How to Make the Most of Hosta Flowers

If you look up during the winter, when all the deciduous trees have dropped their leaves, you might spot something still growing up there, tucked in the bare branches.It might be mistletoe, that beautiful parasite that we smooc

Good ol’ spinach. It’s so nutritious that it has become an avatar for healthy eating. It thrives in weather too cold for lettuce, and it matures so fast that you can have multiple harvests each season.There’s so much to love about the versatile little gr

I admit it, I’m greedy. I don’t want to see the flowers on my lilac bushes and clematis vines go. I cling to them desperately, a sense of heaviness in my heart when they start to fade.I know, not at all zen, but I can’t help it. They a

Listen, I adore roses, but even I can admit that categorizing these plants has gotten a little bit, shall we say, confusing.I mean, a “shrub” is a group classification, but al

A rose by any other name might smell as sweet, but hardly anything smells better than a rose – no matter what you call it. If you agree, then you’re probably looking to find the best-smelling options for your garden.That might sound like a pretty straightforward as

I adore the variety of the changing seasons, from the quiet blanket of snow in the winter to the blissful feeling of sun on my skin during the summer.But when Old Man Winter is on

Teacup roses are just the thing if you want to fill a small space with the beauty of full-sized roses.These petite bloomers stay small, s

Many people in the US are most familiar with the purple passionflower, with its purple petals and corona, topped with yellow anthers and stamens.In Europe, growers love the similar-looking bluecrown passionf

Some plants get all the attention, with their massive flowers or bold foliage colors. Then there are the humble workhorses doing their job without any fuss or muss, making our lives easier and our gardens prettier.Sedges are one such plant. For the most part, they’re nearl

Quick, picture a black-eyed Susan. I bet you imagined a daisy-like yellow flower with a black center, right?It’s true, black-eyed Susans don’t have the variability that something like ros

The Pacific Northwest is one of Mother’s Nature’s verdant playgrounds.While the deserts highlight her talent for architectural simplicity, and she

I was on a nature walk near my home and my pant leg was grabbed by a tenacious Himalayan blackberry. I cursed the evil cane as I unhooked it from my pants and plucked an errant thorn free.A few minutes later, I found a native blackberry, so I snapped a few pic