This Kerria has been extant for a little over a hundred years. This is my best guess as it was moved from farm to farm by my mggm (and so on down the line). They are a great shrub for areas where nothing else is planted (they like to spread), but is easy to control. It can be propagated by...
Here are a couple that do well in the woods (two-three hours of direct light/under hickories). The first is Lavender Hyssop, it used to be used (and I'd guess still is) as a flavoring agent (crushing a leaf is similar to crushing a star anise and taking a sniff). In full sun they'll top at...
I didn't find a shot anyone had yet posted of these, so I thought put one up: We found one growing along a stream several years ago and dug it up. We plant them every year as they grow well with little direct light (under hickories). If in full sun they will get about six feet tall. The one...
This is our winter setup (going on fifteen years). The lighting consists of three 48" dual shop light fixtures with six GE Sunshine F40's. The cost for those items should run around $80.00. We use the `personal soothing devices', i.e., misters as cleaning the fountains got to be rather...