Plant Profiles
Heirloom plant profiles. Categories include edible, fiber, medicinal and ornamental.
All About Cool-Climate Orchids
By Michael Tibbs
Use this practical guide to care for and cultivate the popular Disa orchids.
All About the Populus Genus
By Dawn Combs
Pretty poplars, aspens, and cottonwoods are much more than decorative additions to the landscape, though their beauty is famous.
Captivating Cardoons
By Brenda Lynn Kouyoumdjian
From its showy appearance in the garden to its delicate flavor in the kitchen, this bold and beautiful plant has plenty to offer.
Manchineel Tree
By Christina Harrison and Tony Kirkham
Check out the world’s most dangerous tree, nicknamed the tree of death, which is native to the tropical parts of Florida.
Mulberry Tree
By Christina Harrison and Tony Kirkham
Discover how a mix-up between black and white mulberry trees destroyed the fledging seventeenth-century English silk industry.
Cacao Tree
By Christina Harrison and Tony Kirkham
Love chocolate? Check out the fascinating history behind the cacao tree and its introduction to Europe in the sixteenth century.
Family Foraging: Beech Nut
Story by David Hamilton; photo by Jason Ingram
Discover how to forage for beech trees and edible nuts. Peeled beech nuts can be toasted in the oven for a tasty snack.
Family Foraging: Sweet Chestnut
Story by David Hamilton; photo by Jason Ingram
Learn to harvest sweet chestnuts with this guide, and identify the difference between chestnuts and their poisonous lookalike, conkers (horse chestnuts).
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