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Those of you who have worked our annual booth at the Farmer’s Market have heard it over and over; “Don’t you have any unusual perennials?” Everyone wants the exotic perennial that none of his neighbors possess. Yet the very fact that these gardeners are interested in perennials seems to indicate that they are looking for […]
The next time you are shopping for daylilies, if the plant is in flower, feel the petals. You may find that some of the flowers have much thicker petals. You will also note that some plants have flowers are larger and of a more vibrant color than other daylilies. The plants themselves will be more […]
There are more than 2500 cultivars of hostas available to the gardener. They range from the tiny to the immense. The smallest I could find with a cursory search was ‘Illicit affair’ (described as a “tiny temptress”) that grows to a height of 3 inches with a spread of 10 inches. I think that the […]
Paging through the heirloom vegetable catalogues, you might be surprised at the variety of vegetables that were available before hybrids became the vegetable gardener’s choice. I was certainly surprised to find that my “new” Purple Dragon carrot, with the bright orange interior and red/purple skins, and similar purples were available to the farmers of Afghanistan, […]