Plant Profile: Red Mulberry (Morus rubra)
Karen Red mulberry is a deciduous small to medium sized tree native the open woods, clearings, and roadsides from Massachusetts to Michigan, south to Florida and Texas. It is a member…
Plant Profile: Shingle Oak (Quercus imbricaria)
Shingle oak is a deciduous tree native to midwestern and eastern US growing in upland forests and wooded slopes from Pennsylvania to Minnesota, south to North Carolina and Kansas. It…
Plant Combination: Yellow Foxglove (Digitalis grandiflora) and Coral Bells (Heuchera) ‘Key Lime Pie’
Yellow foxglove planted with ‘Key Lime Pie’ coral bells makes a lovely combination in a partly shady spot in late spring to early summer. The many shades of chartreuse produced…
Plant Profile: Heath Aster (Aster ericoides AKA Symphyotrichum ericoides)
Heath aster is a herbaceous perennial native to central and eastern US where it grows in open areas including roadways and railroads. It is a member of the Asteraceae family…
Book Review: Sweet, Savory, and & Free
Do you have concerns about food allergies and how to cook for them? If so, Debbie Alder’s book, Sweet, Savory, & Free may be the answer to your questions and…
Botanical Latin: Corydalis
Corydalis (kor RI dal is) from the Greek word korydalis meaning crested lark. Corydalis is a genus with finely divided fern like foliage and four-petaled irregular flowers with spurs that…
Plant Profile: Speckled Alder (Alnus incana subsp. rugosa)
Speckled alder is a deciduous native shrub or tree growing in wet soils around ponds, streams, and ditches from Labrador to Alaska and British Columbia, south to Virginia, Iowa, New…
Edible Flowers Sweet Cicely (Myrrhis odorata)
Sweet cicely is a herbaceous perennial up to three to six feet tall and wide, native to southern and central Europe but has naturalized widely in Europe and Asia. It…
Plant Profile: Rose ‘Rhonda’
The deep pink flowers are produced singly or in well spaced clusters of three to seven but sometimes up to fifteen. They are profusely produced and have a good form…
Old Time Recipes for Home Made Wines: Porter
My maternal grandmother, Helen S. Wright, includes two recipes for porter in her book, Old time Recipes for Home Made Wines, one for bottling, the other for immediate use. Porter…