Perky primroses line grocery store shelves the day after Christmas, brightening the rest of winter with their shockingly cheery colors. Often we treat them as short-term plants. We set them on the ...
Today, you meet several nice native plants, all in the evening primrose family, as well as the not-so-nice invasive yellow flag iris. You also meet the beneficial insects known as the charming sphinx ...
What better way to chase the winter blues away than bright, colorful, cheery primroses. Primrose is an early, low-flowering perennial plant that adds a bright touch to the woodland garden. They come ...
The primrose of Shakespeare and other poets is actually a family of several hundred species and hybrid plants known for their striking, often brilliant blossoms. Though many of these eye-catching ...
I spotted the first flush of wild primroses flowering in nearby woods a few weeks ago. Speckled along the edges of a steep, damp bank that sits beneath the dappled shade of beech trees, their blooms ...
If someone asked you to name your favorite spring flower, what would you say? Something along the lines of daffodils, tulips, or hyacinths? Even though there are probably a thousand daffodils in my ...