Jeannie Chambers - The Accidental Gardener

Our beloved gardening writer Jeannie Chambers signs off with a final column spotlighting the cherished Forget Me Not. We won’t Jeannie, we won’t.

Considering the well-being of our Plateau neighbors who’re foraging for survival can enrich our lives in unexpected ways.

Chelone is a genus of four species and has several nicknames beside Turtlehead. She has also been known as Balmony, Bitter Herb, Fish Mouth, Snakehead and more, but enough of […]

The Hydrangea is a genus of over 75 species and native to Asia as well as the Americas, but  we are used to seeing only three-to-six species in this area.  […]

Black Cohosh (Actaea racemose) is from the Ranunculaceae family and is a cousin of the Buttercup.  It’s from the genus cimicifuga which translates to “bug flight,” rendering the common name […]

June is a great time to be outdoors in any year, but especially this year as people have ventured outside their homes more, and quite possibly reviewing their home’s landscape […]

Pachysandra is one of five species of the Boxwood family. It has roots to eastern Asia as well as North America. The plant most associated with this area is commonly […]

Lamb’s Ear is such a sweet name for this plant. He may be a little shy to let you in on his real name, Stachys byzantine, but there’s nothing introverted […]