Royce Niffenegger: 5 books

Violets and violas can be found both in gardening handbooks and in weed-identification books, proof that one man's weed is another man's flower. Violets and violas are easy to grow--almost too easy. These pretty flowers have been grown in gardens for centuries, even if they were never planted there....

The calla lilies are a beautiful genus of flowers that have been enjoyed by humans for centuries. The calla lily grows from a type of bulb called a rhizome and produces very large green leaves, typically covered with lighter-coloured spots. The flower blooms from the top of a rather thick stem and...

Begonias are a group of perennial flowering plants that belong to the family Begoniaceae. This genus includes more than 1,500 species, making it one of the ten largest genera of angiosperms. Most of the species are terrestrial herbs or shrubs but some can be epiphytic, or grow on another plant or...

Figs are popular fruits that are eaten fresh or dried, and included in baked goods and preserves. Figs are grown from fig trees. Figs grow well in the southern and western United States, as well as Mediterranean and northern African locations, where climates are temperate and dry. Figs require warm...

Wild mushrooms ruin the appearance of your carefully tended lawn. Mushrooms commonly appear in the fall, when the weather begins to grow cooler. Mature mushrooms produce spores that are carried by the wind until they find a favorable place to grow. Removing mushrooms before they produce spores will...