Garden cyclamen are subtle plants. Their butterfly flowers float close to the ground and they have an uncanny habit of popping into view when you are looking at or for something else. I noticed mine the other day when I was running the string trimmer around the yard. A small patch of pink, ivy-leaf cyclamen … Read more
Florists call the tall, golden-topped stems “solidago” when they include them in expensive bouquets. I suspect that more than one person has glanced at one of those solidago-laden arrangements and said, “It looks just like goldenrod to me.” And that person would be right. Solidago is simply goldenrod in fancy dress. Just as ancient alchemists … Read more
