Let’s talk begonias. Begonias are useful plants. They not only make excellent houseplants, but they can be used as bedding plants outdoors. They fit well into planters, hanging baskets, and […]

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Lactuca serriola This has been a great year for weeds. Not only have they proliferated like the meaning of the word but some of them have reached an extraordinary size. […]

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Marsilea mutica Say the word fern and people instantly conjure images of a green, feathery plant that is, well,…… ferny. But of course, the typical ferny leaf is but one […]

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Oenothera sp. There are 145 species of evening-primrose. Some do indeed, as their name suggests, open at night to the delight of the moths that pollinate them. Others bloom during […]

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Ampelamus albidus Milkweed in all of its manifestations is the plant of the year because it is the host plant for the monarch butterfly. Other than the common milkweed there […]

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