Characteristics of a Meadow Garden
Karen With the current interest in wildflowers, native plants, and environmental awareness, the meadow garden has become a popular topic. The image of a flower filled field on a sunny summer…
Roses of 2012 Olympic Bouquets
The Victory Bouquets of the 2012 Oylmpic games in London combine the essence of the English love of flowers featuring four different cultivars of roses separated by applemint, lavender, rosmary,…
Book Review: Small Space Container Gardens
Just because you live in an apartment or condo with no yard doesn’t mean you don’t get the gradening bug, right? Many people that live in “space-challenged” environments enjoy the…
Interesting Facts about Whiteflies as an Aid in Control
White flies are tiny white insects that collect on the undersides of leaves. They come a great masses forming a white cloud around a plant, and produce a sticky honeydew…
Plant Profile: ‘Thundercloud’ Sedum
Sedums tend to be easy to grow, good looking plants that are attractive all season and ‘Thundercloud’ is no exception. It forms a compact mound of blue-green scalloped leaves early…
Pine Trees for Containers
Pines in containers provide year round greenery. Some have attractive bark and cones as well as unique growth habits. Some can even be used as Christmas trees indoors for a…
Plant Profile: Bahia Grass (Paspalum notatum)
A native of Mexico and South America, Bahia grass is a coarse, open warm-season grass that produces a low to medium quality turf. It is widely grown for forage in…
Book Review: Designing with Succulents
Succulents are the plants that my grandmother grew in pots on the stairs in the front of her house. She hardly ever watered them and or paid much attention to…
Interesting Facts about Rusts Affecting Garden Plants as an Aid to Control
Rusts are considered one of the most harmful diseases of plants. They are caused by fungi that can infect the leaves, stems, fruits, or seeds of plants, producing pustules on…
Plant Profile: Great Masterwort (Astrantia major)
Popular in Britain but little known in the US, greater masterwort is a stoloniferous herbaceous perennial native to central and eastern Europe where it grows in mountain meadows, grasslands, woodland…