Lily, second only to the rose in beauty
Common Name : Lily Science-y Name : Lilium A Few Other Varieties : L. canadense (Canada lily), L. superbum (American tiger lily), L....
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Mar 12, 20233 min read
Lily of the Valley, a sure sign of green to come
Common Name : Lily of the Valley Science-y Name : Convallaria majalis A Few Other Varieties : C. montana Native or Non : Generally Lily...
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Feb 12, 20233 min read
Ajuga heralds spring with bugles!
Common Name : Common bugleweed Science-y Name : Ajuga A Few Other Varieties : A. genevensis, A. reptans Native or Non : Decidedly...
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Jan 15, 20233 min read
Juniper; beautiful in the wild or in your yard
Common Name : Juniper. Sometimes that name will come with a bit of a descriptor: common juniper, dwarf juniper, prostrate juniper,...
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Dec 11, 20223 min read
Hosta have leaves for days in sun or shade
Common Name : Hosta, plantain lily Science-y Name : Hosta A Few Cultivars : August Moon, Alligator Alley, Band of Gold… to literally name...
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Nov 27, 20222 min read
A sedum by any other name would still be a sedum
Common Name : Stonecrop, sedum, orpine, live-for-ever, hens and chickens… we could go on Science-y Name : Aizopsis, Crassula,...
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Nov 6, 20222 min read
Butterfly bush is also for the birds, and the bees...
Common Name : Butterfly Bush Science-y Name : Buddleia davidii (There is an alternate spelling of buddleja. Both are acceptable, though...
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Oct 30, 20222 min read
Hydrangea! So many flowers to love...
Common Name : Hydrangea aka Hortensia Science-y Name : Hydrangea A Few Varieties : H. Macrophylla (big leaf) aka Mopheads and lacecaps,...
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Oct 16, 20223 min read
Mary Oliver* knows the magic of peony...
Common Name : Peony Science-y Name : Paeonia A Few Other Varieties : P. officinalis, P. × suffruticosa Native or Non : Two variety of...
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Oct 2, 20222 min read
Japanese Barberry: More vicious than it looks!
Common Name : Japanese barberry Science-y Name : Berberis thunbergii Native or Non : Japanese barberry is non-native shrub that was...
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Sep 18, 20222 min read
Burning bush: an invasive beauty
Common Name : Burning Bush Science-y Name : Euonymus alatus Native or Non : Burning Bush is non-native and was introduced to the US from...
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Sep 4, 20222 min read
Summer color with coreopsis
Common Name : Tickseed Science-y Name : Coreopsis verticillata (specifically the zagreb variety) A Few Other Varieties : C. grandiflora...
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Aug 21, 20222 min read
Catmint for a summer long bloom
Common Name : Catmint Science-y Name : Nepeta A Few Other Varieties : N. sibirica (Siberian catmint), N. subsessilis (Japanese catmint ),...
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Aug 7, 20223 min read
Wake up to the lilacs next spring
Common Name : Lilac (common) Science-y Name : Syringa A Few Varieties : “Miss Kim” S. pubescens (Korean lilac), S. vulgaris (common...
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Jun 5, 20222 min read
Rhododendrons bloom spring beauty
Common Name : Rhododendrons and azaleas Science-y Name : Rhododendron. There are so many varieties and species of rhododendron shrubs,...
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May 1, 20222 min read
You will never have just one violet....
Violets: a beautiful sign of spring and a yard pest, all in one petite flower.
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Apr 5, 20222 min read
Here comes the sun (sing it with me)
What shrub tells you that spring is here? The forsythia with it's bright yellow, bell shaped flowers does!
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Mar 6, 20222 min read
Always flourishing: an evergreen boxwood tale
Common Name : Common/American Boxwood Science-y Name : Buxus sempervirens A Few Varieties : Buxus Sinicia (Korean boxwood) Native or Non...
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Feb 6, 20222 min read
Literally "tree of life", the arborvitae
Common Name : Arborvitae Science-y Name : Thuja occidentalis (American arborvitae), Thuja plicata (Giant arborvitae) A Few Other...
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Jan 2, 20222 min read
Oh by gosh by golly... it's time for holly!
Common Name : Holly Science-y Name : Ilex opaca (American Holly) Ilex aquifolium (English Holly) Native or Non : American Holly,...
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