The latest dirt from my garden

What do we have here? Rare 18th century heirloom. Finally got my hands on some Nine Star Perennial Broccoli. Nearly impossible to find in t...

Happy Halloween! How about that! This in an interesting aquatic food that grows well in a container.  The Ling Nut, Trapa bicormis, is a flo...

Mandrakes are stemless, perennial herbs with dark green leaves, resembling somewhat the leaves of chard and a have large taproots that c...

The most sought after Calceolaria. Native to the Falkland Islands, Calceolaria fothergillii is a hardy little plant, forming a rosette of...

  Very unusual, rare and exotic looking prehistoric specimen Tree.   The Monkey Puzzle Tree is an exotic South American evergreen tree t...

It's real, however real seeds are hard to get to.  Called a green birdflower or regal birdflower, this stunning plant belongs to the le...

The Star Creeper Lobelia nummularia is a herbaceous perennial ground-cover, native to Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Demure, white...

Waratah is the Aboriginal word for the NSW Waratah Telopea speciosissima. Telopea is from the Greek telepos meaning "seen from afar...

Fagraea ceilanica, the perfume flower bush, is classified under the Loganiaceae family. This evergreen plant can be pruned back to maintai...

Off we go, starting our own water chestnuts again. In case you ever had them in stir fry, the fresh bulbs are 100 times better than t...

Also known as Grape Soda or Cool Aid Tree due to it's grapelicious fragrance. Indigenous to Texas, New Mexico and Mexico, this large...

  Garrya elliptica (Coast silk-tassel) is an evergreen shrub native to the coastal ranges of California and southern Oregon, south to Los ...

Richea dracophylla is a tall, erect shrub 4-12 feet high but often smaller. The leaf bases sheath the stem and the leaves are arranged sp...

If you love the flavor of hot chili peppers, but have problems with their spicy "heat," then a variety of heirloom chili pepper...