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Medicinal valerian root

Valerian: traditional uses, how to prepare the root, and cautions

Health
Miscanthus sinensis

Zebra grass, advice on how to plant and care for Miscanthus sinensis

Ornamental grasses
Metrosideros

Metrosideros Carmineus, fun blooms (especially the Ferris Wheel)

Shrubs
Caucasian pincushion

Caucasian pincushion flower

Perennials
Snow pea

Plant Snow pea for refreshing meals and snacks!

The Vegetable Patch
arugula

Arugula, easy-growing greens for mixed salads

The Vegetable Patch
ornamental olive

Trendy with good reason: ornamental olive

The fruit Orchard
Russian olive tree with many fruits

How does Russian olive impact the environment?

Special reports
Ranunculus

Ranunculus, buttercup, truly unique flowers

Garden Flowers
Latania loddigesii

Latania, a very ornamental palm tree

Indoor plants
Training a stephanotis vine

Training Madagascar jasmine on a structure

Climbing plants
Propagating sunpatiens seeds and cuttings

Sunpatiens seeds, cuttings and propagation – what’s allowed and what’s not

Garden Flowers
Yellow leaves of bottlebrush buckeye in fall

Bottlebrush buckeye

Shrubs
aven flower

Aven, advice on caring for this cute flower

Perennials
Cercidiphyllum

Cercidiphyllum – the sweet-scented tree that comes from the East

Trees
Coleus, painted nettle

Coleus, painted nettle, so colorful!

Foliage houseplants
Colorful trees

Trees that are full of color, especially in fall

Trees
Parrotia persica, the persian ironwood tree

Persian ironwood, strong wood and even stronger colors!

Trees
Natural tips for an organic vegetable patch

Natural techniques for an organic vegetable patch

The Vegetable Patch
Yellow leaves of the caramel tree

Caramel tree, delicious eye candy for the garden

Trees
Sensory garden design

Designing a sensory garden

Special reports
Perennial vegetables

Perennial vegetables: plant once, harvest for years!

The Vegetable Patch
Potted bell pepper

Grow bell pepper in pots for great results

The Vegetable Patch
Lavandin health benefits

Lavandin: traditional uses, forms and simple preparations

Health
Lavandin

Lavandin, the most successful variety in the world

Garden Flowers
Forum guidelines

Nature & Garden forum guidelines

Help
Chestnut tree

Chestnut tree, a favorite of bees and winter snacking alike!

The fruit Orchard
Erica carnea - winter heath

Erica carnea, the winter heather

Garden Flowers
Front garden landscaping ideas

5 ideas to organize your front garden

Special reports
Nandina domestica

Nandina domestica, the Sacred Bamboo

Shrubs
Wide clump of pleioblastus bamboo

Pleioblastus, the dwarf bamboo that’s a blast to grow

Trees and shrubs
Controversy about goji health benefits

Goji berries: what is actually in them, and how to use them at home

Health
Black goji

Black goji berry, a power-packed goji berry species

The fruit Orchard
mixed border flowers

How to set up a mixed border and choose the right plants

Special reports
Control gall wasp

Controlling gall wasp on plants and trees

Treating diseases and pests
turnip

Turnip, fleshy and very tasty, especially when home-grown!

The Vegetable Patch
Aphids on a hibiscus flower

Aphids and ants on hibiscus killing off flower buds

Treating diseases and pests
Varieties of double daffodil

Double daffodil – one bulb, twice the joy!

Bulb flowers
Helichrysum italicum, italian everlasting

Helichrysum italicum, a tall Italian everlasting

Perennials
Eucryphia planting and care

Eucryphia, the slender “Ulmo” tree covered in white flowers

Trees
sensory garden

A garden for all the senses

Special reports
Colorful garden with plants and ornaments

How to create a colorful garden

Special reports
Ideas for outdoor kitchens

Set up an outdoor kitchen for friendly summer barbecues

Special reports
Inspirational ideas for garden boxes in winter

Inspiration for colorful winter planters and garden boxes

Special reports
Lungwort pulmonaria

Lungwort, how to plant, care for, and grow Pulmonaria

Perennials
Pulmonaria, lungwort health benefits

Lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis): traditional uses, how to brew it, and when to leave it alone

Health
Epimedium grandiflorum

Epimedium grandiflorum, a ground cover plant that’s quite the stunner

Perennials
Primula auricula growing and care

Primula auricula, bear’s ear or cowslip, have no fear it’s easy to grow!

Perennials
Small dwarf conifers

Small conifers and dwarf conifers for pots, containers and small gardens

Trees and shrubs
Best spring flowers for a garden box

Flower-filled garden boxes for the springtime

Special reports
Deschampsia cespitosa tufted hairgrass

Tufted hairgrass, a grassy wonder that sways its fronds in the wind

Ornamental grasses