025 (missing Tuesday, November 18, 2025 Monday, November 17, 2025 Sunday, November 16 (in…

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