Mastering Horticulture

Fig. 1    The bizarre porcupine tomato ( Solanum pyracanthum ).  Ornamentally Odd When all the basic plants are in place in the ga...

Santa Rosa plums ( Prunus domestica 'Sana Rosa'). B askets of dark ripe plums have always been one of the defining marks of s...

Fig. 1    Thai Basil ( Ocimum basilicum ) T his is a partial glimpse of my vegetable garden this year.  Instead of showing the fruits...

Fig. 1     Spotted bellflower (Campanula punctata) C ampanula punctata .   Bell-shaped flowers that dangled from slender stalks perio...

AVRDC (Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center) At last I made it to AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center !  Coming to this place...

Fig. 1    Calibrachoa enjoys the shade under an umbrella. It's that time of the year again when my family takes a summer trip.  Thi...

When I planted the pomegranate tree in my backyard there was only a thought of human food.  Little did I know that the hummingbirds als...