The Beautiful and Rare Osa Pulchra from Costa Rica
I recently had the pleasure of visiting the NY Botanical Garden Orchid Show, where one plant seemed to stand out abov...
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Cercis Canadensis and Cercis Chinensis
Have you heard of the Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud) or Cercis chinensis (Chinese Redbud) before? These two medi...
Simple Ways To Improve Drainage In a Garden
Have you noticed water pooling up in areas of your garden after a good rain? This is an all-too-common problem that ...
Popular Easter-Time Plants and Flowers
With Easter Sunday just days away, people everywhere are frantically trying to make last minute preparations. If you ...
My Favorite Houseplant: Streptocarpella Saxorum
There are lots of houseplants which I love, but my favorite would have to be streptocarpella saxorum. The tongue-twi...
Pruning Clematis In Early Spring
We have a purple clematis that climbs up the south side of our screen porch. It's a summer blooming variety so I pr...
Does A Sudden Cold Snap Harm My Spring Bulbs?
Mother nature can be quite unpredictable to say the least. Sometimes in early Spring after bulbs have emerged from th...
Nature's Own Antifreeze
Hellebore in my garden Have you ever wondered how certain plants are able to withstand sub-freezing temperatures and...
"The Curious Gardener" July 2012
The Dirty Life: On Farming, Food, and Love By Kristin Kimball-- I was charmed by this book, the story of a pair of f...
"The Curious Gardener" May, 2012
In This Issue: My Mother's Garden A Brilliant Orchid Show in NY Grow Stockier, Bushier Tomato Plants This Year My M...
"The Curious Gardener" April, 2012
In This Issue: The Hunger Moon and Other Moons New Study Pinpoints Lyme Disease Risk Areas The Hunger Moon and Other...
"The Curious Gardener" March, 2012
In this issue Learning Seed Propagation at NY Botanical Garden Make Your own Maple Syrup Welcome Spring with a Farm...