Garden Adventurer: Getting Gaudy: The Colorful Crotons
After all the Christmas baubles and bangles have been put away, the ol’ homestead often seems void of cheerful color. The garden is normally…
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Garden Adventurer: The Temptation of Tulips
With apologies to Shakespeare, when it comes to tulips, to grow or not to grow — that is the question. While there are some…
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Garden Adventurer: The Sneaky Strawberry Bush
If you like sneaky plants, let strawberry bush (Euonymus americanus) surprise you. How? For starters, the name seems to imply a larger, bushier version…
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Garden Adventurer: Impatient? Plant Autumn Crocus
For any impatient gardener, crocuses are great bulbs to grow. Planted in the fall, their thin leaves start peeping out of the ground at…
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Garden Adventurer: August Lilies
When there is a need for foliage plants with visual elegance to doll up semi-shady spots in the landscape, gardeners often turn to hostas….
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Garden Adventurer: ‘Millenium’ Allium is More Than a Spellcheck
Millenium — if I had spelled this word that way on any of my eighth-grade English papers, a grade far south of “A” (a.k.a.,…
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Garden Adventurer: Summer Spinach
Spinach is a delectable springtime vegetable many local gardeners enjoy growing for salads and cooked meals. Unfortunately, as temperatures head towards the typical sizzle…
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Garden Adventurer: The Other Peppers
Pepper gardeners seem to be divided into two groups: Those who play it safe by growing the sweet, mild bell peppers, and brave souls…
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Big Little Gardens
Last April, as the COVID crud was completely crimping everyday lifestyles, I read an article in the Wall Street Journal expounding the therapeutic vibes…
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Garden Adventurer: A Tale of Two Pretties
In the wide, wide world of plant selection appellations, rare is the occasion when two names are not only the same but are also…
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