Mastering Horticulture

Pollarded tree at the Jardin du Luxembourg During their recent trip to France my husband and my son took pictures of pollarded trees in the...

Aphids on Chives Spring is here...even aphids are having a blast in the garden.  They have infested my chives and some of my roses.  The pr...

  Cyclamen persicum Inspired by the sight of the beautiful cyclamen on the table out in my patio, I decided to post this old old poem abou...

Lemon ( Citrus limon ) After giving away so many lemons, this tree still stands laden with large bright yellow fruits.  I like harvesting f...

Beautiful and healthy mushrooms were all over our neighbors' yard last month.  They were concentrated on the mulched areas of their gar...

Seed germinating inside a tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum ) fruit All these years I have believed that tomato seeds cannot germinate without ...

Lady Beetle ( Coccinella septempunctata ) on Flat-Leaf Parsley ( Petroselinum crispum ) This seven-spotted lady beetle (ladybug or ladybird...