Our beloved gardening writer Jeannie Chambers signs off with a final column spotlighting the cherished Forget Me Not. We won’t Jeannie, we won’t.
Considering the well-being of our Plateau neighbors who’re foraging for survival can enrich our lives in unexpected ways.
Chelone is a genus of four species and has several nicknames beside Turtlehead. She has also been known as Balmony, Bitter Herb, Fish Mouth, Snakehead and more, but enough of […]
The Hydrangea is a genus of over 75 species and native to Asia as well as the Americas, but we are used to seeing only three-to-six species in this area. […]
Russian Sage is a member of the mint family, and her real name is Perovskia atriplicfolia. In the 1840s, Russian botanist Karelin named the plant after B.A.Perovski from Turkestan, the […]
Black Cohosh (Actaea racemose) is from the Ranunculaceae family and is a cousin of the Buttercup. It’s from the genus cimicifuga which translates to “bug flight,” rendering the common name […]
June is a great time to be outdoors in any year, but especially this year as people have ventured outside their homes more, and quite possibly reviewing their home’s landscape […]
Pachysandra is one of five species of the Boxwood family. It has roots to eastern Asia as well as North America. The plant most associated with this area is commonly […]
Lamb’s Ear is such a sweet name for this plant. He may be a little shy to let you in on his real name, Stachys byzantine, but there’s nothing introverted […]
March is named for Mars, and we all know the original green thumbs come from Mars, right? Well, maybe they’re green all over, but green is still the theme for […]
