As I was mowing, I saw a bittersweet vine growing, hiding, trying to camoflauge itself under a shrub. With one quick pull, I yanked it out, and tossed it on the driveway for its mug shot. It's a …
Blooming to distraction
Clematis 'Pagoda'. I'm still smitten by this clematis. It's grown quite a bit more this year and is full of purple blooms now. I can hardly believe that at one time I thought …
Protecting my green beans
First strawberries from the garden The good news from the vegetable garden is that the strawberries are beginning to ripen. I ate a little bowl of them this evening. I'll be picking …
Dial-A-Horticulturist: Assigning Common Names
Hello. Thank you for calling Dial-A-Horticulturist where our motto is "gardeners rule". How may I direct your call? I'd like to speak to someone about common plant names, please. Certainly, please …
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An impractical good choice of Wisteria
If one is going to do something impractical like purchase a wisteria, at least purchase a native wisteria like Wisteria macrostachya, sometimes referred to as the Kentucky wisteria. Why is it …
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My Clematis Phase
Clematis 'Pagoda' My Dear Dr. Hortfreud, And so I find that I am rather inexplicably entering into a Clematis phase in my evolution as a gardener. Mother Nature, with help from some enabling …
