Skip to content

KarensGardenTips.com

Practical tips to help you get the most out of your garden.

KarensGardenTips.com

Practical tips to help you get the most out of your garden.

  • Home
  • About
  • Garden Resources
  • Plant Profiles: How To Grow
  • Recipes
  • Garden Books
  • Weeds
  • Glossary
  • Botanical Name Index
  • Help
    • Home
    • Colonial Williamsburg
    • Page 2
Garden History

Plants of Colonial Williamsburg: Elecampane (Inula helenium)

Karen November 12, 2019 0 Comments

Also called horse-heal, scabwort, and elfwort, and wild sunflower, elecampane is a herbaceous perennial and a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, yarrow, and lettuce. It…

Garden History

Plants of Colonial Williamsburg: Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)

Karen September 10, 2019 0 Comments

Also known as swine’s snout, Irish daisy, puffball, and peasant’s cloak, dandelion is a herbaceous perennial and a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, yarrow, and…

Garden History

Plants of Colonial Williamsburg: Coriander (Coriandrum sativum)

Karen July 9, 2019 0 Comments

Also known as cilantro and Chinese parsley, coriander is a warm weather annual and a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae, that also includes celery, parsley, and Queen Anne’s lace.…

Garden History

Plants of Williamsburg: Salad Burnet (Sanguisorba minor aka Poterium sanguisorba)

Karen May 14, 2019 0 Comments

Salad burnet is a herbaceous perennial and member of the rose family, Rosaceae, that also includes cherry, pyracantha, and lady’s mantle. It is native to Europe, northern Africa, western Asia…

Garden History

Plants of Colonial Williamsburg: Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis)

Karen March 12, 2019 0 Comments

Balm, is a herbaceous perennial and member of the mint family, Labiatae, that also includes basil, rosemary, and ajuga. It is native to the Mediterranean area, North Africa and central…

Posts pagination

1 2

« Previous Page

Karen’s Seasonal Tip

Karen’s Archive Tip

Categories

Karen’s Book Reviews

Karen’s Archive Plant

Keywords (Tags)

Bible garden bird garden border butterfly garden children's literature container garden container gardening cottage garden culinary herb deciduous shrub Deciduous tree dried arrangement educational game evergreen shrub Evergreen tree Floristry fragrance garden fresh arrangement ground cover hedge herbaceous perennial Herb garden invasive plant meadow garden medicinal herb native plant native plant garden plant identification poisonous plant pollinator garden recipes rock garden Rose Garden seaside garden shade garden Vegetable Garden vegetable gardening water garden weed weed control wildflower wildflower garden wildlife garden woodland garden xeriscape

Recent Posts

  • Plant Profile: Adagio Miscanthus (Miscanthus sinensis ‘Adagio’)
  • Wildflowers: Buckeyes (Aesculus sp) Native to the Mid-Atlantic
  • Plant Profile: Sweet Grass (Muhlenbergia felipes aka M. sericea)
  • Book Review: Flower Academy
  • Wildflowers: Columbines (Aquilegia) Native to the Midwest
  • Plant Profile: Blue Lyme Grass (Elymus arenarius aka Leymus arenarius)
  • Wildflowers: Buckeyes (Aesculus sp) Native to the Southeast
  • Plant Profile: Sea Oats (Uniola paniculata)
  • Book Review: Miss Nichol Is in a Pickle!
  • Wildflowers: Columbines (Aquilegia) Native to the Rocky Mountain Area

Archives

You Missed

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Adagio Miscanthus (Miscanthus sinensis ‘Adagio’)

Wildflower Garden

Wildflowers: Buckeyes (Aesculus sp) Native to the Mid-Atlantic

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Sweet Grass (Muhlenbergia felipes aka M. sericea)

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Book Review: Flower Academy

KarensGardenTips.com

Practical tips to help you get the most out of your garden.

Copyright © All rights reserved | Blogus by Themeansar.