The Promise of Seeds: Magic in a Packet

If you are thinking about what honeybees consider a delightful flower - think any mint family plant.  I suppose there might be on...

This year, the first spring I have been retired from teaching, I filled the porch with seed trays.  I stole the shop lights from the baseme...

O K, I'll confess, A. I. Root's seed list called it  lipia nodelfolia.  But when I read its alternative common names I could not...

Reseda odorata M ignonette, besides being a bee plant, has a fascinating history that includes a love story, chasing away headaches, an...

T he honeypea is a cowpea which is a bean.  A large variety of useful types, bush and vine, make it a popular legume in warm climates.  Bl...

M otherwort would take over my garden if I let it.  It self seeds with abandon.  I don't mind as it is easy to pull, and, if you...