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The Garden Muse: Let’s talk about Flowering Quince
If you’re looking for a beautiful showy spring shrub the Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles speciosa) may fit your bill. The flowering quince is a deciduous shrub ...
If you’re looking for a beautiful showy spring shrub the Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles speciosa) may fit your bill. The flowering quince is a deciduous shrub ...
The Camellia japonica commonly known as the Japanese camellia is one of my very favorite evergreen shrubs. Because it remains green throughout the dreary cold ...
While ambling around the herb gardens this morning, I caught my mind wandering down memory lane hundreds of miles away in a few different urban ...
It’s that time of year when I organize my seed packets for planting. I plant flowers, herbs, and vegetables from seed every year. Some I ...
Most people don’t think of January as a month when gardening activities are performed. About this time of year after all the holiday festivities have ...
Christmas Day has come and gone, but we’re still in Christmastide. And with that, let’s talk about a holiday symbol, the Christmas wreath. The origin ...
The American Cranberry (vaccinium macrocarpon) is a native North American evergreen shrub that thrives in boggy environments and has been used for centuries in medicine ...
Most people believe herbs are strictly grown and used primarily in the preparation of food and that belief is incorrect. The earliest uses of herbs ...
The Chrysanthemum, a flowering herb, was first cultivated in China. It was used as a culinary herb for medicinal purposes. The petals and young shoots ...
This past weekend provided cool temperatures and some beautiful fall landscapes for all to enjoy. The local towns in Southside Virginia were all a-buzz with ...