Tag Archives: edible
Creeping raspberry is a heat tolerant edible ground cover
Creeping raspberry is a heat tolerant edible ground cover I expect to see a lot more of this in the future, but before you get your hopes up it’s not really grown for its fruit. Creeping raspberry (Rubus calcynoides) is … Continue reading
Serviceberry is a Tasty windbreak
I tire of the same old landscaping everywhere, especially when it won’t tolerate our growing conditions. So often we see ornamental pear trees ravaged by our strong winds. Other more adaptable species could be used, but familiarity and cheap prices … Continue reading
Beautyberry
Take a walk on the edge of the woods in the fall, particularly near an old cemetery or abandoned landscape. Your eyes will likely zone in on some iridescent purple to magenta berries. They encircle the stems in clusters and … Continue reading
Chocolate Vine
Woody climbing vines get a bad name for their invasiveness and ability to cover desirable landscaping. They do have their niche though. Chocolate vine is an aggressive climber and can provide a dense screen in just a few years. It … Continue reading
Dayflower
Walk around the edges of your yard and you might see it. Dayflower is that grass-like weed with the little blue flowers. It finds its way into our flowerbeds and goes unnoticed, hiding itself under the cover of larger plants … Continue reading
Creeping cucumber
Few homeowners know this plant’s name, but many have cursed it. I’ve heard people describe it as that vine with the baby watermelons. Creeping cucumber or Guadeloupe cucumber are two of its most common names. This delicate-looking vine (Melothria pendula) … Continue reading
Wild Violets
Our lawns are starting to green up well. Troublesome weeds are rearing their ugly heads also. Well, depending upon one’s perspective some are quite attractive. The common violet is a prime example. Those bright bluish-purple flowers and heart-shaped leaves would … Continue reading
Purslane – A Hot Weather Green
You’ve probably seen it in your garden when the weather has been so dry that nothing else will grow. You might even plant one of its cousins in your flower garden. The plant in question is purslane (Portulaca oleracea). The … Continue reading
Harvest the Strangler
Kudzu (Pueraria lobata) is the single biggest scourge of the southern landscape. Vines can grow to the top of the tallest trees and head back down again, all in a single season. It can choke out trees and landscaping almost … Continue reading
Cattails – Supermarket of the Swamp
In his book, Stalking the Wild Asparagus, the late Euell Gibbons referred to the lowly cattail as the “supermarket of the swamp.” I don’t think I’ve ever picked up a field guide on wild foods that didn’t profile these wetland … Continue reading
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