Plant Families-- match the family with the traits (new 08/16)
Plant Problems--match the symptom to the possible cause (new 07/16)
Bee pollinator nesting sites-- list the site/s best for each type of bee (new 06/16)
Best practices for pollinators-- which are good, which are bad? (new 05/16)
Ten top perennials-- match the cultivar with description (new 04/16)
Snowdrops-- match the cultivar with description (new 03/16)
New Perennials-- match the cultivar with description (new 02/16)
Pollination terms-- match the term with description (new 01/16)
Gardens of the Hudson Valley-- match the garden with description or fact (new 12/15)
Flowers of the month for 2015-- match the featured flower with its description (new 11/15)
Sedum word search-- find the cultivars in the puzzle (new 10/15)
Aster word search-- find the cultivars in the puzzle (new 09/15)
Coneflower word search-- find the cultivars in the puzzle (new 08/15)
Garden phlox word search-- find the cultivars in the puzzle (new 07/15)
Peony word search-- find the cultivars in the puzzle (new 06/15)
Tulip word search-- find the cultivars in the puzzle (new 05/15)
Daffodil word search-- find the daffodil cultivars in the puzzle (new 04/15)
Plant Disease terms-- match the term with definition (new 03/15)
Valentine Plant Names-- unscramble these cultivar names (new 02/15)
"B" terms-- match the botany term beginning with "b" with its description (new 01/15)Gardens of 2014 and New England-- match the garden with its description (new 12/14)
Grape Hyacinths-- match the cultivar of this minor spring bulb with its description (new 11/14)
Fall Foliage-- match the term with its definition/description (new 10/14)
Fruit terms-- match the term with its definition (new 9/14)
Clematis-- match the cultivar with description of these popular perennial vines (new 8/14)Tough coneflowers-- match the cultivar with description of these top survivors from the brutal 2013-14 winter (new 7/14)
"A" botany terms-- match the term beginning with "A" with it's definition (new 6/14)
Tulips-- match the cultivar with description (new 5/14)
Daffodils-- match the cultivar with description (new 4/14)
Hellebores-- match the cultivar with description (new 3/14)
Flowers in Spanish-- match the Spanish with the English names (new 2/14)
Fronds and other Fern terms-- match the term with the description (new 1/14)
Plants of the Year for 2013-- match the name with the description, from those featured on this site (new 12/13)
Plant Names and their Legends-- match the name with its legend (new 11/13)
Flowers in French-- match the English name with its French counterpart (new 10/13)
State Flowers-- match the state with its official flower (new 09/13)
Phlox cultivar word jumble-- unjumble these cultivars of the tall garden phlox (new 08/13)
Public Gardens-- match these top gardens to events or features (new 07/13)
Peony cultivar word jumble-- unscramble these popular cultivar names (new 06/13)
Plant names and their legends- match the plant to its legend (new 05/13)
Shapes and habits name meanings- match the name to its meaning (new 04/13)
Color name meanings- match the name to its meaning (new 03/13)
Location name meanings- match the name to its meaning (new 02/13)
Species name meanings- match the name to its meaning (new 01/13)
Plants of the Month for 2012- match the plant featured this past year to a trait! (new 12/12)
Miscanthus word jumble- unscramble these names of perennials from this genus (new 11/12)
Switchgrass (Panicum) word jumble- unscramble these names of perennials from this genus (new 10/12)
Grass family word jumble- unscramble these names of perennials from this family (new 09/12)
Aster family word jumble- unscramble these names of perennials from this family (new 08/12)
Lily family word jumble- unscramble these names of perennials from this family (new 07/12)
Buttercup family word jumble- unscramble these names of perennials from this family (new 06/12)
Mint family word jumble- unscramble these names of perennials from this family (new 05/12)
Perennial families- match the perennial with its family (new 04/12)
Family Name pairs- can you name the families of these pairs of perennial genera? (new 03/12)
Family Names word jumble- sort out the scientific names of these families (new 02/12)
Pioneers of American Landscapes- match the person with a fact on their importance (new 01/12)
Plants of the Month for 2011- match the plant featured this past year to a trait! (new 12/11)
Perennial References- match the author to the book, learn some great references! (new 11/11)
Asters-- match the cultivar with the trait (new 10/11)
Bluestars-- match the species or cultivar of Amsonia with the trait (new 09/11)
Public Gardens-- match the garden (from those featured on this site recently) with a fact on it (new 08/11)
Coreopsis Old and New-- match the cultivar with description, some classics, some brand new (new 07/11)
Heirloom Hardy Dahlias-- match the cultivar with description, learn some great classics (new 06/11)
Heirloom Hardy Tulips-- match the cultivar with description, learn some great classics (new 05/11)
Heirloom Hardy Daffodils-- match the cultivar with description, learn some great classics (new 04/11)
Heirloom Hyacinths-- match the cultivar with description, learn some great classics (new 03/11)
Hardy Perennials-- match a new perennial with its description (new 02/11)
Ozark Bluestars-- how well do you know this Perennial Plant of the Year? (new 01/11)
Perennials of the Month for 2010-- match the plant from this year's pages to the description (new 12/10)
Coralbells-- word scramble of some choice new cultivars (new 11/10)
Coneflowers-- match the name with description for these new cultivars (new 10/10)
Influential Dates-- match the date with the significant event (new 9/10)
Gardening milestones III-- match the date with the significant event (new 8/10)Gardening milestones II-- match the date with the significant event (new 7/10)
Gardening milestones-- match the date with the significant event (new 6/10)
Butterfly perennials- match the genus with the common name of perennials that attract butterfliesl (new 05/10)
Animal names- match the genus with the plant named after an animal (new 04/10)
Influential Persons of Horticulture- can you identify who these people are? (new 03/10)
Rain garden perennials- match the genus with species or choice cultivar (new 02/10)
False Indigo- which statements are true about this Perennial Plant of the Year for 2010? (new 01/10)
Ornamental Sedges (Carex)- match cultivars to their descriptions (new 12/09)
Native Sun Perennials- word scramble, good choices of native perennials for full sun (new 11/09)
Ornamental grasses- word scramble, unscramble genus names (new 10/09)
New Perennials- match the cultivar to genus of these choice relatively new plants (new 9/09)
Hibiscus- match the cultivar to description of these popular plants (new 08/09)
"Deer-resistant" perennials- some good choices, unscramble the genus names (new 07/09)
Butterfly perennials- some good choices, unscramble the names (new 06/09)
Late Spring Flowers-- some good choices for flowering then, unscramble the names (new 05/09)
What Plant, What Need?-- match the perennial to bloom/height/flowers (new 04/09)
Perennials for Wetlands-- which perennials are suited for wetlands? True/False (new 03/09)
Word Scramble, Ferms-- unscramble names of common fern genera (new 02/09)
Perennials of the Year-- match these popular new cultivars with their descriptions (new 01/09)
Seeing Red Sedum-- match these popular new cultivars with their descriptions (new 12/08)
Salt tolerance-- see how well you know which perennials tolerate winter deicing salt (new 11/08)Meet the Aster family-- match the cultivars with the genera in this big and important perennial family (new 4/07)
Perennial habitats--heavy clay soils quiz-- match the names of these plants suitable for this site (new 3/07)Chocolate flowers quiz-- test your knowledge of flowers with "chocolate" names (new 2/07)
Walker's Low Catmint-- how much do you know about the Perennial Plant of the Year for 2007? (new 1/07)Holiday Herbaceous Names-- match the seasonal cultivar name with the genus (new 12/06)
Black Plants for Green Thumbs-- learn some plants with dark foliage (new 11/06)
Perennial Habitats, dry shade-- choose which of these perennials fits best in this habitat (new 10/06)
Perennial Habitats, boggy soil-- choose which of these perennials fits best in this habitat (new 9/06)
Seaside Perennials-- do you know which of these perennials fits best in this habitat? (new 8/06)
Garden Math Conversions-- At some point gardening involves mixing or measuring. How good are you at some basic conversions? There is useful table here as well you may want to save for future reference. (new 7/06)
Hardy Roses-- can you name the rose classes for some of the hardiest cultivars? (new 6/06)
Trollius-- great late spring perennials. match the cultivar with its description (new 5/06)
Perennial Habitats, deep shade-- choose which plants are appropriate for this garden habitat (new 4/06)
Soils 102-- match the soil properties and their terms, stuff to know for successful gardens! (new 3/06)
Native New England shade perennials-- learn nnes for this habitat while matching common and scientific names (new 02/06)
Oh Deer!-- how well do you know your deer control methods? (new 01/06)
Common Names to Love-- match the humorous name to the plant (new 12/05)
Botany Quiz 401-- a real test of your botany knowledge, in particular of primroses (new 11/05)
Horticulture Word Origins and Lore-- learn some interesting facts on where some plant names come from (new 10/05)
Gardens-- How well do you know where some gardens are located? (new 9/05)
Weed names-- match the genus with the common names of common weeds (new 8/05)
Veronica-- match cultivars or species with descriptions of speedwells (new 7/05)
Salvia nemorosa-- match cultivars with descriptions of this good garden perennial (new 6/05)
Soils 101-- match keys and properties of good soils (new 5/05)
A genus, a family-- match those genera beginning with "A", with their family (new 4/05)
Famous Horticulturists-- do you know influential horticulturists of history? do this, then the crossword below (new 3/05)
Sing'in the Blues-- match the genus with cultivar of blue-flowered perennials (new 2/05)
Spanish Perennial Names-- match the Spanish name with the English genus (new 1/05)
Which genus, which cultivar part II?-- newer cultivars than the previous, perhaps harder? (new 12/04)
Which genus, which cultivar?-- match the two (new 11/04)
Periwinkle cultivars-- match and learn some new Vinca minor choices (new 10/04)
German Perennial Names-- match and learn translations of these German perennial names (new 09/04)
Canadian Explorer Roses-- learn who the people are that some of this hardy series were named after (new 08/04)
Astilbe-- fill in the letters of cultivars of this great summer perennial for moist shade (new 07/04)
David Austin Roses-- match the description with one of these popular, common cultivars from this series (new 06/04)
Tulips-- match the common tulip cultivar with its class or grouping (new 05/04)
Shrub Roses-- match the description with the cultivar of this great group of garden roses (new 04/04)
Daffodils-- how well do you know some key cultivars? (new 03/04)
Rose Groupings-- roses are the big flower this month with Valentines. match the rose cultivar with its classification group (new 02/04)
Flowers at the Zoo-- match the flower name with its "animal" relation (new 01/04)
Ornamental Grass Cultivars-- match the cultivar with the genus (new 12/03)
Flora trivia-- interesting facts, some better known than others, from the reference Flora(new 11/03)
Ornamental Grasses-- match the scientific and common names for this great group of generally low maintenance plants? (new 10/03)
Ferns for Fun-- usually an underutilized group of perennials; how well do you know them? (new 9/03)
In the Eye of the Daylily-- for the real daylily enthusiast, eyezone daylilies (new 8/03)
Patriotic Perennials-- match the patriotic name with the description (new 7/03)
Begin with the letter "P"-- match the genus name with the common name (new 6/03)
Geraniums (not Pelargoniums)-- match the name with the description? (new 5/03)
Yellow in the Garden-- how well do you know the yellow-flowering perennials? (new 4/03)
Heuchera by the Dozens-- there are so many new cultivars out there, how well do you know them? (new 3/03)
Cultivars of Love-- cultivar names related to the them of Love (new 2/03)
Perennial Geraniums-- just that! match the description to the cultivar (new 1/03)
Don't Mow the Grass Quiz-- ornamental grasses (new 12/02)
PG-rated Perennials Quiz-- suggestive names perhaps? match them (new 11/02)
Liliaceae Quiz-- trivia and facts on members of the lily family (new 10/02)
Go for the Gold-- a matching quiz on gold-leaved hostas? (new 9/02)
Food for Thought-- know perennials with food names? (new 8/02)
Cannas-- check your knowledge of this group (new 7/02)
Anything but Green-- a quiz on variegated and bordered hostas (new 6/02)
Drought Quiz-- plants and practices for drought conditions (new 5/02)
Blue Without You--a quiz on blue hostas (new 4/02)
Who Was ___? Pioneers of Horticulture Quiz (new 12/01)
Garden History Trivia Quiz (new 12/01)
Test Your Botany Knowledge-- on the basics of plant classification and structure, multiple choice
How Well Do You Know Your Perennials?-- A quiz for "beginners". (redesigned 3/00)
Perennial Trivia-- For the advanced perennial enthusiast. (redesigned 3/00)
Perennials and Places-- How well do you know your perennials and geography? This quiz hotlinks you around the world of perennials.
Perennials and Persons-- Do you know who discovered specific plants or lent their names?
Perennials and States-- Check your knowledge of geography, learn some places to visit.
Who said that?-- Try and match the quotes with the authors.
Perennial Origins and Garden History Quiz-- some famous gardens, plant origins
Perennial Plant Names Quiz--match the name with its name origin
Edible and Useful Perennials Quiz-- lore and perennials used over the centuries
An A-Z of Plant Names Quiz-- roots and etymology of plant names
Who were these perennial persons? -- breeders and other associated with perennials
Interactive Perennial Quiz #1--The Genera-- multiple choice, for java-enabled browsers
Interactive Perennial Quiz #2--Plant Structure-- multiple choice, for java-enabled browsers
Interactive
Perennial Quiz #3--Perennial Geraniums-- multiple choice, for java-enabled
browsers
Mad Libs
Fill in the blanks for the words called for, then submit to see what story
you've just completed. These are always humorous, and if you haven't
done one before you may be in for a surprise!
A Mad Visit to the Flower Show (new 1/03)
The
Mad
Bookstore (new 1/03)
Perennial Crossword Puzzles
These puzzles can be played easily by several methods.
A) some puzzles created with Crossword Weaver can be either printed to fill in with pencil, or played online if links are given.
B) downloading the free
Across
Lite software, for those puzzles so noted, then
1.access the puzzle through your browser by clicking the title above
2.if the puzzle opens and you can play, fine. If not, merely save this
.puz puzzle file onto your computer using your brower's buttons or from
drop-down menus (look for "Save As"). Then from the Across Lite program
installed on your computer, access this file you just saved on your
computer and you should be able to play.
C) if the above doesn't work, OR you don't have time or disk space for software downloads, OR you like the "old-fashioned" way of doing crosswords, go to the photo file of the puzzle if given which you can print out and then play, with pencil! Or you can print the Adobe Acrobat version if you have this software (download Acrobat free).
Crossword Puzzles
NEW 4/06--Native
Plants
NEW 3/06--Perennials
for
heavy clay soils
NEW 2/06--Meet
the
Aster family
NEW 1/06--Potentially
Poisonous
Perennials
Famous
Horticulturists
Horticulture
Origins
and Lore
Soil
Terms
Weed
Names | play
online
More Plant Terms: easiest
done when printed, answers linked
Plant Terms: easiest
done when printed, answers linked
Perennial Plant Culture: Across
Lite
puzzle | photo puzzle
to print
Perennial Plant Names (harder): Across
Lite
puzzle | photo puzzle
to print
Perennial Plant Names 2: Across
Lite
puzzle | photo puzzle
to print
Perennial Latin Names: Across
Lite
puzzle | photo
puzzle to print | Adobe
Acrobat
version
Crossword Answers
Perennial Plant Culture
Perennial Plant Names
Perennial Plant Names 2
Perennial Latin Names |
Adobe Acrobat version
Find-the-Word, Word Jumbles,
Word Search
In this familiar word jumble puzzle type, you'll find a grid of letters in
which to circle words either horizontal, vertical or diagonal and either
forwards or backwards. These you should print out to play.
new 1/05--
Soil terms
To grow perennials well you must know soils. Test your knowledge
here, perhaps learn some new terms.
Color terms
Many plant names, especially species, are terms for color. How well
do you know these?
Famous Persons of
Horticulture
This is a real test of your history knowledge. Search for the
persons who have had an impact on our history, practices, and plants of
horticulture. Articles are linked just in case you need them!
Perennials for Cold
Climates
Search for the 25 perennial genera.
Perennial Culture
Words relating to perennials, their growth, and culture.
for Kids
Ariannah's Garden Puzzle (word
jumble)
A word jumble puzzle as above you can print out and play, created by my
daughter Ariannah when 9 years old. Good for the novice gardener as well
as for kids.
Ariannah's In-the-Park Puzzle
(word jumble)
A word jumble puzzle as above, created by mydaughter Ariannah. Words are
things you find in a park. Good for the novice gardener as well as for
kids. Print and play!
Print and color: hummingbird
and
columbine, butterfly,
geranium, garden
beetle
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