Common, Confusing, Mullein

I’ve seen this tall, blooming plant countless times from the car. It always looks alien to me — exotic, like it…

Virginia Creeper

If you’re anything like me, there is one back corner of your garden that you only get around to weeding about once every three to six months. And in my yard, that corner is always full of Virginia Creeper, or Parthenocissus quinquefolia.

Compound Berries in June

June and July are full of wild, edible berries! Many berries are tricky to identify, but these compound berries…

Poison Ivy or Beech Saplings?

Raise your hand if you’re allergic to Poison Ivy. I am! Did you know you can get Poison Ivy in your eyes? No? Well, you can. I can say from experience that you don’t want that to happen.

Pretty Poisonous Potherb Poke

American Pokeweed, or Phytolacca americana, is attractive, poisonous, and a popular edible potherb with a…

Stunned by Shrubby St. John’s Wort

The fourth in a series of gorgeous garden plants that are good for the environment! Let’s establish…

Daisy Fleabane

Growing up, this was always a favorite flower of mine. I called them fake daisies and enjoyed picking them. Little did I know that…

Wild, Tasty Woodsorrel

This stuff grows everywhere, starting in late spring. I’ve pulled bushels of it out of my gardens over the years…

Popular Purple Coneflower

The fifth in a series of gorgeous garden plants that are good for the environment! Let’s establish a pollinator garden full of beautiful native plants! (By request.)

I’m sure you have noticed Purple Coneflower growing along roadsides and in gardens. It’s…