I Love Frosty Fern

Dec 13, 2014 | Love This!

Name: Selaginella krausianna variegatus aka frosty fern Type of Plant: Not a fern at all, but a variegated spike moss or African club moss. This plant is said to be hardy in a zone 8b, so in cold areas needs to be considered a houseplant. It’s native to Africa, the...

Great Gifts for the New Vegetable Gardener

Dec 9, 2014 | Love This!

Do you know someone who has just started growing veggies and herbs or is newly interested in edible landscaping? Here are some suggestions for gifts that would not only be appropriate, but useful and greatly appreciated. Note: with the exception of the last item which...

Fun With Frosty Fern

Dec 1, 2014 | Love This!

One of the newer winter holiday plants on the market is Selaginella krausianna variegatus, more popularly known as frosty fern. This is a creeping plant that in some climates is a ground cover, but has been grown and marketed as a houseplant. Because of the white tips...

I Love Marigolds

Nov 29, 2014 | Love This!

Name: Tagetes erecta and Tagetes patula – aka, marigolds. Plant snobs can stop reading right now because yes, I’m loving these common annuals that are in the sunflower family. Type of Plant:  Most commonly planted as annuals, these plants come in a variety of sizes...

Holiday Grasses

Nov 28, 2014 | Love This!

Last year I was driving around Cape Cod and passed by this house where their ornamental grasses had been decorated for the holidays. Of course I love the way dried grasses look when left natural in the fall, but the artist in me saw the potential in those Miscanthus...

The Local Juice

Nov 26, 2014 | Love This!

I discovered a drink that tastes like my garden: healthy, fresh and just a tad earthy. It’s made by a Cape Cod Company called The Local Juice. Although I realize that followers of this blog who are not on Cape might not have access to this juice, I must write...