Growing Fall Asters For Beneficials

Fall asters are a delightful addition to your garden.  Their startling lavender petals with gold centers provide welcome color at a time when many flowers are done blooming. They are good to plant around your fall garden to attract beneficial insects. ...

Edible flowers

Did you know that some flowers can be eaten?  People plant some varieties of vegetables in ornamental beds for extra color.  Why not plant some flowers in your vegetable garden for extra color on your plate? First, the obligatory cautions.  Some flowers are...

Multiflora Rose: Pretty but Invasive

The property I live on was once part of a much larger farm.  There was a farm house on part of my land, although it long ago fell down and was cleared away.  Since I have been here, some remnants of plants that must have once been around the farmhouse have come back....