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My first encounter with the genus Cedrus occurred while flipping through the pages of On Gardening...

Guest Author: Susan Mintun The genus Chionanthus (pronounced ki-o-nan-thus, with a long i) offers...

Guest Author: Susan Mintun Nyssa sylvatica, the very tree Van Morrison immortalized in Tupelo...

Were the catbirds intoxicated? A small flock, about a dozen or so, noisily teetered among the...

I love talking plants. Many a conversation has started with “I have this site, and I’m looking...

The scientific epithet Coleus blumei was given to the showy foliage plants we commonly call coleus...

Rhamnaceae, commonly known as the buckthorn family, is a relatively large family comprised of...

Sometimes a plant looks and performs so well that you take it for granted. Such a plant often...

The middle of North America, roughly a triangular area stretching from Alberta, Manitoba, and...

From birth through fifth grade I lived in a white two-story farmhouse. A thin strip of yard...

Spring offers a flurry of flowers and color – Magnolia, Prunus, Corylopsis, Edgeworthia,...

Whether winter be mild or harsh, short days and cold temperatures leave many aching for spring and...

Personal appreciation for specific plants ebbs and flows as time progresses. This may be a product...

As autumn marches forward and winter is fast approaching, one can’t help contemplating next year’s...

The question of how much lawn is too much could be debated for hours! Critics clamor that lawns...