Native and Adapted Plants

Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule) has a checkered reputation. Despised by the lawn industry and Big Ag, it is loved by many herbalists and conservationists, it lives

The Blue mist flower (Conoclinum coelestinum) is a stunning native of the Eastern U.S. And, believe it or not, it has a relationship to some

Blame Walt Disney for goldenrod’s bad name. In the movie “Snow White and The Seven Dwarves,” Bashful shoves a vase of goldenrod into Sneezy’s face

When the first shoot of a plant breaks the ground, waving its tiny embryonic leaves, the event makes me smile. A tiny seed I planted

Wildflowers often appear in spring, sprouting in abandoned or fallow fields, pastures, along railroad tracks or country roads. The seeds initially brought there by birds,

And the night-blooming flowers open,open in the same hour I remember those I love.In the middle of the viburnumsthe twilight butterflies have appeared.-Giovanni Pascoli, Night

Everyone becomes a gardener in spring. However, it takes a determined gardener to see ahead to the next season. If you want beautiful gardens in