Parlor Palm (Chamaedorea elegans)(Neanthe bella) is an easy to care for house plant that will grow in low light conditions in your home or office and in the shade and humidity of summer. I was given a scrawny Parlor Palm that my girl friend gave me in 2014. The palm is still in the same […]
The Hummingbird Moth in the Garden
The Hummingbird Moth in the garden The Hummingbird Moth (Hemaris thysbe) is one of the coolest insects that will visit your garden. The Hummingbird Moth resembles the hummingbird and is sometimes mistaken because it hovers over and feeds on nectar of tubal plants such as Honeysuckle, Phlox, and BeeBalm just as a hummingbird does. The […]
Variegated Vinca (Vinca major ‘Variegata’) in the Garden
Variegated Vinca Major in the garden as a spiller and a plant that needs to be controlled if planted in the ground
Northern Mockingbird in my Suburban Backyard
The Northern Mockingbird is a pretty gray bird with white stripes on the wings and tail feathers. The Mockingbird is about the size of a Robin with a smaller head and slightly longer curved beak and long legs and tail. In flight the white underside and dark wing span (catch my eye and) this show […]
Can You Control a Groundcover?
Can you control a groundcover? Maybe. I can tell you from experience that you cannot control many grouncovers once they take off (unless you want to spend countless hours pulling and chopping to keep them in their designated area). Seriously, a groundcovers is just that- they cover the ground and choke out anything in its path. […]
