Most gardeners tend to concentrate their flowering plants and bulbs in perennial borders, and this is a natural tendency since that is what borders are for. However, when it comes to lilies, they are essentially plants best considered in terms of the overall garden, rather than as part of the border. Use them as you … Read more
Holland in the springtime provides visitors with a fabulous automobile drive along 100 miles of roadways lined with fields of blooming bulbs which include colorful tulips, hyacinths, and narcissus that literally fling their fragrances into the air. At first glance, the impression is that the sky, at sunset, has settled all over the Dutch landscape. … Read more
Both the curing and the preserving of gourds are dependent upon the quality of the fruits and their maturity. If they are damaged by skin bruises, there is no method by which they can be preserved. Skin bruises form an excellent point for the inroad of bacteria which will cause ultimate decay. To avoid such … Read more
Following the early bulbs, alliums are of growing interest for garden accent and color. Kinship with the onion is well disguised in most kinds, although A. schoenoprasum, with pretty lavender clover-like flowers, is the chive itself with leaves that are tasty in soups and salads. Allium Molly A. molly has twinkly yellow flowers, ten inches … Read more
Since shrubs constitute a long-time investment, it is important that their selection be made with reference to the spot. Where they are to stand and the shape they will assume, whether tall or broad, as well as the amount of care they will require, including the necessary pruning and spraying for insect pests and diseases. … Read more
Most home gardeners are familiar with the fascinating story of the tulip mania which took place in Holland before the middle of the seventeenth century. The development of the classification of the tulip and the metamorphosis that has come about in methods of planting and arrangement were influenced by popular demand and the historical happenings … Read more
The Charm of Crinums It is true that many of the crinums indeed require more room than the ordinary amaryllis bulb or geranium plant, but so do the eremurus and Lilium giganteum, for instance, and at the same time, they are highly regarded as garden plants. Key Takeaways: Amaryllis Cultivation: A Rewarding Challenge Crinums are … Read more
Next to the dandelion, which grows in every part of the country, the common kinds of violets are the first flowers with which the average country-born child becomes acquainted. Their earliness of bloom, rich color, and ability to provide a game of “snapping-off-the-heads-of-roosters” make them ideal flowers for the child. Alack and alas, for many … Read more
Lilies have been grown in gardens as far back as the memory of man can truce, but they have been singularly resistant to the wiles of the hybridist until recent years. Up to the turn of the century, only two hybrids were known: Lilium testaceum and Francis Parkman’s ill-fated L. parkmanni. Over the past half-century, … Read more
In one sense, we have no favorite lilacs at Rochester, for we grow them all—that is all we can get by purchasing, swapping, or as grateful recipients of the generosity of introducers of new varieties. Indeed. This has been our policy since the Highland Park collection was started in 1892. The happy result is that … Read more