Growing Winter Pears
Many of the finest pears (Pyrus communis) for growing and eating are harvested to perfection in the winter months. Their […]
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Homemade Caramel Apple & Pear Fig Honey Butter Recipes
Tart, spicy, fragrant fruit butters are great winter treats that can be canned and shared as holiday gifts. Apples and […]
Butterfly Magnet Container Plants
Butterflies, along with other winged beauties like skippers and moths, bring magic to the garden with their colorful wings […]
Peach Flowers
Every year the color specialists at Pantone select a “color of the year”. For 2024 the color is “Peach Fuzz”, […]
Mouse Ear Hostas
Hostas are the salvation of many a shade garden. With leaves ranging from pale green to darkest blue-green, […]
Lovely Lacecap Hydrangeas
In James McNeil Whistler’s famous 1871 painting, Whistler’s Mother, the title subject wears a lace cap and does not appear […]
Summer Coleus for Nonstop Color
The old saying goes, “Call me anything you like, but don’t call me late for dinner.” For a long time, […]
Cool Season Annuals for Spring and Fall
Annuals aren’t just a summer thing. True, many popular annuals – such as marigolds, zinnias, castor beans, portulacas, and celosias […]
Border Carnations
Carnations (Dianthus caryophyllus and hybrids), with their ragged, “pinked” edges, lovely colors, and long vase life, are staples of […]
Exotic, Accessible Agapanthus
Brides traditionally wear or carry “something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue.” Gardens—whether they are arrays of containers, […]