Pineapple Sage News Today

"The genus Salvia is varied in size and color, easy to grow, and trouble-free," writes Tom Karwin. "It comes to mind because so many specimens exist in my garden, and because this season is the time to schedule cutting them down. It has been about a year since I focused on these plants, so this is an occasion to revisit the garden stalwarts."

If you’re not good at keeping plants alive, or just don’t have the time for too much careful gardening, this is what you need.

The Global Biodiversity Index was calculated using six groups of living organisms - vascular plants, mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians, and fish.

It’s officially bird feeding season. I usually wait until mid-winter to get into the subject of bird feeders, since there’s not much else to do by then but stare out the window looking for some sign of hope.

Craig and Karla Axleson sell a variety of natural soy products from their home-based workshop in Brainerd.

Craig and Karla Axleson sell a variety of natural soy products from their home-based workshop in Brainerd.

Loyal readers offer a few helpful ideas for how to deal with der and groundhogs in their gardens.

While red is by far a hummingbird's favorite color, they will also feed on blue, yellow, and purple flowers.

This week sage advice — and not from the government either. The suggestion is to plant salvia, a member of the sage family, one of those plants especially welcome because they light up these dark, dour, days. Salvia in its many, many guises will provide splashes of garden colour when most is lost — and down here, in our mild climes, it does so well into winter. Pat McCree, from Newnham Road in Binstead, sent me a photograph of her salvia elegans, aka pineapple-scented sage (pictured a...