A sedum by any other name would still be a sedum
Common Name : Stonecrop, sedum, orpine, live-for-ever, hens and chickens… we could go on Science-y Name : Aizopsis, Crassula,...
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laraskinner
- Nov 6
- 2 min
Butterfly bush is also for the birds, and the bees...
Common Name : Butterfly Bush Science-y Name : Buddleia davidii (There is an alternate spelling of buddleja. Both are acceptable, though...
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laraskinner
- Oct 30
- 2 min
Hydrangea! So many flowers to love...
Common Name : Hydrangea aka Hortensia Science-y Name : Hydrangea A Few Varieties : H. Macrophylla (big leaf) aka Mopheads and lacecaps,...
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laraskinner
- Oct 16
- 3 min
Mary Oliver* knows the magic of peony...
Common Name : Peony Science-y Name : Paeonia A Few Other Varieties : P. officinalis, P. × suffruticosa Native or Non : Two variety of...
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laraskinner
- Oct 2
- 2 min
Japanese Barberry: More vicious than it looks!
Common Name : Japanese barberry Science-y Name : Berberis thunbergii Native or Non : Japanese barberry is non-native shrub that was...
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laraskinner
- Sep 18
- 2 min
Burning bush: an invasive beauty
Common Name : Burning Bush Science-y Name : Euonymus alatus Native or Non : Burning Bush is non-native and was introduced to the US from...
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laraskinner
- Sep 4
- 2 min
Summer color with coreopsis
Common Name : Tickseed Science-y Name : Coreopsis verticillata (specifically the zagreb variety) A Few Other Varieties : C. grandiflora...
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laraskinner
- Aug 21
- 2 min
Catmint for a summer long bloom
Common Name : Catmint Science-y Name : Nepeta A Few Other Varieties : N. sibirica (Siberian catmint), N. subsessilis (Japanese catmint ),...
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laraskinner
- Aug 7
- 3 min
Wake up to the lilacs next spring
Common Name : Lilac (common) Science-y Name : Syringa A Few Varieties : “Miss Kim” S. pubescens (Korean lilac), S. vulgaris (common...
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laraskinner
- Jun 5
- 2 min
Rhododendrons bloom spring beauty
Common Name : Rhododendrons and azaleas Science-y Name : Rhododendron. There are so many varieties and species of rhododendron shrubs,...
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laraskinner
- May 1
- 2 min
You will never have just one violet....
Violets: a beautiful sign of spring and a yard pest, all in one petite flower.
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laraskinner
- Apr 5
- 2 min
Here comes the sun (sing it with me)
What shrub tells you that spring is here? The forsythia with it's bright yellow, bell shaped flowers does!
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laraskinner
- Mar 6
- 2 min
Always flourishing: an evergreen boxwood tale
Common Name : Common/American Boxwood Science-y Name : Buxus sempervirens A Few Varieties : Buxus Sinicia (Korean boxwood) Native or Non...
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laraskinner
- Feb 6
- 2 min
Literally "tree of life", the arborvitae
Common Name : Arborvitae Science-y Name : Thuja occidentalis (American arborvitae), Thuja plicata (Giant arborvitae) A Few Other...
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laraskinner
- Jan 2
- 2 min
Oh by gosh by golly... it's time for holly!
Common Name : Holly Science-y Name : Ilex opaca (American Holly) Ilex aquifolium (English Holly) Native or Non : American Holly,...
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cindywing27
- Jun 15, 2021
- 1 min
Peony myth!
"Ants help peonies bloom by licking them open" Let’s debunk this old wives' tale! This old theory has been so widely and vigorously used...
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cindywing27
- Jun 3, 2021
- 1 min
Irises!
Let’s talk about irises! They are tall and beautiful spring blooming perennial plants. Sun loving, drought tolerant, and resistant to...
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