Birds in the Garden: Plants that Attract the Hummingbird Family (Trochilidae)
Karen There are over 300 species of hummingbirds, all in the New World. Most are found in the topics and subtropics of Brazil and Equador but sixteen species are found in…
Five Favorite Thugs in the Garden
Some plants are just like rambunctious children. They don’t mean to upset the order of things but their energy and vitality allow them to bully those that are more restrained…
Garden Journal June 28 2009
Lots of sun, high temperatures and humidity, plus very little rain has been beneficial to my summer loving plants. We have had to turn on the irrigation system and I…
Top Twelve Summer Flowering Bulbs
As spring approaches many stores are carrying a variety of summer flowering bulbs. Many of them are not bulbs at all but have parts that resemble them called corms, rhizomes,…