Pretty Poisonous Potherb Poke

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

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…

Little Joe Pye Weed

The sixth 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.)

There are so many different Joe Pye Weed plants! These native perennial plants all bloom and attract…

Crimson Cardinalis in the Rain Garden

Lobelia cardinalis, or Cardinal Flower, blooms unexpectedly from swampy wet land!

Butterfly Milkweed: An Eye Catcher

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

Swamp Milkweed — with Friends!

I had a request to talk about some shade and water loving plants, and then Pokeweed. So look forward to…