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Critters: Animals in the Garden

Plants That Attract Beneficial Insects: Butterfly Bush (Buddleja davidii)

Karen September 15, 2020 0 Comments

Butterfly bush is a flowering shrub with arching branches and native to central China. It belongs to the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae, that also includes mullein(Verbascum), twinspur (Diascia), and Nemesia. The…

Vegetables

Edible Mushrooms: Giant Funnel Cap (Leucopaxillus giganteus)

Karen September 15, 2020 0 Comments

Giant funnel cup is a saprophytic fungus found growing in arcs or fairy rings in woodland clearings, open grasslands, and roadsides of Europe and North America . It is most…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Stinking Iris (Iris foetidissima)

Karen September 14, 2020 0 Comments

Also known as gladdon, Gladwin iris, and roast-beef plant, this rhizomatous, beardless iris is an evergreen herbaceous perennial native to northern Africa and Europe where it grows in open woods,…

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Book Review: Farming

Karen September 11, 2020 0 Comments

In her delightful book, Farming, Gail Gibbons explores the activities that take place throughout the year on an old fashioned, idealized, family-owned, small farm probably in the Northeast. The farmer…

Critters: Animals in the Garden

Plants That Attract Beneficial Insects: Queen Anne’s Lace (Daucus carota)

Karen September 10, 2020 0 Comments

A native of Europe and southwest Asia, this tough biennial has naturalized in Canada and US where it grows in disturbed sites and has become invasive in many areas and…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Fernleaf Yarrow (Achillea filipendulina)

Karen September 9, 2020 0 Comments

Fern leaf yarrow is a herbaceous perennial native to the Causcasus, Afghanistan, and central Asia. It is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisies, sunflower, and…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Genus: Heucheras for the Garden

Karen September 8, 2020 0 Comments

The genus Heuchera is in the saxifrage family, Saxifragaceae, that also includes foamflower (tiarella), pigsqueak, and false spirea (Astilbe). It consists of over fifty species of herbaceous perennials that are…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Joseph’s Coat (Alternanthera ficoidea)

Karen September 7, 2020 0 Comments

Native to Mexico and South America, this herbaceous tender perennial is a member of the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae, that also includes beets, spinach, celosia, and gomphrena. It grows 6-12″ tall…

Garden Books

Book Review: Fabulous Frogs

Karen September 4, 2020 0 Comments

Linda Glaser’s book, Fabulous Frogs, introduces young readers to the life cycle, behavior, and appearance of frogs in general with a focus on leopard frogs, spring peepers, and bull frogs.…

Shakespeare's Flowers and Gardens

Shakespeare’s Garden: Thistle

Karen September 3, 2020 0 Comments

Thistle refers to plants that have leaves with sharp prickles on the margins. Most of them are in the sunflower family, Asteraceae, and are native to Europe and Asia.. There…

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