Blanket flower (Gaillardia) Growing a bee garden is as easy at it gets for a home gardener. There’s no need to seek out exotic blooms or struggle with fussy flowers that need…
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Rosemary, derived from the Latin word rosmarinus meaning “dew of the sea,” has long been known for its healing and cognitive benefits, seemingly helping with everything from hair loss to memory lapses.…
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Flowers & Herbs, Garden of Eatin', How-ToGardening Quick Tip: Transplant Your Supermarket “Living Herbs”
In early spring, before my basil has grown big enough to harvest, I usually buy them as “living herbs” in the supermarket. You’ve seen them in the produce aisle: the fresh herbs…
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Flowers & Herbs, Garden of Eatin', You Can Eat That?!Defending the Dandelion: It’s Not Just Another Weed
The ever-pervasive dandelion. It’s one of the first plants to sprout in spring, when the ground is barely free of frost, and remains steadfast through the season with vibrant pops of yellow…
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This post is sponsored by Greenwood Nursery. All thoughts and words are my own. It’s one of the greatest migrations of the animal kingdom: Every spring, hundreds of thousands of monarch butterflies…
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Rain didn’t happen too often when I lived in Southern California, but when it did, I always loved the gleam it brought to the garden. And literally, too — the wide-spreading patches…
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Though the vernal equinox doesn’t occur for another week or so, it already feels like spring has sprung in my garden. While some people equate spring with snow melting, seed starting, and…
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In the back of my garden, I have a small patch of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) that grows year-round and stands five feet tall. Sometimes I’ll harvest the fronds for a salad or…
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I am a fan of the year-round herb garden. While plants like parsley and cilantro may come and go with the seasons, I can always count on a small plot of perennials…
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It looks like flat-leaf parsley, has a clean “green” flavor like parsley, belongs to the same family (Apiaceae) as parsley and is sometimes called wild Japanese parsley, but mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica) is…