The custom of bringing evergreens home during the winter began in Northern and Eastern Europe during the 15th or 16th century. Read More
Dunbar Cave State Park is a 144-acre natural area in Clarksville, TN. Its most significant feature is a scenic and historic cave surrounded above ground by an upland hardwood forest. Read More
More than a third of the world's food crops depend on bees for pollination. Varroa destructor is now their #1 enemy. Read More
Mammillaria elongata 'Cristata', also known as the brain cactus, is a rare form of Mammillaria elongata with a crested shape. This unique cactus has an interesting history and some specific care requirements. Learn more about them in this article. Read More
Cedar glades can be found in Tennessee, Kentucky, and extending into northern Alabama, southern Illinois, southern Indiana, and southern Ohio. Read More
Many years ago in California, I purchased my first succulent plant and quickly became captivated by them. Read More
Also known as Cereus peruvianus 'Spiralis' or spiral cactus, this interesting twisted cactus is easy to cultivate. Read More
Without a fibrous root system or taproot, Tillandsia xerographica takes in nourishment via its silvery leaves that are covered with specialized cells capable of rapidly absorbing the water and nutrients that collect on them. Read More
These learning environments are not your typical paved sports courts or hard play surfaces. Read More
If you love bright colors in the garden, Golden Alexanders might be just the plant for you. This native is hardy in USDA zones 4-9. Read More
I was given my first Joe-Pye Weed plant by a gal in Minnesota during a Dave's Garden plant swap. After that, I was hooked on both Joe-Pye and plant swaps. Read More
Frogs are fabulous creatures! And there are numerous reasons why. Primarily, they're extremely important to the ecosystem. Creating a favorable environment for frogs and toads will provide many benefits for your garden. Read More
The plant with the charming common name, Myosotis sylvatica is a spring bloomer approximately 5-12” tall. The small, 5-lobed blue or pink flowers with yellow or white eyes grow in dense cymes. It blooms April-May with some intermittent bloom through the middle of summer. Read More
There are few small trees easier to grow than the pussy willow. However, this tree has certain specific requirements that must be met in order to thrive. Read More
The Pecan Truffle, or American Brown Truffle, is native to North America. It can most commonly be found in pecan orchards where it grows around the base of pecan trees. However, the pecan is not its only symbiotic relationship. Read More
Early in the 1980's, a small group known as the Texas Rose Rustlers traversed the Texas countryside searching for old roses in abandoned cemeteries and overgrown homesteads. Pam Puryear, Margaret Sharpe and Bill Welch were the founders of the group. Read More
An adaptogen is an herb that helps protect the body against physical, mental, and emotional stress by strengthening the immune system. Read More
Harriet Lawrence Hemenway (1858–1960) was a Boston socialite and founder of the Massachusetts Audubon Society. Read More
What you call this small, tasty crustacean depends on where you live. In the South, we call them crawfish. Northerners are more likely to call them crayfish. Read More
Biophilia sounds a little like a disease. But it actually means incorporating the use of natural green spaces full of nature and light into architectural design. Its use can help bring a little calm to our hectic lives by relaxing both the mind and the body. Read More
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