10 Neat Things

1. Dew of the sea The name rosemary has nothing to do with roses or anyone named Mary. It is

Sequoia National Park, California 1. What kind of big? You can measure the biggest trees as the tallest, the thickest

Peperomia argyreia Watermelon 1. Plant of the year! Peperomia has been declared the plant of the year by the National

1. Quercus and the Celts Quercus is the botanical name for oak and it is from the Celtic language meaning

Boswellia sacra (image by Scott Zona / via Wikicommons) 1. Treasures from trees. The wise men from the East arrived

1. Eating flower babies. An artichoke is the bud of the flowerhead of Cynara scolymus, a plant with lovely violet-blue

1. What you already knew. As a plant person, you already know that plants have senses, many beyond our ken.

1. The potato diet. Potatoes have a bad reputation as a heavy carb food that adds inches to waistlines. But

1. No such thing as one mouse. If you see one mouse in your house, you can be sure there