Recently, while visiting Jerusalem, I noticed a snapdragon growing out of a brick walkway. It was clearly a volunteer from a windblown seed. Snapdragons are Mediterranean natives with a habitat that ...

IF YOU pinch the sides of a single snapdragon flower, the mouth opens - a great source of amusement for small children, if a temporary one. The bottom lip of the snapdragon drops down to allow the ...

Flowers are the ephemerals of the garden. They vanish without a trace at the end of each season, so you would hardly think them worth pruning during their brief stay. Yet pruning can help make more ...