Name This Plant Game: Vegetables 3
Chuck This simple game tests your gardening knowledge by identifying five flowers that are related to common vegetables. Photos of each flower are accompaned by their (common and botanical) name.
How to Select Eggplants for the Home Vegetable Garden
Karen Eggplant seems to be having a revival of sorts. As I walk through the local farmers’ market I have noticed that there are many different kinds of eggplants as well…
Plant Profile: Hosta ‘Patriot’
‘Patriot’ has had a prominent place in my garden for over 10 years and I never fail to enjoy it. The outstanding characteristic of this “Hosta of the Year” for…
Best Spring Blooming Bulbs for Use as Cut Flowers
You only have to go to the supermarket in spring to see how popular daffodils and tulips are but they are only two of many bulbs that produce good cut…
Plant Profile: Watermelon ‘Sweet Beauty’ (Citrullus lanatus ‘Sweet Beauty’ Hybrid)
The hot days of summer are made so much more enjoyable by the cool refreshing taste of watermelon. And ‘Sweet Beauty’ , an All American Selection winner of 2004, is…