In my post, Connect in Place, I talked about how plants communicate with each other. Today, I want to talk about how they communicate with us. Plants have physical ways to communicate their needs to caretakers. If they need water or have too much water, they droop. If they need nutrients or are under attack …
Passalong Plants
The Curious Case of the Crinums and the Landscaping Hogs
Mulching beds recently, I realized I’d run over a plant with my cart. I propped it up with an extra helping of mulch and lamented that it was my poor, beleaguered, crinum lily. If plants, like cats, have nine lives, this one was close to meeting its maker. Years ago, my husband and I bought …