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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Mountain Pepperbush (Clethra acuminata)

Karen January 22, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as cinnamon pepperbush, this deciduous shrub or small tree is native to the Appalachian Mountains of the southeastern US. It grows up to 8-20′ tall and has an…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Pacific Madrone (Arbutus menziesii)

Karen June 13, 2018 0 Comments

Pacific madrone is an evergreen tree native to the west coast of North America from British Columbia to California. It is a member of the heather family, Ericaceae that also…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Chinese Elm ( Ulmus parvifolia)

Karen October 28, 2013 0 Comments

If you have a yen for a tall stately elm but fear Dutch elm disease you might be tempted by ‘Emer 11” Chinese elm which is resistant to the disease.…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Seven-Son Flower (Heptacodium miconiodes)

Karen August 5, 2013 0 Comments

This large, upright, multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub from western China is a unique looking plant and provides year round interest. In late summer the bush is covered for a month with…

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Garden Journal: August 15, 2010

Karen August 17, 2010 2 Comments

Heat humidity and showers are still our constant companions. Sometimes we even have a deluge aggravating the root rot and blackspot problems that have plagued us for several weeks. He…

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Garden Journal: July 11 2010

Karen July 13, 2010 0 Comments

And the heat goes….and on…and no rain. We had to increase the irrigation system to include the areas where hand watering was not sufficient. Most of the perennials struggle to…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Japanese Stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)

Karen January 28, 2010 0 Comments

When the large pearl like buds open into white camellia-like flowers against dark green foliage in summer, a time when few other trees or shrubs are blooming, you will know…

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  • Book Review: Tiny + Wide
  • Meadow Garden: Tall Native Flowering Perennials for Moderate to Dry Soil in Full Sun
  • Plant Profile: Desert Four O’Clock (Mirabilis multiflora)
  • Plants for a Mary Garden: Wood Anemone (Anemone nemerosa) “Candlemas Caps”
  • Plant Profile: Crown Daisy (Chrysanthemum coronarium aka Glebionis coronaria)
  • Book Review: Rekha’s Kitchen Garden
  • Edible Mushrooms: Meadow Wax Cap (Cuphophyllus pratensis)
  • Plant Profile: Bitter Apple (Solanum incanum)
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Book Review: Tiny + Wide

Meadow Garden

Meadow Garden: Tall Native Flowering Perennials for Moderate to Dry Soil in Full Sun

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Desert Four O’Clock (Mirabilis multiflora)

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Plants for a Mary Garden: Wood Anemone (Anemone nemerosa) “Candlemas Caps”

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