Short Answer: German Cheese Plant likely refers to one of the herbs in the Malva genus, possibly M. rotundifolia. Long Answer: If by chance a friend sends you an old herbal catalog, perhaps …
The Prize for the Longest-Blooming Perennial Goes To…
The prize for the longest-blooming perennial in my garden goes to... Wait. Is it fair to award prizes for longest-blooming when some plants just weren't made to bloom over a long period of time, …
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Someone Forgot to Tell the Violets…
"Someone forgot to tell the violets it's not spring." That's the text message I got from my older sister yesterday afternoon when I was out mowing the lawn, and she was out puttering in her …
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Garden Fairies: A Fairy Thread of Common Sense
Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies, and let us now quote some G.K. Chesterton, which proves without a doubt that we garden fairies invented common sense. "Common sense is a fairy thread, …
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Bulbs and Annuals in the Same Space
When I slipped those little seedlings of yellow Profusion zinnias along the front of the flower border, I knew there were also bulbs there. Lots of them. In the spring, reticulated irises come up …
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Gardening Books from 1962 – Watch Out For Rabbit Holes
Would you like to follow along to see how one simple search could send me down yet another rabbit hole? It all started early yesterday morning when I read a blog post from Stuck in a Book about …
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