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german iris

A few years ago I used to walk by a bulb border every day. Somebody had planted them in layers...

high drama

If you want to create drama in your garden, by all means, pick all white flowers. People don’t usually crave...

health and beauty – roses

There is no better flower for mature and thinning skin than the rose. It restores the complexion to its elastic,...

the end of the gardening year

Today it snowed. It’s not the first snow of the year, but it is the kind that looks like it...

potted bulbs

With the weather finally turning I moved the gardening activities indoors. Surprisingly, the potted tuberose is in bloom, and so...

healing gardens

The first time I saw an herb garden I thought it weird. Why would one want to waste so much...

the bulb catalogs are here

The bulb catalogs started arriving in the mail, which gives me about a month to plan for next spring. Probably...

garden phlox

Speaking of plants that come true from seed, this particular variety of garden phlox is very reliable in that respect....

goldenrod

I always thought of goldenrod as a dyer’s plant and was surprised to learn that it has medicinal properties. Its...

cleomes

Cleome is a prolific self seeder. I gathered close to half a pound of seeds off of it last summer,...