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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Triple-Veined Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis triplinervis)

Karen April 20, 2026 0 Comments

Native to the Himalayas of Tibet, Afghanistan, northern India, Nepal, and Bhutan, triple-veined pearly everlasting is a clump-forming herbaceous perennial belonging to the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy,…

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Plant Profile: Canada Milkvetch (Astragalus canadensis)

Karen April 6, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as rattle weed, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the pea family, Fabaceae, that also includes lupines, mimosa, and black locust. It is native to most of…

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Plant Profile: Tufted Hairgrass (Deschampsia cespitosa)

Karen March 30, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as tussock grass and fairy wand grass, this cool season, semi-evergreen perennial grass is native to eastern and western coasts of North America, parts of South America, Eurasia…

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

Karen March 16, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as gulf hairawn muhly, purple muhly, and dune hairgrass, this perennial grass is native to the coastal areas of Southeastern US and is a member of the grass…

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Book Review: Flower Academy

Karen Meyers March 13, 2026 0 Comments

Alexander Campbell’s book, Flower Academy, presents a unique perspective on flower arranging. As the author says in his introduction he is interested in “the point in which a flower ceases…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Blue Lyme Grass (Elymus arenarius aka Leymus arenarius)

Karen March 11, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as sand lyme grass and sea lyme grass, this semi-evergreen, cool season, perennial grass is native to the coasts of northern and western Europe, and a member of…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Sea Oats (Uniola paniculata)

Karen March 9, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as spike grass, this warm season perennial grass is native to coastal beach communities of North America from Virginia to Florida west along the gulf to Texas and…

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Plant Profile: Northern Sea Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium)

Karen February 25, 2026 0 Comments

A native of the moist wooded areas of central and eastern US and northern Mexico, this deciduous, cool season, perennial grass is also known as woodoats, inland sea oats, and…

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Plant Profile: Bottlebrush Grass (Elymus hystrix aka Hystixa patula)

Karen February 23, 2026 0 Comments

This cool season perennial grass is native to North America where it grows in woods and open clearings from Nova Scotia and Quebec to North Dakota and south to Virginia…

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Plant Profile: Side Oats Grass (Bouteloua curtipendula)

Karen February 16, 2026 0 Comments

This clump perennial warm-season grass is native to the area from Canada to South America and grows throughout most of the US where it can be found on plains, prairies,…

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Wildflowers: Honeysuckle (Lonicera sp) Native to the Pacific Coast

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