Azalea Fall Color
Azalea Fall Color

Encore — “a demand by an audience for an additional performance.” When you think about azaleas, most likely you have an image of masses of color in the springtime, blooming along with dogwoods and other spring-blooming trees, shrubs and flowers. And rightly so because that…

Radishes From Planting to Plate
Radishes From Planting to Plate

Have you perused the radish offerings in seed catalogs lately? The shape and color of this unassuming member of the Brassica family have expanded well beyond the traditional red globe and familiar white daikon to include spherical and tapered roots in appealing shades of amethyst,…

Unusual Pollinators
Unusual Pollinators

Memorial Day may be the unofficial start of summer, but summer in the northern hemisphere really begins on the summer solstice. Whether it falls on June 20, 21 or 22, June is when students are out of school, swimming pools are in high demand and…

Carex
Edgy Sedges for the Landscape
Carex<br> Edgy Sedges for the Landscape

Sometimes a landscaping solution for a troublesome area might be right underfoot. And sometimes, solutions require thinking outside of the traditional “landscape-design box.” Finding the right plant for partially shaded areas that do not require a lot of babying can often be challenging. That is…