6 Soft and Fuzzy Plants
Story & photos by Dorothy Dobbie When we think plants along with soft and fuzzy or velvety leaves, Lamb’s ear springs to mind, but these
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January 30, 2023
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Annuals
About Petunias
1. The scent of a flower. Petunias have a heavenly scent in the early part of summer, before they have been pollinated. It is especially
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July 27, 2022
About Native Wildflowers
1. Typhoid saviour. One of the native wildflowers, Joe Pye weed, boneset to some, and botanically Eutrochium (reclassified from Eupatorium a few years ago), shares its common
Shauna Dobbie
June 30, 2022
Early Spring Flowers
1. Hellebores. One of the early spring flowers, Hellebores, are poisonous, as are many plants in the garden. The sap and seeds, interestingly, will turn
Shauna Dobbie
March 24, 2022
About Sunflowers
1. Sunflowers for Ukraine. Sunflowers grow well in Ukraine, owing to its hot dry summers. The flower was widely planted by Peter the Great in
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March 10, 2022
About Nature’s Dyes
1. Blue jean pea plant. A member of the pea family, Indigofera tinctoria, the plant that produces blue jean blue, has been in use as
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November 4, 2021
Buying Plants
1. Potted plants in bloom (1). At the garden centre, should you buy plants that are already blooming or not? The question has two answers:
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April 29, 2021
About Edible Weeds
Purslane 1. Move over spinach. Purslane, sometimes called portulaca, is an edible weed. It has 10 times the Omega 3 fatty acids found in spinach,
Dorothy Dobbie
February 3, 2021
About Scary Plants
1. Bat flower. One of the scary plants, the handsome Tacca chantrieri flowers are almost black and a little reminiscent of bats, with their two
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October 28, 2020
About Groundcover
1. It’s thyme, baby. Thyme will hold up nicely as groundcover between flagstones in a sunny area that gets a bit of foot traffic, although
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August 20, 2020