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Clover plants are often dismissed as mere ground cover or lucky charms, but white clover (Trifolium repens), red clover (Trifolium…

Sumac is a spice made from the dried and ground berries of the non-toxic sumac plant (most often Rhus coriaria). It has a…

Nettle fertilizer and nettle insecticide are invaluable tools in organic gardening. They are easy to make, environmentally friendly, and offer…

Ground cherries are small, round fruits that grow inside a papery husk. They look like little golden tomatoes and taste…

When you see vibrant orange, yellow, or red blooms of the daylily (Hemerocallis) fluttering in the breeze, you might think…

The American sweetgum tree is easy to recognize: tall, strong, with star-shaped leaves that turn red and orange in the fall. But…

Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) is a fragrant flowering vine native to East Asia and widely naturalized in many regions. While…

Sassafras albidum is a small deciduous tree native to North America, long revered by Native Americans and early settlers for…

Urtica dioica, more commonly known as stinging nettle, may not look like a friendly plant at first glance. Its tiny hairs…

When walking through a garden or even glancing at a roadside, you may notice delicate white or pink trumpet-shaped flowers…