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Book Review: Willie & Annie Nelson’s Cannabis Cookbook

Karen Meyers December 26, 2025 0 Comments

Willie & Annie Nelson’s Cannabis Cookbook combines the reflections and anecdotes of the legendary country musician, Willie Nelson, with the cannibis-infused recipes of his wife, Annie. Just as the music…

Wildflower Garden

Wildflowers: Liatris Native to the Rocky Mountain Area

Karen Meyers December 25, 2025 0 Comments

Often known as gayfeathers or blazing stars, these herbaceous perennials are a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, zinnia, and lettuce. They are native to North…

Wildflower Garden

Wildflowers: Lady Ferns (Athyrium sp.) Native to the Pacific Coast

Karen Meyers December 24, 2025 0 Comments

Athyrium is a genus of 180 species of terrestrial ferns, so strictly speaking is not a wildflower because it produces no blooms. It is native to moist woodland and forest…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Cocoplum (Chrysobalanus icaco)

Karen December 24, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as paradise plum, abajeru and icaco, this evergreen shrub or small tree is native to sea beaches and inlands in tropical areas of west Africa, and from Brazil…

Garden History

Plants for a Mary Garden: Old Man’s Beard (Clematis vitalbo) Our Lady’s Modesty, Virgin’s Bower

Karen Meyers December 23, 2025 0 Comments

Clematis vitalbo symbolizes many attribute of the Virgin Mary and the link rests on folklore that probably sprung from the appearance and nature of the plant. The white flowers symbolize…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Bermuda Buttercup (Oxalis pes- caprae aka O. cernua)

Karen December 22, 2025 0 Comments

A member of the wood-sorrel family, Oxalidaceae, Bermuda buttercup is a herbaceous perennial also known as buttercup oxalis, Cape sorrel, English weed, goat’sfoot, sourgrass, and soursob. It is indigenous to…

Garden Books

Book Review: Nosh

Karen Meyers December 19, 2025 0 Comments

In her book, Nosh, Micah Siva, present over 80 plant forward recipes that combine traditional Jewish cuisine with a modern, healthy approach to cooking. She draws from many sources and…

Wildflower Garden

Wildflowers: Liatris Native to the Southwest

Karen Meyers December 18, 2025 0 Comments

Often known as gayfeathers or blazing stars, these herbaceous perennials are a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, zinnia, and lettuce. They are native to North…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Beach Evening Primrose (Oenothera drummondii)

Karen December 17, 2025 0 Comments

Native to sandy beaches of northern Mexico and south-eastern US, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the willowherb family, Onagraceae, that also includes fuchsia, fireweed, and Clarkia. The plant…

Children

Plants for a Plant Zoo: Pussy Willow (Salix discolor)

Karen December 16, 2025 0 Comments

One of the earliest shrubs to bloom is pussy willow and the arrival of its fuzzy catkins renews the spirit like nothing else. Long before the first bloom appears, however,…

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