To all of you visiting this weekend, may I wish each of you a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. I hope you have some time to spend in your gardens. I will be in mine tomorrow, as new spring growth has given way to plants in their full splender and in need of tending […]
This wonderful, sweet herb used to grow in my garden (though the picture is not from my garden) and I hope to try again this year when it gets a little warmer. I planted it for the first time two years ago, and hoped it would winter over, but unfortunately, it didn’t.
The scientific name for […]
This herb is found in the tropical rain forests of South America. If you look at the picture to the right, you’ll see where “Una de Gato” gets its common name, “Cat’s Claw”.
The variety of Una de Gato we are looking at is Uncaria tomentosa, it’s medicinal properties more focused on stimulating the immune system. […]
This is a nice little shrub with pretty red berries. The leaves are an evergreen type, that lose there leaves every few years. The bush prefers mountain elevations, and grows in many parts of the world.
Arctostaphylos Uva-Ursi is the botanical name for the variety pictured. Because bears are said to enjoy eating the berries, the […]
Many years ago, a neighbor was cleaning out her garden and gave me two or three Lily of the Valley plants. Until she gave them to me, I had only seen the white variety of the flower, and that is what I expected to see when these bloomed. I was so disappointed to find that […]
