NEWS, GARDEN MUSINGS & ECO-FRIENDLY INSIGHTS
Cook with Tasty Anise Hyssop Leaves
I’ve often dried anise hyssop leaves for a note of licorice flavor in winter pots of tea or infused them in gin, but this year my friend Julie taught me a tasty new trick.
Enhance Your Views with Selective Pruning
Experts commonly answer the question, “When is the best time to prune?” with “When you have clippers in your hand.” But that’s not always the case.
Signs that Summer’s Winding Down
I’m hearing lots of clues that summer is winding down, though. Dawn gets quieter and quieter, but the side yard is alive with twittering goldfinches clinging to Anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) plants, gorging on ripe seeds, while bumblebees keep up the buzz pollinating its long-lasting lavender flowers.
Views Out My Windows
Being surrounded by gardens is like living in a wildlife blind. The more native plants I grow right outside the windows, the more critters appear.
Glorious Goldenrods
Solidago shortii 'Solar Cascade' Goldenrods are one of the most important food resources for native bees as summer slides into fall. The many tiny individual flowers on each flowerhead supply not just nectar, [...]
Dioecious Native Shrubs for Wildlife – Just Published in The American Gardener
Dioecious plants bear male and female flowers on separate plants. Both males and females produce nectar, but only males provide the pollen so critical to bee and plant reproduction. Read all about bees and berries in the latest issue of The American Gardener.