Category: Gardens

Latin names are necessary because common names are so unreliable. But sometimes they can be so disappointing. The common lilac is properly called Syringa vulgaris....

If there is a purple version of a vegetable, that’s the one I plant. If there’s a black-flowering variety of a plant, that’s what I...

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. This plant is called Epimedium acuminatum ‘Night Mistress’. The variety name has some style. Common...

I think these are anemones. Maybe? Whatever they are, they are phenomenally beautiful....

My freshman year in high school, I had to read the book The Gossamer Years. I think I was the only person in my class...