Lobelia is a common herbaceous annual garden flower that is compact and well behaved.  It is very often sold in garden centers and nurseries.  It is a good choice for a flower along the...

Indian Tobacco (Lobelia Inflata) is an annual, or biannual wildflower native to Eastern and Central North America.   It isn't a plant that most people would cultivate in their garden, as it isn't...

Giant Sunflower is one of the largest and showiest of the perennial sunflowers you can grow in your garden.  Just when you think the only flowers left to bloom are purple asters........ and then...

SHIPLAP!!!! We have an obsession with it, don't we? We all seem to want to have a little shiplap in our corner of the world.  Me too!  It is so pretty & adds such great interest to a...

Nutsedge or Nut Grass is a perennial weed that commonly invades lawns.  In this article I will tell you how to identify and control nutsedge.  It is an invasive species from Eurasia, and...

Garlic Mustard is an invasive species that is rapidly colonizing North America.  This article is to inform you on the biology of it, how to identify Garlic Mustard, and how to control Garlic...