Cold Weather Adaptations for Plants in the Forest
As winter sets in here in the North, take a minute to admire the way native plants get through theContinue Reading
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As winter sets in here in the North, take a minute to admire the way native plants get through theContinue Reading
Every year, year after year, with the arrival of pumpkin displays in front of grocery stores, come fall chrysanthemums, alsoContinue Reading
Colchicum (often falsely called autumn crocus, which is a very different bulb) are beautiful autumn-flowering bulbs. And they’re very hardy,Continue Reading
The fall bloom of American witch-hazel. Photo: mailordernatives.com More and more gardeners in temperate climates are tuned in to theContinue Reading
If you look hard enough, you can find hardy mums that will come back year after year. Photo: fslandscapesolutions.com InContinue Reading
Sometimes a Christmas tree will sprout, right in your living room! Photo: Grégory Thiell, flickr & clairemedium.com Question: My Christmas tree,Continue Reading
Porcelaine vine (Ampelopsis brevipedunculata) brightens up late fall with its jewel-like berries. Source: www.pepiniere-villeroy.com When we select plants for ourContinue Reading
I made a surprising discovery at snow melt this year: the bark of one of the suckers (offsets) of myContinue Reading
Gardeners are so used to planting shrubs in the spring that they forget fall is also an excellent planting season.Continue Reading
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