Book Review: Flower Academy
Karen Meyers 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 Profile: Blue Lyme Grass (Elymus arenarius aka Leymus arenarius)
Karen 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 Profile: Sea Oats (Uniola paniculata)
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…
Plant Profile: Northern Sea Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium)
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…
Plant Profile: Bottlebrush Grass (Elymus hystrix aka Hystixa patula)
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…
Plant Profile: Side Oats Grass (Bouteloua curtipendula)
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,…
Plant Profile: French Lavender( Lavandula stoechas)
Also known as Spanish lavender, butterfly lavender, and topped lavender, this evergreen shrub is native to areas in the Mediterranean including Portugal, Spain, France, Italy and Greece. It is a…
Plants for a Plant Zoo: Pussy Willow (Salix discolor)
One of the earliest shrubs to bloom is pussy willow and the arrival of its fuzzy catkins renews the spirit like nothing else. Long before the first bloom appears, however,…
Plant Profile: Giant Feather Grass (Stipa gigantea)
Also known as golden oats, this perennial cool-season grass is native to the mountains of Spain and Portugal, and a member of the grass family, Poaceae, that also includes rice,…
Plant Profile: Cape Scabiosa (Scabiosa africana)
A rare plant suitable only for West Coast gardens, this evergreen herbaceous perennial is native to the fynbos of South Africa and a member of the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, that…