Botany for Gardeners: The Leaf – Photosynthesis
The leaves of the plants I grow in my garden add both color and texture but of course the plants don’t grow leaves for my benefit. Most plants have leaves…
The leaves of the plants I grow in my garden add both color and texture but of course the plants don’t grow leaves for my benefit. Most plants have leaves…
For bright orange colored berries in the garden during the fall and winter you can’t beat firethorn. The berries (actually a fruit related to an apple) can persist into winter…
A visit to Shanghai can be daunting when you figure that there are 24,000 people per kilometer not counting the huge tourist population. Since the city is wall to wall…
The culinary herb, chives, is a bulb-forming herbaceous perennial native to temperate areas of Europe, Asia, and North America. It is a member of the Amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae , and…
This year was a great year for butterflies in our area and many mornings I counted 10-15 butterflies in my garden at one time. Most of these were tiger swallowtails…
A fall visit to our nursery in New Jersey is always a treat, offering an opportunity to collect an abundance of greens, cones, twigs, and other items for the holidays.…
In North Carolina, fall is a great time to go to the mountains for either lunch or an overnight getaway. The temperatures are ideal for outdoor activities and the trees…
I am especially fond of parsley for both its flavor and its use in my flower garden. I am the type of (rude?) person that always eats the parsley garnish…
All along the east coast of the U.S. October is the month when people gear up for a beautiful display of autumn leaf color. New England, especially Maine, is the…
Every year I grow more basil than all other herbs combined. I start seeds before the first frost and have a huge germination rate so end up planting a big…