Photo by Karen Dalziel This playful shrub looks like it came straight from the pages of Dr. Seuss. Look at it. Bent and twisted in the most curious ways. Corylus avellana ‘contorta’, is also known as Contorted Filbert and Corkscrew Hazel makes a respectable shrub when clothed in its heart-shaped leaves. But it’s during the [...]

Photo by Artisaniaflorae Money Plant (Lunaria) is also called Honesty or Moonwort and earns its keep in the garden as both a wildlife-attracting plant and as a kid-pleaser. Honesty has different varieties but usually shows up as a biennial. In any case…the fascinating result is the same. Photo by Kurt Steuber Honesty’s soft-scented flowers attract [...]

Photo by digital cat Because I always have kids hanging around (I’m like a Pez dispenser), I’m always on the look-out for plants that kids are drawn to. It’s just one of the many ways I can help influence the next generation of plant addicts. If you’re looking for plants for the children in your [...]