Q:Now that the glaciers are receding from my garden beds, they’re exposing my pulmonarias, which have done well for years in shady spots. This year, the pulmonarias are showing a majority of limp, ...

I am impatient. I have spent the winter counting the days till spring. This year I even fell into a furtive garden porn habit, locking myself into my office to look at pictures of vegetables, or ...

Gardeners can take a certain gloomy pride in their failures: killing plants is an inescapable part of the art. A great deal of experience is gained this way, without the garden's becoming overcrowded.

Gardeners can take a certain gloomy pride in their failures: killing plants is an inescapable part of the art. A great deal of experience is gained this way, without the garden's becoming overcrowded.

The pulmonaria was a plant I fell in love with very early on in my gardening life. Its common name – lungwort – must be one of the ugliest ever, but the plant itself has an unshowy beauty which has ...

Soldiers and sailors. Joseph and Mary. Spotted dog. Jerusalem cowslip. Lungwort. When a plant has so many common names (and these are just a few) you know that it has been widely grown and much ...

Pulmonaria: just as you find one you like, some clever nurseryman spots a better version PULMONARIA is the kind of plant that attracts nicknames. Soldiers & Sailors, Jerusalem Cowslip, Spotted Dog, ...