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A symbol of love, peace, hope and longevity, the Maidenhair Tree has withstood the Ice Age and the bombings in Japan in WWII. It is an amazing testament to endurance and strength and lives on as a survivor with healing capabilities.
An old Victorian parlor plant makes a 21st century comeback! Coleus is enjoying a new popularity with colorful hybrids and sun tolerant landscape varieties. Easy to grow and inexpensive,Coleus has become a gardener's highspot!
Kissing under the Mistletoe is an age old Christmas tradition. Symbolic of peace and love, kissing under its boughs insured marriage. Did you know there is proper etiquette for this ritual?
In this final part of the series of flora in the kitchen we look at the remarkable wildlife plant Cattail, which is appropriate since it is also edible. Another much used decal is the Saguaro Cactus, symbol of the Southwest, and the stylized floral designs used on the Kitchen Kraft line.
Until the elusive Blue Coleus is found, I will have to be content with the blue varieties found in my kitchen garden. Part II of this series explores the mysteries of the Blue Willow, The Blue Onion and the Blue Tulip dinnerware patterns.
Floral patterns have been used to decorate just about everything and appear almost everywhere.They have been used so extensively, that we take them for granted even though we pass them by everyday. One area of design we may not notice is on dinnerware. The floral patterns depicted here reflect the art work of great designers and remind us of a history in which flowers played a central part.
When a Crepe Mrytle mysteriously starts growing where a Silver Birch is planted, a novice gardener gets to the bottom of how not to murder a Crepe Myrtle.
September brings leaves of crimson, gold, scarlet, bronze and orange. It is a transformative month for gardeners to survey the fruits of their labor and to look ahead to prepare for what will be.
What is it that inspires the love of a particular flower or plant? How does the passion for gardening take hold and follow us throughout our lives? Maybe it is the memory of sweet times in nature or maybe it is our first encounter.
