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Catnip and catmint are confusing cousins

Posted on November 14, 2018 by tedmanzer

To most folks they are interchangeable. Catnip and catmint are closely related perennial herbs in the mint family. If I had to state their greatest deference it would be that catmint has more ornamental value. Catnip is more of a … Continue reading →

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Native yaupon holly makes a great landscape shrub and nutritious tea

Posted on December 12, 2015 by tedmanzer

Native landscape plants are gaining favor these days. Most people also desire shrubbery that requires little water and has few pest or disease problems. We also like plants that tolerate rough handling and improper pruning. Yaupon holly is commonly found … Continue reading →

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Shiny cudweed and rabbit tobacco: Weird names, same plant

Posted on January 26, 2015 by tedmanzer

I wandered my yard on Thanksgiving Day and found the most obvious plants still green and growing I’d already featured in this column. Then I noticed a low growing annual herb that had to join the rest. I smiled since … Continue reading →

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Bedstraw is an interesting and clingy winter weed

Posted on January 26, 2015 by tedmanzer

Have you ever entered an otherwise empty field in late winter or early spring and left with uninvited sticky stems clinging to your clothes? They are bedstraws and often find you before you find them. They find your pets too. … Continue reading →

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