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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Golden Weeping Willow (Salix x sepulcralis) ‘Chrysocoma’

Karen February 26, 2025 0 Comments

This weeping deciduous tree is a cross between Salix babylonica that proived the weeping habit and Salix alba ‘Vitellina’ that provided frost hardiness and golden shoots. Salix is a member…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: European Privet (Ligustrum vulgare)

Karen June 19, 2023 0 Comments

Also called common privet, this semi-evergreen or deciduous shrub is native to central and southern Europe, north Africa, and southwestern Asia. It is a member of the olive family, Oleaceae,…

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Plant Profile: Old World Plane Tree (Platanus orientalis)

Karen November 28, 2022 0 Comments

Native to riparian sites of southeastern Europe to western Asia, this long-lived deciduous tree is also known as oriental plane and is a member of the small Platanaceae family that…

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Trees for Watersides

Karen September 8, 2022 0 Comments

A weeping willow tree planted beside a pond inspired Monet’s picture and still holds the attention of the thousands of tourists who visit Monet’s garden at Giverny. Water features can…

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Drought Tolerant Plants: Shrubs and Trees Grown for Foliage

Karen May 19, 2022 0 Comments

Shrubs and trees are versatile and can be an important part of the garden. They can provide structure, define beds, serve as a backdrop or focal point, add color, create…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Thornless Honey Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis)

Karen September 1, 2014 0 Comments

This deciduous tree is native to parts of central United States where it often occupies bottomlands. It is a member of the pea family, Facaceae, that also includes, beans, lupines,…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: London Plane Tree (Platanus x acerifolia)

Karen July 7, 2014 0 Comments

A large deciduous tree tolerant of pollution, compaction, and drought, London Plane tree was first popular as a street tree in the cities of Europe and later spread to cities…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus diocia)

Karen January 15, 2014 0 Comments

This tall deciduous tree earned its common name from the fact that early American settlers made a beverage from its roasted and ground seeds. Unroasted pods and seeds, however, are…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Silver Linden (Tilia tomentosa)

Karen July 8, 2013 0 Comments

Tolerant of pollution, salt, and wind, silver linden is a tall deciduous tree that can be a useful shade tree in cities as well as towns. The heart shaped leaves…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Japanese Pagoda Tree (Styphnolobium/Sophoras japonica)

Karen July 1, 2013 0 Comments

A native of China and Korea, the tree was brought to Japan, Europe, and North America where it is valued for its creamy white fragrant flowers that hang in clusters…

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  • 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)
  • Plants for a Mary Garden: Great Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) “Our Lady’s Candle”
  • Plant Profile: Crystalline Ice Plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)
  • Book Review: Bee & Flea and the Puddle Problem
  • Edible Mushrooms: Monk’s Head (Clitocybe geotropa aka Infundibulicybe geotropa)
  • Plant Profile: Narcissus Flowered Anemone (Anemone narcissiflora)

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

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Crown Daisy (Chrysanthemum coronarium aka Glebionis coronaria)

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Book Review: Rekha’s Kitchen Garden

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Edible Mushrooms: Meadow Wax Cap (Cuphophyllus pratensis)

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