Enchinacea purpurea, purple cone flower, grows to five feet in height, has purplish-rose, daisy-like flower heads with drooping rays and raised bronzy centers. It is closely related to the Rudbeckia family and gets its botanical name from a Greek word for hedge – hog, suggested by its bristly seed heads. It is a fine source [...]

0 glorious springtime, lovely flowers Singing birds, refreshing showers, Soft tender grass in every nook – Swift flowing stream and babbling brook; Cool, deep shade of stalwart trees, Myriad leaves that whisper in the breeze. We join the bird, the brook, the leaves – In praising God for gifts like these. -Verda Cox.

Garden clubs, now a “must have” in all towns and cities, contributes much to the beauty of America. They have been responsible for friendliness, for a disposition to talk before the public and for the added knowledge of flowers and plants. The first garden club was organized at Lexington in 1876 and was called the [...]

The first time I saw Phoenician Hybrid Mullein plants was while enjoying a walk in my neighbor’s garden. Growing in front of the perennial border, they were not much more than a foot in height, and very colorful with spikes of purple, cream, pink, lavender, and . apple blossom wavine above long, deep green leaves. [...]