Brussels sprouts (Brassica oleracea var. Gemmifera) are annual members of the Brassicacae vegetable family which includes broccoli, cabbages, cauliflower, collards, kale, radishes and turnips. Much like cabbages, most types are green, but you may find two cultivars which have reddish-purple sprouts. These cultivars both make appealing decorative plants as well as create sprouts which add […]
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There is often some truth in old superstitions. Once thought deadly poison, 1 part of the nightshade family, the tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum), is one of the most-planted plants in the modern house garden today that its biochemistry is well known. Among tomato’s family members, potato (Solanum tuberosum), was never quite as infamous. As prevalent as […]
Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) is a member of the Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) family, together with vegetables such as broccoli and radishes. Hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 4 through 8, it is an herbaceous perennial grown for its flavorful roots, which have been used and used as a condiment since early times. Horseradish flowers […]
Classical architecture continues its reach into localized design and likely defines over a few houses in your area. But your neighbor may be residing in simpler or more openly formed houses, and these designs have deep roots, too. To locate them, traveling back into the interval approximately 800 years after the fall of Rome (in […]