everlasting flowers

Sneezewort

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Last week I spotted an alluring plant in the garden center.  It was in full bloom, offering up a cloud of small, white blossoms and a billowing habit.  I reached for it, imaging exactly where in the garden it would go. Then I saw the label—Gypsophilia paniculata or baby’s breath.  I stopped in mid-reach.  Baby’s … Read more

Golden Buttons

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It is clear that plants are generally much wiser than I am. Tansy proves this point. Somehow, early on in the life of my current landscape, tansy or Tanacetum vulgare, made its first appearance by the hedge in the front garden.  I overlooked the plant when it sprouted, but by mid-summer of the first year, … Read more