A few weeks ago, I noticed that three Indian Pinks (Spigelia marilandica, below) were lost behind hellebores and beneath the wide spreading ‘Jane’ magnolia along the driveway. I had recently considered planting a few more, but why buy more when they’re already here, waiting to be moved to a more prominent location? For better and…

I’ve planted more fern varieties in the garden than any other plant, even the nearly forty varieties of Japanese maples. But, there are more of unknown nomenclature since many are similar in appearance and I lazily did not keep track while purchasing and planting them. A year ago, I began to label them, as inconspicuously…