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Plants for a Plant Zoo: Gooseneck Loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides)

Karen December 20, 2022 0 Comments

As the gooseneck-shaped spikes of tiny white flowers emerge in late spring and fill the garden bed, the playful, rambuctious, whimsical behavior of the plant bursts forth. Like a naughty…

Garden Games and Puzzles

Name This Plant Game: Summer Blooming Perennials 5

Chuck July 30, 2010 0 Comments

This simple game tests your gardening knowledge by identifying five plants shown in photos from a list of possible names. Photos of each plant are accompaned by a clue describing…

Herbaceous Perennials

Five Favorite Perennials for Wet Soils

Karen July 29, 2010 0 Comments

It seems that most plants I want to buy like well drained soil but sometimes I really need one for a wet spot in the garden where many plants have…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Gooseneck Loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides)

Karen July 7, 2010 4 Comments

Native to moist soils of China and Japan, this clump-forming herbaceous perennial is a member of the primrose family, Primulaceae, that also includes cyclamen. It grows up to 3′ tall…

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Garden Journal: June 6, 2010

Karen June 8, 2010 2 Comments

Many hot and sunny days have pushed the plants to grow and flower but some are looking floppier than in other years. This was a productive week of work as…

Herbaceous Perennials

Five Favorite Thugs in the Garden

Karen August 26, 2009 2 Comments

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

Garden Journal: July 19, 2009

Karen July 20, 2009 3 Comments

Sun, some clouds, and a tad of rain, all with warm to hot temperatures have been good for the garden and gardener. Some flowers come into bloom while others fade,…

Garden Journal

Garden Journal: June 21 2009

Karen June 22, 2009 8 Comments

Ample rain, high humidity, and cloudy days with just a touch of sun now and then set the stage for this week’s garden. Many plants seem to thrive while others…

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