2021: Year of the Sunflower
Every year, the National Garden Bureau, a non-profit organization promoting the pleasures of home gardening, selects one annual, one perennial, oneContinue Reading
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Jumping Worms: The Upcoming Environmental Disaster
In the recent blog article Earthworms are Bad News for North American Forests, I wrote about the problem of invasiveContinue Reading
Beaucarnea: January 2021 Houseplant of the Month
Photo: Thejoyofplants.co.uk, styling by Elize Eveleens, Klimprodukties Maybe you know this plant under the name ponytail palm for its long, ribbonlike,Continue Reading
2020: What a Year in Gardening!
All round, 2020 was a stupendous year in the gardening world! Photo: deanteamchicago.com 2020 was certainly a memorable year inContinue Reading
Thrips: The No-See-Sum Plant Pest
Onion thrips (Thrips tabaci), top, and western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis), bottom are typical thrips, none to easy to tellContinue Reading
The Parasitic Morning Glory
Ill.: creazilla.com, pikping & pngitem.com Dodders (Cuscuta spp.) are among the most fascinating parasitic plants imaginable. They form stringy, twisting stems,Continue Reading
Holiday Plant Hangover
Ill.: favpng.com, clipartlibrary.com, stickpng.com, pikpng & klipartz.com, montage: laidbackgardener.blog It’s early afternoon and you’ve just barely crawled of bed. YouContinue Reading
The Legend of the Poinsettia
Photo: Scott Bauer, USDA The poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherimma) is pretty much the floral symbol of Christmas throughout the Northern Hemisphere these days,Continue Reading
Twas the Night Before Christmas (Gardener’s Edition)
“Twas the Night before Christmas and All Through the Yard,Not a plant was left standing, the ground it was hard.TheContinue Reading
The Mini-Monstera: Attractive and Easy to Grow
Mini-monstera (Rhaphidophora tetrasperma). Photo: greeneryunlimited.co Yes, it’s being called mini-monstera, but it really isn’t a monstera, that is, a memberContinue Reading