Sep 16, 2017 | Love This!
Name: Basella rubra aka Malabar spinach Type of Plant: A tropical vine that can grow to about 6 feet tall in one growing season. Although this is not really a spinach, it has leaves that taste and cook up like that leafy vegetable, hence the common name. Why I love...
Aug 26, 2017 | Love This!
Name: Rudbeckia subtomentosa ‘Henry Eilers’ aka quilled petal black-eyed Susan Type of Plant: This is a perennial that’s native to the USA. This named cultivar was found growing in the wild in Illinois and it typically grows 3 to 5 feet tall. Why I love this: I’m fond...
Aug 19, 2017 | Love This!
Imagine: Emma gazed out over the field in front of their new house. “Honey, wouldn’t it be great to plant a butterfly meadow out there?” she asked. Rob turned to look at what was now a huge expanse of lawn. “If it means that we don’t...
Jul 29, 2017 | Love This!
Imagine: Fran loved her purple angelica. When it came into flower in mid summer and the bees crowded into the blooms, she smiled. But her husband, Bob, wasn’t charmed. “What is this plant doing here?” he’d say when the Angelica stricta seeded in random places between...
Jul 22, 2017 | Love This!
Imagine: Paul harvested his garlic and raked the area where it grew. It was mid-summer and he suddenly had a large, empth area in his vegetable garden. Maybe he still had time to grow something else. “I need something that will grow quickly and not be hurt by the...
