How to Plant and Grow Miner’s Lettuce (Claytonia)
Claytonia spp. As a teenager out on a hike on a cloudy March day, I came across a plant that...
Claytonia spp. As a teenager out on a hike on a cloudy March day, I came across a plant that...
Here’s one of the things that drives me nuts about peach descriptions: “It tastes like summer.” I understand the impulse...
Unless you’re growing ornamental sweet peas, the whole point of having peas (Pisum sativum) in your garden is to enjoy...
Everything about beets (Beta vulgaris) makes me happy – from soaking those funky-looking seeds and setting them in the ground...
A beloved ornamental for the shade garden, astilbe is an herbaceous perennial that produces masses of pretty flowers amid lacy,...
Pea shoots, the young and tender growing tips of Pisum sativum plants, are an early spring treat with a decidedly...
Through the power of microbial action, inoculants help legumes convert nitrogen from the air into nitrogen they can use to...
There’s a misconception going around that fuchsias are tropical flowers that need lots of shade and heat. But, like me,...
Whole leaves sprinkled on top of pho or mozzarella cheese. Mashed with pine nuts in a mortar and pestle into...
Star jasmine, Trachelospermum jasminoides, is a woody, perennial, non-clinging vine for USDA Hardiness Zones 8 to 10 with glossy green...