Plant Profile: European White Birch (Betula pendula)
Karen This native of Europe and Asia, also known as silver birch, is a deciduous tree up to 100’ tall in the wild but 40-60’ in cultivation. It has warty twigs…
Book Review: Landscaping for Privacy
There are many reasons for wanting to create a private place where you can feel safe and get away from the disturbances of daily living. This place may be a…
Weeds and Their Control: Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule)
Henbit, also known as dead nettle, blink nettle, and bee nettle, is a winter annual or biennial native to Eurasia and Africa that has naturalized throughout the United States including…
Plant Profile: Rosa ‘New Year’
Crimson, vermilion, and orange are blended in the flowers of this beautiful rose so that when the flowers are fully open you can see pale orange inner petals with darker…
Enkutatash: Ethiopian New Year
While most of us in the United States celebrate New Year on January 1st, many people around the world do not. Ethiopians, here and in their native land celebrate it…
Garden Plants for Flower Arranging: Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo)
Strawberry tree is a broadleaf evergreen shrub or small tree native to the Mediterranean region. It has spreading limbs with exfoliating gray-brown bark that reveals the reddish bark below. As…
Plant Profile: Singleseed Juniper (Juniperus squamata)
This native of Asia is an evergreen shrub that may be an upright shrub or tree or dwarf, prostrate ground cover. It is of medium texture with awl-like grayish green…
Weeds and Their Control: Broadleaf Dock (Rumex obtusifolius)
Broadleaf dock, also called bitter dock, is a perennial native to Europe but is now found throughout the United States and southern Canada. It prefers partial to moist, shady, disturbed…
Book Review: The Golden Flower: A Taino Myth from Puerto Rico
Author, Nina Jaffe, retells a myth that explains how water and Puerto Rico came into being. According to Jaffe, Puerto Rico was called Boriquen (meaning “land of the brave’) by…
Plant Profile: Ti Plant (Cordyline fruticosa)
Whether you know ti plant as a houseplant or garden plant it is outstanding for the lush tropical look it gives to any space. This evergreen plant was introduced to…