Asparagus isn’t the most common vegetable among home gardeners, and that’s likely because growing it is an exercise in patience. But three years of patience is a small price to pay for up to 20 years of relatively effortless...
Read MoreI joke that I have a “black thumb”— you know, the opposite of a green one. Everyone in my immediate family seems to be able to grow so many beautiful plants and I joke that my house is the grim reaper of anything with stems,...
Read MoreInterest in home-grown fruit and vegetable gardening is continuing to grow. Customers are asking more questions about starting seeds and how and where to grow vegetables. Interest in raised bed gardening, growing vegetables in...
Read MoreIf your garden has a bit of shade, there is a wonderful small native plant that blooms in May with lovely heart-shaped leaves that thrive all summer long. Tiarella cordifolia’s common name is Heartleaf foamflower because when...
Read More(Editor’s note: DeeDee Wood is the owner of Black Cat Curiosities, an online antiques research and sales venue.) Recently, I was in an antique store, and picked up a souvenir cup from a European country, no doubt, with...
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