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Critters: Animals in the Garden

Plants That Attract Beneficial Insects: Suckering Shadbush (Amelanchier canadensis)

Karen May 4, 2023 0 Comments

Suckering shadbush is a deciduous, multi-stemmed large shrub or small tree native to eastern North America from Canada to Alabama. It is a member of the rose family, Rosaceae, that…

Garden History

Gardens of Pompeii: Animals in the Garden

Karen February 25, 2014 0 Comments

The Romans enjoyed animals in the garden just as we do. Birds, dogs, cats, and fish all had a place in Roman life. Evidence for the presence of animals in…

Garden Books

Book Review: Birds

Karen May 31, 2013 0 Comments

One of the most welcome visitors to a garden are birds. Adults and children love them and Kevin Henkes’ book Birds inspires the same kind of feelings. If you have…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Joe-Pie Weed ‘Little Joe’ (Eupatorium dubium ‘Little Joe’)

Karen September 15, 2009 4 Comments

If you like the prairie look but have limited space consider ‘Little Joe’ Pie Weed. It has the same large clusters of small mauve pink flowers, attractive foliage, and appeal…

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  • Wildflowers: Poppies Native to the Southwest
  • Plants for a Mary Garden: Hollyhock Mallow (Malva alcea) The Virgin’s Bread
  • Plant Profile: Narrow-Leaved Blue-Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium)
  • Book Review: Plants That Eat Meat
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  • Plant Profile: Grassleaf Scabiosa (Scabiosa graminifolia)
  • Plants for a Mary Garden: Woodbine (Lonicera periclymenum) Our Lady’s Fingers
  • Plant Profile: Orange Sneezeweed (Helenium hoopseii)
  • Book Review: The Natural Soapmaking Handbook
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Wildflowers: Poppies Native to the Southwest

Garden History

Plants for a Mary Garden: Hollyhock Mallow (Malva alcea) The Virgin’s Bread

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Narrow-Leaved Blue-Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium)

Garden Books Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Book Review: Plants That Eat Meat

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