Gardening by osmosis

All you windowsill gardeners, container, raised bed, and in-ground gardeners too, by now you have probably named most of your plants.

Rosemary, Thyme, Sage and their friend Parsley, Tomato, Pepper, Zucchini. Black-eyed Susan, Daisy and Cosmos all are showing off their grown up leaves.

These nick-names for plants are great but when you are trying to find out more about their specific cultures it is good to understand their Latin names as well.

It really isn't hard to do as there is a universal method for naming plants. The Nomenclature, naming of plants, established by The International Code of...