Plant Profile: Ozark Witch Hazel (Hamamelis vernalis)
Karen Ozark witch hazel is a deciduous flowering shrub or small tree native to the Ozark Plateau from southern Missouri through northwestern Arkansas east to Oklahoma where it grows in moist…
Old Time Recipes for Homemade Wine: Small White Mead
Mead is a beverage with an alcohol content between 4-20% using a variety of yeasts and with a taste that some describe as “wine with a kick’ but can also…
Plant Profile: Garden Phlox (Phlox paniculata) Draft
Garden phlox is a clump-forming herbaceous perennial native to eastern US from Main west to Minnesota, south to Georgia and Louisianna where it grows in woodland clearings and borders, meadows,…
Plant Profile: Rose ‘Pristine’
Long, pointed, ovoid buds open to high centered flowers with reflexed petals. The full flowers are carried singly on long stems and are up to 6″ across. The imbricated petals…
Plant Profile: Giant Sea Holly (Eryngium giganteum)
Giant sea holly is a short lived herbaceous perennial often considered a biennial and is native to the Caucasus and Iran. It is a member of the parsley family, Apiaceae,…
Plant Profile: White Enkianthus aka dodan-tsutsuji (Enkianthus perulatus)
White enkianthus is a compact, deciduous, flowering shrub and a member of the heath family, Ericaceae, that ncludes azaleas, heather, and cranberry. Native to the woodlands of Japan it grows…
Weeds and Their Control: Trailing Blackberry (Rubus ursinus aka R. macrophyllus)
Also called dewberry, trailing blackberry is a deciduous mounding shrub or trailing vine and member of the rose family, Rosaceae, that also includes apple, almond, and lady’s mantle. It is…
Plant Profile: Black-Eyed Cuphea (Cuphea cyanea)
Native to Mexico, this tender evergreen shrub is often grown as an annual. It is a member of the loosestrife family, Lytharaceae, that also includes crepe myrtle, pomegranate and henna.…
Plant Profile: Copperleaf (Acalypha wilkesiana aka Acalypha tricolor)
Also known as Jacob’s coat, this broadleaf evergreen shrub is native to tropical and subtropical areas of New Guinea, Malaya, Fiji and nearby South Pacific islands. It is a member…
Plant Profile: Redbud Hazel (Disanthus cercidifolius)
Native to the woodlands of China and Japan, this slender, branched, deciduous shrub is a member of the witch hazel family, Hamamelidaceae, that also includes loropetalum, fothergill, and persian ironwood.…