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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Gopher Apple (Licania michauxii  aka Geobalanus oblongifolius)

Karen March 23, 2026 0 Comments

Native to pinelands and coastal thickets of southeastern US, this wiry evergreen shrub is a member of the cocoplum family, Chrysobalanaceae, that consists of about 700 species of pantropical shrubs…

Garden Books

Houseplants and Succulents For Dummies

Karen Meyers March 20, 2026 0 Comments

Steven A. Frowine’s Houseplants & Succulents for Dummies, is welcome addition to the series. Like other volumes in the series, the book covers a vast amount of material in clear,…

Wildflower Garden

Wildflowers: Columbines (Aquilegia) Native to the Southeast

Karen Meyers March 19, 2026 0 Comments

Aquilegia, also known as granny’s bonnet, is a genus of perennials native to the meadows and woodlands of the Northern Hemisphere. It is a member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae,…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Adagio Miscanthus (Miscanthus sinensis ‘Adagio’)

Karen March 18, 2026 0 Comments

This warm-season perennial grass is a dwarf form of the very popular Chinese/Japanese silver grass. It is bred from a grass native to Japan, Korea and China, and is a…

Wildflower Garden

Wildflowers: Buckeyes (Aesculus sp) Native to the Mid-Atlantic

Karen Meyers March 17, 2026 0 Comments

Native species of buckeye are usually deciduous large shrubs or small trees native to North America and Eurasia. They are in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae, that also includes maple and…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

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…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

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…

Wildflower Garden

Wildflowers: Columbines (Aquilegia) Native to the Midwest

Karen Meyers March 12, 2026 0 Comments

Aquilegia, also known as granny’s bonnet, is a genus of perennials native to the meadows and woodlands of the Northern Hemisphere. It is a member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae,…

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…

Wildflower Garden

Wildflowers: Buckeyes (Aesculus sp) Native to the Southeast

Karen Meyers March 10, 2026 0 Comments

Native species of buckeye are usually deciduous large shrubs or small trees native to North America and Eurasia. They are in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae, that also includes maple and…

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  • Plant Profile: Gopher Apple (Licania michauxii  aka Geobalanus oblongifolius)
  • Houseplants and Succulents For Dummies
  • Wildflowers: Columbines (Aquilegia) Native to the Southeast
  • Plant Profile: Adagio Miscanthus (Miscanthus sinensis ‘Adagio’)
  • Wildflowers: Buckeyes (Aesculus sp) Native to the Mid-Atlantic
  • Plant Profile: Sweet Grass (Muhlenbergia felipes aka M. sericea)
  • Book Review: Flower Academy
  • Wildflowers: Columbines (Aquilegia) Native to the Midwest
  • Plant Profile: Blue Lyme Grass (Elymus arenarius aka Leymus arenarius)
  • Wildflowers: Buckeyes (Aesculus sp) Native to the Southeast

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