Wolfberry (Lycium barbarum) is a deciduous shrub in the Solanaceae family with arching branches that can reach 10 feet in height. It produces ...
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Garlic chives, Allium tuberosum, are one of the versatile herbs that belong in every garden. It is a tasty culinary plant with a light ...
If you’ve ever grown basil at home, whether in the garden, a pot on the patio, or a kitchen windowsill, you know how rewarding it is to pick ...
The monotonous grays of winter begin to break as February approaches. Just like the groundhog reminds us that winter is coming to an end, so ...
October is often dominated by pumpkins but there is another vegetable that deserves a bit of the spotlight at this time of year: garlic!
Garlic, ...
Everyone is familiar with this famous quote from the ancient Arabic folktale, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, where Ali Baba uses the magical ...
It seems that as I continue my career in horticulture, there are plants that I come back to over time. With my recent move to Wyoming, I have ...
My grandmother grew up in Hawai’i, so my childhood was filled with trying traditional dishes like poi, and my vocabulary is peppered with ...
The world of natural and alternative medicine encompasses many modalities, and for the layperson, the different approaches and schools of ...
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Gardening has long been a popular pastime. The pandemic, and subsequent lockdown, has only increased ...
Seeing hundreds, perhaps thousands, of strings of what looked to be brown seeds hanging in stores around holy places in India made me extremely ...
For many people, mushrooms, lichen, and other fungi are exotic forest species. For the amateur, they are difficult to recognize by name, while ...
Raspberry, Rubus spp., is the International Herb Association’s Herb of the YearTM for 2020 and The Herb Society of America’s Herb of the Month ...
“Corpse flower” exudes the stench of rotting flesh. This is practical, if you --like Amorphophallus -- need flies to pollinate and ensure the survival of your kind. And if -- like Amorphophallas -- you only produce one flower each season, that stank had better be potent.
Petals falling
unable to resist
the moonlight
Sakura, sakura
they fall in the dreams
of sleeping beauty”
-Yosa Buson
My childhood worldview ...
There was a time when gardeners grew a great deal of yew in their foundation plantings. Why not? It is a beautiful evergreen shrub, with ...
This plant’s Latin name has given me my chosen nom-de-Hogwarts: Prunella vulgaris. It suits me.
Prunella’s common names also speak volumes: ...
Perhaps the first struggle between American colonists and the Crown was fought, not with cannon or muskets or even tea, but with a sinister ...
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