Wildflowers of the Little House Books

There are no hothouse blossoms that can compare in beauty and fragrance with my bouquet of wild flowers. So declared Laura Ingalls Wilder decades after her pi

What is the Fleur-de-lis?

This familiar floral symbol has often been used in both home and garden decoration. It has a long and storied history.

The secret identity of those mild-mannered foods: SUPERFOODS*!

Look, out in the kitchen! Its a berry, its a seed, its a Superfood! These ordinarily mild-mannered and familiar foods come to you in their secret identity as

The Big Ears - Introduction to the large terrestrial Alocasias

Some plants are like icons in gardens, and when crafting a tropical garden, one of the most important icons is the group of big leaved plants known by some as

Zephyranthes, The Magic Rain Lily

Mirror, mirror of the pond, which is the fairest rain lily in the world?

Weeds With a Purpose: Great Mullein, Verbascum thapsus

Some of our most unusual weeds have a colorful and interesting history.

Beach Botany

There are a lot of things one can do at the beach - swimming, fishing, surfing, kite flying, walking, beachcombing, bird watching, sun bathing, jogging, tidep

Peat Moss Alternatives: Coconut Coir and Rice Hulls.

Looking into peat moss alternatives makes sense, from both financial and environmental viewpoints. Coconut coir and rice hulls are two currently popular candi

Top 10 List of Pests that you might find in your Yard or Garden.

How many times have you walked into your garden and found a freshly sprouted seedling laying on its side, that beautiful newly opened rose bloom you went out

Solomons Seal

When I was in sixth grade and studied world history, I came across a picture of the Lascaux Cave paintings. I was so excited to show it to Aunt Bett and expla

A large and colorful family, the Acanthaceae (Part II)

You had been warned, the Acanthaceae is an extensive family with many noteworthy members; here are a few more

The Scoop on Growing Dryland Rice

If youve ever wished you could grow rice in your garden, dryland rice might be the perfect new crop for you.

Japanese Maples for Containers

Do you love Japanese maples but dont have the space? Why not try growing them in conatiners! There are many dwarf to semi-dwarf cultivars that lend themselves

Ceanothus - An American in Paris

I thought I knew ceanothuses. Ceanothus is a genus of plants native to semi-arid western North America and especially the California chaparral. It is an unbri

Clean Clip Tips: Disinfect Your Tools to Prevent Disease

As your spring garden clean-up gets underway, dont sabotage your efforts by using dirty, infected tools.

Tips for Keeping a Gardener’s Car Clean

If youre a gardener, then chances are high that youve used your car to haul far more than your interior upholstery can really handle. These tips will make cle

Tomato Plants Getting Spotty? Dont Panic! How to Prevent and Treat Tomato Blights

Last summers runaway late blight wiped out tomato harvests for a lot of us and left us ready to panic at the first sign on disease on our plants. If you see s

Growing Eggplant, a Piece of History.

Im growing big purple berries weighing about a half-pound each in my garden. Thats impossible you say, but it isnt.

A July Almanac

When youre a gardener, July means dealing with heat, humidity, weeds and bugs. Depending on the weather, you may spend a lot of time with a water hose in your

Garden Jokes and Humor: Daves Garden Sunday Funnies 7-3-16

You supply the caption for our weekly funny image.