The Natural Healing Herb of Chicory

Elderberries don’t get much billing in modern gardens, but these attractive plants were common fixtures in early American gardens. In fact, elderberries were so common a century ago that early settlers viewed them as ditch [ … ]

Gardeners often love to pore over seed catalogs, dreaming about which new varieties to try this year, planning their gardens in meticulous detail, and then put their planning into practice. Much time can be spent [ … ]

When I think of rhubarb, I always think of my grandmother. Like many gardeners of her time, she grew this large, old-fashioned, perennial vegetable in a sunny corner of the garden. The leaves, which are [ … ]