Garden Adventurer: Scadoxus, for the Gambling Gardener
If you like to garden and gamble, do I have a plant for you! It’s called scadoxus, which, I am sure for many, draws…
Read MoreIf you like to garden and gamble, do I have a plant for you! It’s called scadoxus, which, I am sure for many, draws…
Read MoreIf I told you I will be enjoying dogwoods in full flower this winter, you might think: (1) I’m still gulping spiked eggnog leftover…
Read MoreWith the summer garden becoming a memory, many backyard growers have hung up their hoes and now turn to the comforts of tending indoor…
Read MoreWhen Vito and Elizabeth Guarnaccia contacted Cary architect Dawn Christine, their goals were fairly modest. They wanted a better breakfast nook, and because they…
Read MoreWith more than 20 years of experience as a plant designer, John Higdon knows the lay of the land and what to plant on…
Read MoreHark! 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…
Read MoreAt first glance, sweet autumn clematis (Clematis terniflora) seems to be an ideal perennial for area gardens. Introduced into the States by Boston’s prestigious…
Read MoreMention the word “wildflower,” and visions of native plants nattily adorned with bright, cheerful blooms on crisp spring days come to mind for many…
Read MoreHave you ever noticed how dragonflies seem to become one with the tippy-tops of car antennas during the summer? Sure, not every auto aerial…
Read MoreWhen 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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