AUGUST : Santa Fe phlox : Phlox nana
Scientific Name: Phlox nana Plant Family: Polemoniaceae - Phlox Common Name: Santa Fe phlox Photos and Text by Janice Tucker It is always gratifying to find a [...]
Scientific Name: Phlox nana Plant Family: Polemoniaceae - Phlox Common Name: Santa Fe phlox Photos and Text by Janice Tucker It is always gratifying to find a [...]
By The Giant Veggie Gardener Squash bugs and squash vine borers are a vegetable gardener’s nemesis. Here are some "remedies" that I've either tried or [...]
Scientific Name: Kolkwitzia amabilis Plant Family: Caprifoliaceae - Honeysuckle Common Name: Beauty Bush Photos and Text By Janice Tucker The Beauty Bush (Kolkwitzia amabilis) [...]
Scientific Name: Lithospermum incisum Plant Family: Boraginaceae – Borage, Forget-me-not Common Name: Puccoon, Fringed gromwell, Narrowleaf stoneseed By Janice Tucker Spring often seems [...]
A Photo Essay by Janice Tucker ~ Mighty oaks from little acorns grow. Behold the seed pods – the vessels of life. Ingenious in design [...]
Scientific Name: Acer palmatum ‘Atropurpureum’ Plant Family: Acer – Maple Common Name: Redleaf Japanese maple By Janice Tucker While not entirely rare or uncommon, the [...]
Scientific Name: Delosperma ‘John Proffitt’ Table Mountain Plant Family: Aizoaceae – Ice plant Common Name: Ice Plant ‘John Proffitt’ Table Mountain By Janice Tucker Is [...]
Scientific Name: Achillea Plant Family: Asteraceae Common Name: Yarrow Text and Photos by Janice Tucker What would Achilles have done without yarrow? [...]
Scientific Name: Mentzelia multiflora Plant Family: Loasaceae – Blazing star Common Names: Adonis blazing star, Buena mujer Photos and Text By Janice Tucker [...]
Scientific Name: Crocus Plant Family: Iridaceae - Iris Common Name: Saffron By Janice Tucker The Crocus species are among the hundreds of plants [...]