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Most gardeners have encountered some of the almost 400 plants in the Sphagnum genus as a soil conditioner in potting and garden soils. Sphagnum mosses, Sphagnum spp., live on top
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Early in 1941, as war raged in Europe, a World War I nursing volunteer, Edith Nourse Rogers, as a U. S. Representative of Massachusetts, introduced a bill to create the
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Whether sober or not, Sam Houston’s persona was magnetic, attracting attention with either his booming voice or physical appearance. After his marriage to Margaret Lea in 1840 and the birth
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Sedum morganianum, donkey’s tail or donkey tail, is a flowering evergreen leaf succulent. This means it has a thick skin that holds water. But, it is not a cactus. Its
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Dr. Richard Fox Bren-ham arrived at Washington on the Brazos in the spring of 1836, shortly after the Battle of San Jacinto. Born about 1810 in Woodford County, Kentucky, he
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Ruellia simplex, Mexican petunia, is native to Mexico and South America, but has naturalized in the southern U.S., the Caribbean, and sub-tropical and tropical regions. I don’t know why this
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Impatiens walleriana is native to central Africa but is popular all over the world. It’s easy-to-grow, beautiful flowers come in a variety of colors and bloom in the shade. You’ve
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I hope everyone is having a wonderful spring break! •There will be a fund-raiser for Iola Youth Athletics major and junior girls. The girls have worked very hard and will
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