When camellias drop their leaves . . .
Q. I purchased two five-gallon camellia plants on May 30 along with the correct soil and planted them in my 16-inch pots. They are on a covered patio with indirect sunlight. On July 30, one of the pl...
Category Archives: Flowering Shrubs
Want butterflies? Build a butterfly house
I was recently in Israel and, while there, visited Utopia Park, a tropical paradise in Kibbutz Bahan in the Hefer Valley, just a few miles inland from Netanya and the Mediterranean Sea. The climate o...
The Power of Shrubs
For years, shrubs have been going out of style. Flowering perennials have gradually taken their place. This is not because perennials are more durable than shrubs. In fact, the opposite has been true...
Beautyberry
Plants are full of surprises. In fact, the more closely you observe plants, the more often you are surprised. Perhaps it involves training the eye to see, as opposed to only glimpse or scan. You may ...
