Have you ever heard of sea cabbage, a wild cousin of the domesticated brassicas? Did you know that edible bananas are a primitive plant thought to be related to some of the first trees of the primeval forest?
I didn't either until 
A sad mess of dessicated branches soon to meet the compost bin is all that remains of my beloved 'Chinese Ornamental' hot pepper plant. I had grown fond of this little hot pepper plant and was 
Until very recently, pawpaws have been one of those mythical fruits that I've known about for ages, but have never seen in person. Until just a few years ago I was under the mistaken impression that 
I bought this plant, black horehound (Ballota nigra) 'Archer's Variegated', about a month ago and just recently planted it in the ground (still in the pot) at my community plot where it will live through the 
I made my first visit to the Montreal Botanical Gardens about nine years ago. It was early August and the lotus flowers in both the Japanese Garden and the Chinese Garden 
This isn't all of it, just some of the stranger items.
Interestingly enough, the year I decide to give up on the garden is the year Operation Garden Terrorism seems to have come to a halt. Or maybe I just didn't notice the damage 
Turnout in the mutant vegetable competition at The Royal Winter Fair was disappointingly lackluster this year. I don't know if it was the poor weather this season, or a waning lack of interest in growing 
Our off-time on a recent trip to New York City was spent wandering around soaking everything in and taking pictures. I didn't go out of my way to visit specific gardens or community gardens this time,
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