...a few different cultivars to see how the flavor differed. I decided to use three earlier blooming magnolias: Magnolia × soulangeana ‘Pickard’s Schmetterling’ saucer magnolia, Magnolia × loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’...
March 30, 2026 | By Susan Belsinger and Tina Marie Wilcox
...chiles, there are all sorts of foods to prepare. Fresh salsas are a given. Chiles are roasted for sauces and for stuffing. Susan roasts them by the grill-load and freezes...
January 19, 2026 | By Tina Marie Wilcox & Susan Belsinger
...coir medium. Garden soil must have excellent drainage and be well-drained, weed-free, consistently moist, and be rich in organic matter. Plant-based mulch or hilling with soil will retain moisture and...
...sea salt ½ cup coconut milk For the curry: 3 cups of diced chicken/veg/tofu (your choice) 2 cups coconut milk 1 Tbs soy sauce 1 Tbs oil 1 lime (optional)...
January 20, 2025 | By Susan Belsinger & Tina Marie Wilcox
...a perpetual, self-sowing annual that germinates in late February and early March with chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium), chickweed (Stellaria media), corn salad (Valerianella radiata), deadnettle (Lamium purpureum), henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), Johnny-jump-ups...
...relative of the powerful C. madagascarica—is considered a weed! Another plant used to treat sexual health is Zanthoxylum tsihanimposa, or prickly ash. It is used to treat erectile dysfunction and...
This year, my autumn garden has taken on a life of its own, far from the orderly vision I had in mind. The weeds, once a nuisance, now intertwine with...
I love weeds. There, I said it. Don’t worry, I do pull them (there’s a reason why they’re called weeds, after all) but I am much more likely to make...
...as well as the maidens who bestowed the gift of prophecy to Apollo, were called Melissas. Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) The genus Asclepias, which includes butterfly weed and milkweed, was...
