Today on The GardenLady on WCAI we're celebrating flowers for cutting. At the start of the program I'll be speaking to Teresa Speight, author of Black Flora, about this beautiful and inspiring book. I'll...
This postcard from The Green Man is celebrating my guest on The Garden Lady on February 29th. It is my great pleasure to be speaking with Ellen...
If Nature's Green Team sends you a postcard that welcomes you to the Natural Garden, it's time to listen up!
Your plants and gardens welcome you to enjoy flowers, fragrance, colors, textures and great tasting food. And be sure to share this wealth! Do you...
I usually dust my cuttings with rooting hormone powder, but frankly, you could also stick the stems in a small bottle of water and let them root...
What if you could get a postcard from Mother Nature, The Green Man, or the plants themselves? A postcard contains pithy advice about gardens and...
My friend Kirk Brown posted this Ogden Nash poem on his Facebook page today, an annual tradition for him. I have always loved Ogden Nash...as a...
If you have ever had the opportunity to move to a new property and plant new gardens, I think you'll know how I'm feeling right now. In my lifetime...
Name: Hoya species and varieties, aka wax plant or wax flower. Type of Plant: There are over 520 species of Hoya, which are semi-succulent plants....
Name: Blue Star Fern, aka Phlebodium aureum aka Living Lace™ Davana Type of Plant: A houseplant for most but one that has its roots in the...
Name: Helleborus niger ‘Jacob’ et al, aka the white Christmas rose Type of Plant: White flowering hellebores in the species niger, are commonly...
Name: Princettia® poinsettias from Suntory Flowers. Princettia® is a new style of poinsettia with vibrant bract colors including the whitest...
Name: Ilex vertilcillata ‘Winter Gold’ aka golden winterberry Type of Plant: A large, deciduous shrub, hardy in Zones 3-9, that has peach to...
Name: Chionanthus virginicus aka fringe tree or old man’s beard. Type of Plant: A large shrub or small tree, native to the Eastern US, growing 15...
Type of Plant: A blue needled evergreen tree that’s hardy in ones 3 - 7 Why I Love this Plant: I fell in love with this plant 25 years ago when I...