When I was a kid, my mother’s cure-all for everything from a touch of sunburn to poison ivy and even a mild fever was witch hazel lotion. It came from the Fuller Brush man who sold his wares from door ...
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7 winter-blooming plants thriving at the New York Botanical Garden in February – and you can grow them in your backyard, too
How to get the best results from these winter-blooming stars ...
Anyone who’s a regular reader of this column or visited Yew Dell Botanical Gardens knows that we’re big fans of witch hazel (Hamamelis) species. This collection of large-ish shrubs native to North ...
This year many of us have spent more time than ever walking or cycling along roads and trails and becoming intimately familiar with native trees and plants that may have been overlooked or taken for ...
I opened the Yakima Area Arboretum’s “The Weekly Leaf” newsletter on Feb. 15 and was immediately drawn to the announcement “Let the Blooming Begin!” The big news was that the arboretum’s witch hazels ...
Yes, it is November, the fall leaf extravaganza is almost over and there is little color left to admire. But don't despair. In spite of the frost and cold, there is one plant still flowering in the ...
So, have you been out in your garden yet to smell the flowers? That is a strange question, Eric. After all — much of the snow is gone. Last week I was looking out my backdoor and I saw at least 6 ...
EVERYBODY LOVES JANUARY in the Pacific Northwest! OK — that might not actually be true, but it ought to be, at least among curious botanists, backyard gardeners and others who take an interest in ...
Dear Roger: You persuaded me last winter to grow some Chinese witch hazels for winter color and fragrance. It’s time to order them now for fall planting. Please list a couple of sources for me. Also, ...
Well, here we are, folks. The Christmas tree has been stripped and unceremoniously tossed to the curb. The stockings and ornaments are back in their basement home. The last of the stale cookies have ...
American witch-hazel, also called common witch-hazel, is a native plant in our area that surprises us by blooming in late fall into December. Yellow witch-hazel flowers are often spotted out in the ...
Today is the first day of spring, and here in central Ohio, the day will be greeted by some of the first flowers of the new season. Not crocus, daffodils or even hellebores, but the odd-shaped ...
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