Dames rocket is a biennial or short-lived perennial known by a variety of names including dame’s violet, mother of the evening, and sweet rocket. It was introduced from Eurasia into…
American senna is a herbaceous perennial native to eastern US from Michigan and Maine through the Appalachians and Atlantic plains south to Georgia where it grows in moist open woodlands,…
On Fire is a collection of 16 long-form essays from Green New Deal advocate, Naomi Klein, setting out her reason why the economy has to be transformed to address the…
Have you ever heard of ebulum? The word is the ancient Latin name for dwarf elder, Sambucus ebulus and today seems to refer to a strong elderberry ale made from…
In spite of its common name, mountain heliotrope is not a true heliotrope and is not even in the same family. It is a member of the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae,…
Cherry pink buds open to semi double flowers that are carried singly or in clusters of up to 5 and strong straight stems. The notched petals are dark pink with…
Ingrid Carozzi, floral designer and owner of Tin Can Studios in Brooklyn, N.Y., shares her sustainable approach to flower arranging and provides instructions for making more than 35 arrangements in…
Also called prairie baby’s breath, flowering spurge is a herbaceous perennial and member of the euphorbia family, Euphorbiaceae, that also includes poinsettia, caster oil plant, and cassava. It is native…
Also known as broom twinberry, this subshrub is native to the northern Mexico and southwestern US from Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and California to Colorado where it grows in deserts…
Native to North America, slimy-spike cap can be found singly or scattered from summer through fall in conifers woods, especially under spruce, pine, and fir trees. It belongs to the…
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