Primroses: What's not to love about primroses? And I felt that way even before I read Elizabeth Lawson's deep-dive social and cultural history of them in her new book, “Primrose,” part of a botanical series from London-based Reaktion Books.
She introduced me to the best primulas for our gardens today, and some primrose legend and lore. Elizabeth Lawson is a naturalist and writer from Ithaca, NY, with a doctorate in botany. She's also the new president of the American Primrose Society.
2020 Garden Trends: I have to confess that I have weeded out and discarded a lot of press releases and new product announcements I've...
It’s that time of year when we gardeners are shopping, shopping, shopping, often in hot pursuit of just the right plant that will make...
I can’t imagine life without my admittedly oddball collection of houseplants, many of whom have been with me for several decades already. So I...