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Growing Winter Pears

Many of the finest pears (Pyrus communis) for growing and eating are harvested to perfection in the winter months. Their […]

Tart, spicy, fragrant fruit butters are great winter treats that can be canned and shared as holiday gifts. Apples and […]

What is the difference between a Thanksgiving cactus and a Christmas cactus? Inquiring, plant-loving minds want to know. Also, are […]

Midsummer is a hot time in the perennial garden. This is true not only of the weather, but also of […]

The first time I heard the word “bluebeard”, I thought about the old French fairy tale about a murderous nobleman […]

In spring the whole world seems to bloom, with a wide array of flowering trees and shrubs joining the parade […]

Perennial groundcovers are the workhorses of the garden—insulating the soil, smothering weeds and beautifying the landscape all at once. Given […]

Everything has a season and midsummer is the time for mallows. If the word “mallow” does not ring a bell, […]

American gardeners who want to incorporate more native perennials into their plantings often come into conflict with two other […]

You can have your native perennials AND eat them too. As exhibit A, we present the following toothsome perennial […]