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Swiss-Cheese Plant, Monstera deliciosa

It’s a tropical plant native to rainforests of Central America that is often grown as a foliage houseplant. With big holes in its leaves, it’s aptly called Swiss cheese plant, but is more commonly known as split-leaf philodendron. Did you know it also has edible fruits? Learn more about Monstera deliciosa in this article…

Heirloom Vegetables

Heirloom vegetables are popular these days, but do you know what this term means and what varieties really are heirlooms? You can read more about this topic in this article…

Calendula, Calendula officinalis

Calendula, or “pot marigold” is used as an annual in gardens and landscapes but also considered an herb. This pretty flower is edible and can be used to color and flavor foods, as well as being used as a medicinal herb. To learn more about this interesting plant, read this article.

Bleeding Heart Vine, Clerodendrum thomsoniae

Picture a plant from tropical west Africa that has clusters of inflated white flowers with a red “bleeding heart” emerging from the center. Maybe you’d like to try growing this twining evergreen shrub indoors if you have plenty of light. You can learn more about exotic Clerodendrum thomsoniae in this article…

Tachinid Flies

Think that buzzing hairy fly is just another pesky housefly? Check again, because there are lots of beneficial flies that resemble large houseflies, but you want to keep them around, working at pest control for you. Learn more about tachinid flies in this article…

Little Bluestem, Schizachyrium scoparium

Little bluestem, Schizachyrium scoparium, is a native ornamental grass featuring blue green summer foliage and reddish to purple fall color. This article tells how to grow this adaptable grass in your landscape.

German Garlic, Allium senescens ssp. glaucum

The late-flowering Allium senescens var. glaucum offers purple-pink flowers and a fun display of swirled blue-green foliage the rest of the growing season. Read more about this ornamental onion in this article.

Ornamental Cabbage and Kale, Brassica oleracea

Colorful ornamental kale and cabbage can make great additions to liven up fall landscapes and gardens. Learn much more about them in this article.

Honeywort, Cerinthe major

Are you familiar with Cerinthe major, an herbaceous plant from the meadows and grassy plains of southern Italy and Greece? To learn more about this unusual flower grown as an annual in our climate, read this article…

Blackberry Lily, Iris domestica (Belamcanda chinensis)

Belamcanda chinensis features flowers that resemble an exotic lily, leaves like an iris, and seed clusters that look like a blackberry. It goes by several different names. For a more extensive explanation of this plant and its new name, read this article.

Hakone Grass, Hakonechloa macra

There are few grasses that perform well in the shade that also have ornamental value. One of the best is Hakone grass or Japanese Forest Grass (Hakonechloa macra). Learn about this growing this perennial grass in this article..

Yellow Corydalis, Corydalis lutea

Corydalis lutea is a small plant that forms neat mounds of finely cut delicate-looking light green to blue-green foliage and bright yellow flowers. Read more about this pretty perennial, sometimes called yellow corydalis, in this article.