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When it comes to plants one’s trash is another’s treasure
A weed to one person can be a beautiful flower or table delicacy to someone else. I can think of numerous plants that fit that bill. It seems every season of the year is full of examples. Sometimes we even … Continue reading
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Tagged bittercress, buttercups, clover, dead nettle, goldenrod, invasive, ironweed, joe-pye weed, lambsquarter, noxious weed, toothed spurge, weed
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Why can’t landscapers refrain from using weedy ornamental pears?
We need some warm spring weather to rid us of those fetid white blossoms on the ornamental pears (Pyrus calleryana). While the bloom can be spectacular, I dread the musky fishy stench every spring. It’s even worse than that of … Continue reading
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Tagged bradford pear, brittle wood, callery pear, cheap, dense crowns, fall foliage, fetid white blossoms, fireblight, fishy, grow quickley, musky, ornamental, pomes, Pyrus calleryana, weed
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A true geranium
Few people realize that those summer bedding plants with the round lily pad looking leaves and clusters of red, pink, salmon or white flowers are not actually true geraniums. They are more properly called Pelargoniums. We have a wild species … Continue reading
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Tagged alum root, Carolina Cranesbill, Geranium carolinianum), Geranium maculatum, medicinal tea, styptic, weed, Wild geranium, winter annual
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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
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Tagged drough tolerant, edible, mucilage, nature, purslane Portulaca, weed
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Lambsquarter – A most delicious weed
If a plant is growing where we don’t want it we call it a weed. However, when it makes delicious table fare maybe we should rethink our rules. Lambsquarter, Chenopodium album, fits the bill perfectly here. It’s probably my favorite … Continue reading
A Spicy Lawn Weed
To the many people who have cursed the ubiquitous wild garlic, (Allium vineale), I offer somewhat of a truce. This is one useful spice that can add flavor to many foods. They are not poisonous, grow everywhere and don’t cost … Continue reading
Florida Betony
Florida Betony – If you can’t beat it, eat it Sometimes the battle can seem hopeless. Florida Betony (Stachys floridana) is a highly invasive cool season weed. To make matters worse the square-stemmed devil is a member of the mint … Continue reading
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