Plant Combination: Clematis ‘ Etoile Violette’ and Rose ‘Don Juan’ Climber
The climber Don Juan is one of the best red climbers but can be made even more exciting with the addition of clematis ‘Etoile Violette’. The vivid contrasting colors in…
The climber Don Juan is one of the best red climbers but can be made even more exciting with the addition of clematis ‘Etoile Violette’. The vivid contrasting colors in…
Clove current is a deciduous shrub native to central United States and a member of the gooseberry family, Grossulariaceae. It is loosely branched and irregularly shaped and may develop an…
Like other members of the Pteriodophytes division, spike mosses have vascular tissue to conduct water and nutrients and reproduce by means of spores rather than seeds. They are dwarf annuals…
A native of Lebanon this ornamental oregano is a herbaceous perennial prized for the masses of shrimp-like, papery chartreuse bracts that hang from the wiry stems. Small pink to mauve…
Lisa Herrington’s book, How Do You Know It’s Winter? introduces young children to the activities and changes in the environment that are associated with winter. Written for preschoolers, this non-fiction…
If you are lucky enough to visit India in the fall you might find a abundance of beautiful folk art designs in front of doorways and in the lobby of…
The shell-pink flowers are borne singly or in small clusters of 2-5 blossoms and fade to pale pink but always have a deeper pink center. The upright shrub produces and…
Hesperus (HES per us) derived from the Greek hesperos, meaning evening In Greek mythology, Hesperos was associated with the evening star, which was the planet Venus in the evening. He…
Ragwort is a semi-evergreen herbaceous perennial native to eastern North America where it grows in such places as the edges of streams, rivers, and ponds, wet to moist meadows and…
Based on the assumption that high quality ingredients can be cooked simply to produce extraordinary food, Alice Waters’ book, The Art of Simple Food, introduces a unique way of cooking.…