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Finger lime

Australian finger lime, a delicious citrus

Citrus
daphne

Daphne, a winter flower shrub

Garden Flowers
Oyster plant

Mertensia maritima, the oyster plant

Herbs and spices
Calliandra haematocephala

Calliandra, a delicate plant

Indoor plants
Black currant berries overflowing from a tin pot.

Blackcurrant: what tradition does with its berries and leaves

Health
A handful of black currant berries on a branch

Blackcurrant, small but bountiful

The fruit Orchard
Dracaena yellow leaves

Why does my dracaena have yellow leaves?

Foliage houseplants
Flower apple tree branch with white blooms.

A profusion of blooms with flower apple trees

Trees
Pink-flowered branches criss-crossing on a blue sky background.

Ornamental apple tree, flowers galore

Trees
Fruit inducing pruning

Fruit-inducing pruning, how to produce more fruit

The fruit Orchard
Pruning apple and pear

Pruning apple and pear trees

The fruit Orchard
Healthy apricots on branch.

Apricots, little bites of sun

The fruit Orchard
Blackberries in a plate with a dollup of honey.

Blackberry: what the fruit and leaves are traditionally used for

Health
Acerola berry

Acerola, a plant with power-packed vitamin C fruits

The fruit Orchard
bicolor dragon tree

Dracaena marginata bicolor, a crown of ruby, emerald and ivory jewels

Foliage houseplants
Mahonia

Mahonia, superb in winter

Shrubs
Winter reveals the beautiful bark of the red dogwood.

Beautiful bark in the garden with textures, colors, and even shiny hues

Trees and shrubs
An open pink winter flower, the Christmas rose or hellebore.

Flowers in the garden for fall and winter

Garden Flowers
American black elder berries

American black elderberry, the Canadian elder

Shrubs
Fortunella margarita

Fortunella margarita, advice on caring for it

Citrus
Gardening tasks for june

The complete June Gardening Guide

Month after month
Dracaena varieties come in many types, sizes and colors.

Dracaena, care, diseases, varieties

Foliage houseplants
Frost on Gaultheria procumbens berries and leaves.

American Wintergreen, magnificent in winter

Shrubs
Calluna flower, common heather

Calluna vulgaris, the Common heather

Perennials
Azaleas are prepared for making colorful winter gifts by a handsome bearded man.

Azaleas, delicate winter flowers

Flowering houseplants
Pink azalea bush

Azalea, caring for it well

Indoor plants
How to water dracaena marginata under full sun depends on container size and air moisture.

Dracaena marginata, the drought-resistant dragon plant

Foliage houseplants
Stems weave in and out on a large dracaena marginata in the wild.

Dracaena marginata in the wild, a journey to the dragon’s lair

Trees and shrubs
Espalier pruning maximizes yields for apple and pear trees.

Pruning an apple tree or pear tree into an espalier shape

The fruit Orchard
Pear tree

Pear tree, care from planting and pruning to harvesting pears

The fruit Orchard
Easy camellia varieties

Easy and elegant Camellia varieties

Shrubs
Sasanqua Camellia shrubs

Sasanqua Camellia, a fairy garden at the end of fall

Shrubs
common laurel

Common laurel, perfect for an evergreen hedge

Shrubs
A few yellow ginkgo leaves harvested for their benefits.

Ginkgo biloba: traditional uses of the leaf, how to prepare it, and when to leave it alone

Health
Can bird droppings kill a bush or tree

Bird vs. Bush – can there be too many birds?

Treating diseases and pests
Bountiful eggplant with a dozen eggplants.

Eggplant, abundant till the end of summer

The Vegetable Patch
How to make stinging nettle tea to use as a pest repellent and fertilizer

Fermented stinging nettle tea, both treatment and fertilizer

Treating diseases and pests
Anisodontea cape mallow

Cape mallow, all about caring for Anisodontea

Shrubs
Red spider mite

Red spider mite, best organic treatments to get rid of it

Treating diseases and pests
Chervil, a spice herb, collected for its benefits and pictured against a black background.

Chervil: traditional uses, how to prepare it, and when to take care

Health
Nepeta with cat

Nepeta, the catgrass plant

Perennials
cumin health benefits

Cumin seeds: traditional uses, how to prepare them, and what to watch for

Health
Benefits of carrots consumed juiced, raw or cooked.

Carrot: traditional uses, everyday preparations and cautions

Health
Agastache

Agastache, a very fragrant flower

Perennials
Benefits of basil

Basil: traditional uses, how to prepare it, and what to watch for

Health
Fennel growing in a vegetable patch.

Fennel, from seed to harvest

The Vegetable Patch
Tarragon is one of several plants that help treat bloating.

Bloating and trapped wind: the carminative herbs and how to use them

Health
Apple tree

Apple tree, the joy of biting your own sweet, crunchy apples

The fruit Orchard
Aniseed plant flower umbels.

Aniseed, a delicious seed to crunch on after meals

Herbs and spices
The sun is reflected in a swollen bead of hydrogel balls.

Hydrogel water crystals to beat drought

Special reports
An impatiens remains potted but benefits from being in the ground for water and nutrients.

Pot-in-pot technique for easy annuals

Special reports