Starry stonewort. Such a cool name, isn’t it? It looks kind of nifty too. I wish there were good things to say about it, but unfortunately starry stonewort is an aquatic invasive species, so here comes the bad news . . . Starry stonewort is actually an algae, but it doesn’t look like [Continue]
Mid-summer is a good time to take a look around your yard and garden and decide what you like and what you don’t. Go out to the street and approach your home from both directions, pretending to be a visitor. What do you notice first? Is there a plant that is too big, a container [Continue]
The colors of the late summer garden are mostly brilliant purples, reds, oranges and yellows. Turtlehead is an easy-to-grow perennial plant native to our area whose late summer flowers provide a serene contrast to all that intensity with creamy white blooms. The Latin name for turtlehead is Chelone glabra. “Chelone” is the Greek word for [Continue]