Every one of us has a few: plants we hate. Aegopodium podagraria is one of mine. I detest this plant. I don’t care if you like the variegated form, it is so noxious that no one should plant it. If you like variegation and vigorousness, plant variegated vinca major, but not “Snow on the Mountain”. […]
Plants
Repostings:The Sycamore Story
Every once in awhile I repost something from the past: relive my memory with me Sycamore tree in Ohio I come by my love of trees genetically- my mother was an original tree hugger. Back in the sixties we lived on a tree-lined city street, the way most city avenues were at that time: large […]
Pyracantha, Friend or Foe?
I have moved this post to “Ilona’s Garden“
Siberian Iris, Hardy Elegance
Siberian irises are one of my favorite garden plants, and they hold a sentimental value as well. Growing up, we had an impressive stand of a deep purple variety that I believe was “Caesar’s Brother” that old centurion of perennial gardens. Beware “Hand-Me-Down” Names For me, they were something out of the Japanese prints my […]
Tomato tip
I ran across this gardening tip for tomatoes: Tomato plants prefer acid soil. Adding used coffee grounds helps increase the acidity of the soil. That is great news since I recently followed up another tip that I reported on in the spring: Starbucks provides the gardener with free coffee grounds. Read all the Starbucks coffee […]
Herb Gardens
Almost forgot: I made a new page on herb gardening,and am working on a page of plantlists right now.Technorati Tags: herb garden, herb garden webpage Blogroll Me!
