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Plant Combinations

Plant Combination: Variegated Stonecrop (Sedum alborosceum ‘Mediovariegatum’) and Variegated Iris (Iris pallida) ‘Aureavariegata’

Karen July 27, 2021 0 Comments

The beautiful variegated foliage of this combination makes a long season statement in the garden. Both plants have creamy white and green foliage creating an echo between the two that…

Vegetables

Edible Mushrooms: Fairy Ring Champignon (Marasmius oreades)

Karen July 8, 2021 0 Comments

Also known as Scotch bonnet, fairy ring champignon are well known in Europe and North America where they appear in rings, troops, or arcs from late spring to fall in…

Plant Combinations

Plant Combination: Sage (Salvia nemorosa) ‘Lubecca’ and Bloody Cranesbill (Geranium sanguineum var. striatum

Karen June 22, 2021 0 Comments

The pale pink flowers of bloody cranesbill var. striatum spread out at the feet of sage ‘Lubecca’ with its spikes of violet-blue flowers in spring. Interest is further provided by…

Vegetables

Edible Mushrooms: Pepper Milk Cap (Lactifluus piperatus)

Karen June 10, 2021 0 Comments

The pepper milk cap mushroom may be found singly or in large groups from summer to fall usually in deciduous woodlands, less frequently in coniferous ones, in the northern temperate…

Herbaceous Perennials

Genus Anemones for the Garden

Karen June 1, 2021 0 Comments

The genus Anemone consists of over 120 species and is a member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, that also includes delphinium, clematis, and hellabore. The garden worthy species are usually…

Plant Combinations

Plant Combination: Four Angled Sundrop (Oenothera tetragona) and Yellow Flag Iris (Iris pseudacorus)

Karen May 25, 2021 0 Comments

These easy to grow perennials make a bright combination in a sunny border. Blooming together in early summer, the masses of yellow sundrop flowers at the base of the yellow…

Vegetables

Edible Mushrooms: Common Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum)

Karen May 13, 2021 0 Comments

Also called devil’s snuff box and gem studded puffball, this fungus is found in groups growing in woods on buried leaf litter and decaying in especially in the fall. It…

Plant Combinations

Plant Combination: Oakleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) ‘Snowflake’ and Variegated Broad-leaf Sedge (Carex siderosticka ‘Variegata’)

Karen April 27, 2021 0 Comments

In sun or part shade this duo will provide long season interest. Fresh new leaves appear in spring followed by hydrangea’s extravagant clusters of flowers. The white of these flowers…

Herbaceous Perennials

Genus Aloe for the Garden

Karen April 20, 2021 0 Comments

Aloes are succulents in the Asphodelaceae family that also includes daylily (Hemerocallis), red hot poker (Kniphofia), and foxtail lily (Eremurus) The genus includes over 500 species in that are native…

Vegetables

Edible Mushrooms: Chanterelle (Cantharellus cibaius)

Karen April 8, 2021 0 Comments

The chanterelle is common throughout the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere where it grows in troops from mid summer to fall in association with spruce and pine, sometimes with…

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