Plant Profiles

Rainy day mindfulness

I was up before dawn to catch the ferry for an early-morning teenager-delivery errand. There's always a pang after dropping…

December 6, 2017

My mom is a gardener with a Heronswood Problem(™). Rare and unusual things frequently appear in pots, crowding the driveway…

March 27, 2014

Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena'

I'ld like to know why we don't have Hamamelis Festivals in January; surely their bewitching flowers equal the allure of…

January 17, 2014

One of the grooviest plants I've seen is this massive Datisca cannabina growing here in the Soest Garden at the…

September 12, 2013

Wildly popular in the Victorian era, Hydrangeas have been largely overlooked until recently. Perhaps in typical American fashion, it's the…

July 29, 2013

Yellow and Red Flowers on Weigela middendorfiana

Did that get your attention? It certainly does for the bees that pollinate Weigela middendorffiana. One study noticed that bees visit…

April 12, 2013