Native and Adapted Plants

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 net season. If you want beautiful gardens in

There are so many beautiful native plants along the Gulf Coast. They were here before humans set foot on this continent. Most of them need