Early Spring: Forcing Tazetta Daffodils
With the summer garden becoming a memory, many backyard growers have hung up their hoes and now turn to the comforts of tending indoor…
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Garden Adventurer: It’s Tatarian Aster Time!
Hark! Exalt in autumn’s advent! That telling time of summer’s weary green languor prostrating itself to this newest, resplendent season, verily flamboyant by its…
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Sweet Autumn Clematis: Do You Dare?
At first glance, sweet autumn clematis (Clematis terniflora) seems to be an ideal perennial for area gardens. Introduced into the States by Boston’s prestigious…
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Ironweed: Purple Reign
Mention the word “wildflower,” and visions of native plants nattily adorned with bright, cheerful blooms on crisp spring days come to mind for many…
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Garden Adventurer: Attracting Dragons
Have you ever noticed how dragonflies seem to become one with the tippy-tops of car antennas during the summer? Sure, not every auto aerial…
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Carolina Reaper: Hottest of the Hot
When it comes to peppers, many adventuresome gardeners seek out the hottest of the hot. The temptation draws them like moths to flames, and…
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Sing a Song of Solomon’s Seals
I have three Solomon’s seals in my yard. No, not three plants, but rather three different types of Solomon’s seal. All of them are…
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Vive les Jardins Français!
If “bonne chance” has you planning for a French vacation this year, keep in mind that France is brimming with many beautiful gardens worth…
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The Early Spring of Winter Honeysuckle
My spring begins much sooner than yours does. No, I don’t “snow bird” down to a condo in Tampa, Fla., during the winter, nor…
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The New Poinsettias
In 1828, Joel Roberts Poinsett thought he was on to something new and nice. After returning from his post as ambassador to Mexico, he…
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