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  • Kitchen Gardening

    Seeds and the Art of Hitchhiking

    Reproduction may be science, but seeds have hitchhiking down to an art.

  • Article

    Wild Bergamot or Purple Bee Balm (Monarda fistulosa)

    Last blog, I wrote about the red-flowered bee balm (Monarda didyma) and promised that I would write about wild bee balm (Monarda fistulosa). So here it is--still green--though it will…

  • Design

    Coral Bells and Hybrids

    Tim Vojt is pushing coral bells and hybrids today. Great sales pitch!

  • Article

    Bee Balm (Monarda didyma)

    I've written about Monarda in past posts, when it was in bloom in my garden. However, you needn't wait until it is in bloom--right now it is about two feet…

  • Article

    Finding Delight in a Cold and Soggy Spring

    Usually in Maryland as Memorial Day approaches, I have pretty much put in tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, squash and basil, temps are in the 70s and 80s and I'm wearing summer…

  • Viewing some flowers through the camera lens
    How-To

    How to Take Photos Like a Pro

    Over the past 30 years, I have been hired to photograph all kinds of things: over-the-top advertising images, breathtaking wild landscapes, and far-away city streets. But as a passionate lifelong…

  • Colorful arrangement of sweet peppers
    How-To

    Easy-to-Grow Sweet Peppers

    Growing sweet peppers at home is easy, fun, and rewarding. Besides the ever-popular bell peppers that ripen from green to red, there are bells of different sizes and colors and…

  • Purple salvia with other flowers
    Design

    Salvias That Won’t Let You Down

    I’m lucky to live in Chicago—maybe not in February when we’re buried in snow, but in spring, it’s a different story. One of my favorite spots in the city is…

  • Texas Sage
    Design

    Regional Picks: Deer-Resistant Plants – Southern Plains

    While most gardening pests and problems vary greatly depending on region, there is one dilemma that just about all of us have to contend with—deer. There are populations of deer…

  • Sticky Monkeyflower
    Design

    Regional Picks: Deer-Resistant Plants – Southern California

    While most gardening pests and problems vary greatly depending on region, there is one dilemma that just about all of us have to contend with—deer. There are populations of deer…