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Weeds and Their Control: Mexican Fireweed (Kochia scoparia aka Bassia scoparia)

Karen April 28, 2022 0 Comments

Also known as burning bush and summer cypress, Mexican fireweed is a bushy annual and a member of the goosefoot family, Chenopodiaceae, that also includes cock’s comb, globe amaranth, and…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Burning Bush (Kochia scoparia tricophylla aka Brassia scoparia tricophylla)

Karen April 14, 2021 0 Comments

Also known as summer cypress, this this half-hardy annual often grown as a shrub is native to central and southern Europe and Asia and was introduced into the US in…

Drought tolerance

Drought Tolerant Plants: Herbaceous Annuals and Perennials Grown for Foliage

Karen February 2, 2021 0 Comments

Foliage can add both texture and color to the landscape to create a mood and enrich the visual quality of the garden. Leaves may be glossy, matte, large, small, leathery,…

Floristry

Garden Plants for Flower Arrangements: Gas Plant (Dictamnus albus)

Karen November 13, 2018 0 Comments

Also called dittany and burning bush, gas plant is a herbaceous perennial with a woody base and is native to southwestern Europe and Asia where it lives in forests edges,…

Critters: Animals in the Garden

Birds in the Garden: Plants that Attract the Wren Family (Troglodytidae)

Karen August 4, 2015 0 Comments

Known for their loud songs and friendly ways, wrens are familiar backyard birds in most parts of the United States with House wrens being the most common. Members of the…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Burning Bush (Euonymus alatus)

Karen October 8, 2009 2 Comments

The bright red color of these shrubs in the fall says it all! Nothing heralds fall more loudly and beautifully than these wonderful bushes that can be planted as a…

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