TANACETUM PARTHENIUM To many in the herbal medicine community, feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) is known as a natural headache remedy. But in the gardening community, this shrubby herb is appreciated ...
Persian Shield: An Exotic Specimen Plant
STROBILANTHES DYERIANUS Persian shield (Strobilanthes dyerianus) is a stunning ornamental plant that originates in the warm and humid nation of Myanmar, where it grows as an evergreen ...
Easy Landscaping with Ornamental Grasses: Simple Tips for Carefree Success
How does your garden grow? Well, we know that trees and shrubs are the “bones” of a garden – they provide a framework around which we can create an overall structure or theme. Perennials are ...
Restoring Habitat with Charlotte Adelman and Bernard Schwartz’s Midwestern Native Shrubs and Trees
I just finished reading the recently published gardening handbook, Midwestern Native Shrubs and Trees: Gardening Alternatives to Nonnative Species, by Charlotte Adelman and Bernard L. Schwartz. It’s , ...
The 5 Best Shrubs for Hedges High and Low
Planting a hedge is one of the friendliest ways to put a border around a property. Unlike fences, shrubs take time to grow, allowing you to ease into defining your space. In addition to ...
19 Fragrant Flower and Shrub Favorites for Your Garden
Without fragrance, a garden just isn’t a garden. It’s the stuff memories are made of, and the faintest hint of scent can conjure up people, places, and times long since gone. It delights our ...
Growing Delicately Blooming Lilacs
Lilacs provide floral abundance from trouble-free shrubs. Their moderate size and orderly growth make the flowering shrubs very versatile, valuable landscape bushes. Small lilacs have the same ...
Growing Heliotropes: Fragrant Vintage Charmers
HELIOTROPIUM ARBORESCENS Heliotrope, or Heliotropium arborescens, is a sweetly scented flower loaded with little purple blossoms that grows as an annual or perennial, depending upon ...
Native Vines for Your Landscape
Vines are handy for trellis or lattice arbors, to trace up trees, or to decorate a mailbox. For many, the thought of planting a native vine in their landscape or garden is preferential due to their ...
How to Propagate Azaleas
Evergreen azaleas can be propagated at home quite easily by making cuttings or by layering. While not quite as easy to do asgeranium, the average amateur will have no trouble. Although he may ...
