LILLY PILLY Aka AUSTRALIAN BRUSH CHERRY or EUGENIA (Syzygium paniculatum) By Christopher Nyerges [www.SchoolofSelf-Reliance.com] Lilly pilly is a member of the Myrtle Family (Myrtaceae) Description: The Lilly Pilly is an evergreen shrub that is typically manicured as a border hedge in urban yards. Left alone, it grows tall...
GETTING TO KNOW THE NASTURTIUM PLANT
GETTING TO KNOW THE NASTURTIUM PLANT (Tropaeolum majus and related species.) A tasty food that’s easy to grow in your backyard [Nyerges is the author of “Foraging California,” “Foraging Edible Wild Plants of North America,” and other books. He teaches regular classes about the uses of wild plants. His schedule...
Saint Patrick Day Special — The Real St. Patrick, plus sidebar on “Shamrock”
THE REAL SAINT PATRICK by Christopher Nyerges www.SchoolofSelf-Reliance.com Was Saint Patrick a real person? Children are told "Saint Patrick wore a green suit, talked to leprechans, and while trying to convert the pagans with a shamrock, he marched all the snakes out of Ireland." Will the real Saint...