Marion Scheller of Sun City Center was not sure what she had growing in her back yard. Yet, by experience, she knew to prune her mystery plant which bursts with orange blooms in the winter. ...more

January 6, 2010

Back in early November, I wrote about a nifty new gadget, the EasyBloom Plant Sensor. Stick the sensor in the ground and it gathers information about light, drainage and other conditions. Then plug it into your computer. The software combines the sensor data with climate and weather information for your ZIP code and pops out lists of plants that should like that spot. ...more

March 20, 2009

It must go back to the afternoons my sisters, brother and I spent poring over Sears and Penney's catalogues, laboring for hours to decide on the One True Toy we wanted. ...more

November 2, 2008

white calyx surrounds a scarlet corolla tube flowering in large clusters spring through fall; Delectum is a red cultivar, and Variegata has variegated leaves; partial shade; twining ...more

October 13, 2007