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November - a spring month - when the sun hints at the summer. A short piece about the garden in Western Australia at the end of spring. melaleuca • macrozamia riedlei • zamia • rottnest tea tree • melaleuca lanceolata
Startling Orange Where wildflowers are concerned, I’ve always found the orange ones to be truly startling. Sure, those scarlet stars in a green cosmos are startling. And a hillside covered in lupine and Owl’s Clover is certainly startling. But a patch of Butterflyweed? Startling. And Orange Hawkweed, tiny bursts of setting-sun orange, perched upon a slender fuzzy stem? Startling. These are really orange wildflowers, and they are clearly committed to being orange. They are not bashful about it in the least. And who can blame them? startling orange • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • ecology
Plan Now for Spring Gardens It may be warm outside now, and the temptation to stay inside where it's cool almost overwhelming. Use some downtime to plan your spring bloom garden. fragrant verbena • abronia fragrans • indian mallow • albutilon incanum • prairie acacia
Early Spring on the High Plateau: Cousins of Familiar Things Cousins of familair stuff on the High Plateau early spring on the high plateau: cousins of famil • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • ecology
Garden Variety Roadside Weeds In our travels around the country, my wife and I have been amazed by the usual stuff; the craggy peaks of the Rockies, the utter horizontal-ness of Kansas, the ancient towering Redwoods of northern California, the honey and syrup sunrises over the Gulf of Mexico. But more than that, the usual stuff, we marvel at the range of wildflowers that have turned up all over the country. In Mississippi that means roadsides littered with garden-variety flowers. garden variety roadside weeds • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • environment
In Yoda’s Backyard A day on the Gulf is a day in a Shaman's sweat lodge wrapped in heavy wet blankets. The humidity has weight. Out in the bayou, with the 'gators and the tree frogs, it can buckle your knees. But if a little gnome like Yoda can take it, so can I. Besides, there's a whole 'nother world of wildflowers out there. wildflowers of north america • gregg m. pasterick • in yoda's backyard • botany • environment
Milkweed; Making July Special July has always meant three things to me; meteor showers, prairies, butterflies. Sometimes particularly butterflies. My central Ohio garden always became a lepidoptera social club in July, thanks, in no small part, to Common Milkweed. milkweed; making july special • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • ecology
Prairies in Reverse There are prairies here, in the Pacific Northwest. Imagine that. But these prairies are different from their east-of-the-Rockies counterparts. These prairies bloom in the spring, not during mid- and late-summer. prairies in reverse • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • brotany • ecology
Really Big (and a little weird) Coreopsis Two March-blooming species of Coreopsis are exceptionally eye-catching, not just for their yellow explosions of blossoms, but for their size. These are Giant Coreopsis and Sea Dahlia, and they are really big Coreopsis. really big (and a little weird) coreopsis • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • ecology
Roses are Red; Violets aren’t... Violets that aren’t purple; there are a <I>gazillion</I> of ‘em! roses are red; violets aren’t... • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • ecology
Mailorder Nurseries Online and Off, Part 2 - Munchkin Nursery We web gardeners not only have access to plants and goodies, we can get to know the people who operate the nurseries, too. If any of you subscribe to the Gardens-L, Shadegardens, or Perennials email lists (to name a few) you probably feel like you already know Gene Bush, owner of Munchkin Nursery in Depauw, Indiana. If you haven't had the pleasure, find out about Gene, his nursery and some of the plants he has for your shady garden. munchkin nursery • mailorder nurseries • online nurseries • mailorder plants • nurseries
Impossible Gardening: Hot, Dry, Clay Soil - Part 4 Part 4 of a series of articles on plants that have thrived in dry, clay soils, in light shade. horticulture therapy • enabling garden • hibiscus • coreopsis • rudbeckia
Desert Garden Pots Whether you're buying new pots or recycling old ones, there are some things you need to be paying attention to when creating your container desert garden. potting • desert garden • desert gardens • pot • alaklinity
Top 30 Low-Water Use Perennials If you're interested in water conservation, but also want a beautiful garden, take a look at these low-water-use flowering perennials. desert • desert garden • desert gardens • low-water-use • perennials
Ease Those Bug Bites with Easy Herbs Soothe, heal, and prevent bites with safe herbal remedies that grow right where you live: north or south, east or west, city or country. The best natural remedies for insect bites are right underfoot. bites • stings • insects • weed • herb
Lunch On The Lawn. a lawn can be more than a lawn. edible gardens • lawns • lawn design • garden design • edible plants.
Wildflowers of the Columbia River Gorge Bitter root, glacier lily, paintbrush, larkspur and balsam root are among the wildflowers to look for in the Columbia River Gorge from March through June. columbia river gorge • wildflowers • camas • glacier lily • fritillaria
Dance of the Violets As a distinguished member of the Violaceae family, the violet shares it's roots with few relatives. violets • violet
First Weed - Plantain Plantain - so common you probably don't even see it, (but you will now!) and some words on genetic engineering of crops. plantain • weeds • herbal medicine • wild foods • genetic engineering
There's Nothing Plain about Plantain! The next time you feel the itch of a mosquito or the sting of a bee, run out to your yard and grab a free remedy...that "weed" *gasp!* HERB called Plantain is your best bet! And that's not it's only benefit... plantain • herb • herbal • herbalist • herbalism
Planting Under Trees - Part 13 Gardening in Shade - Planting Under Trees - Part - 13 - Plants Under The Dogwood sweet woodruff • galium odoratum • dogwood • cornus florida • boxelder
Herbal Medicine Chest in Your Backyard Don't kill, spray, tear up, or destroy the weeds in your garden, yard, and fence rows. Many of them are actually highly-regarded, widely-used, and extremely-valuable medicinal herbs! What could be easier than growing an herb garden with no effort? herbs • weed • susun • susan |
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