Plants

  • New and improved

    New and improved

    A trip back to my hometown has me feeling nostalgic, but I’m confronted with the yawning gap between my memories… Read more

  • Freedom in the garden

    With the Fourth of July upon us, Kit has been thinking about freedom in the garden. Sometimes she thinks we… Read more

  • Patience: a gardening virtue

    The longer Kit gardens the more she has to resist the urge to start over with a clean slate. Patience… Read more

  • Keeping secrets

    Keeping secrets

    The orchids displayed at my local grocery store are members of one of the largest plant families. With nearly 30,000… Read more

  • Naming and knowing

    Naming and knowing

    I misidentified a spring wildflower — but I wasn’t wrong. A horticultural friend gently explained I was using the “old”… Read more