Plant Primroses
To me, primroses are the real aristocrats of those plants that bloom in the earliest spring. They are wonderful when massed in a bed or border. Even when just one
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Summer Color From Bulbs
The lesser-known beauties are like frosting on a cake: no one would construct a garden just from these, but mingled with old standbys like phlox, gaillardia, and summer annuals, they
Today’s Irises Are Remarkable
Study a few iris catalogs, especially from hybridizers, and you will see that far more remarkable achievements are being made with iris breeding. Once color-crazed, iris hybridizers also concentrate on
Start Next Year’s Daffodil Parade NOW
While the memory of your early spring garden is still fresh, why not compile next year’s bulb list for fall delivery? Narcissus should be at the top of your list,
Daylilies Beauty, And Usefulness as Garden Plants
The dean of daylily hybridizers discusses their development, beauty, and usefulness as garden plants. There are today about 3,500 named daylilies or hemerocallis. Forty years ago, only about a dozen—
Quick Colorful Plants for Summer Shade Gardens
A shaded garden spot can be mighty frustrating to a gardener who wants color all through summer. Most of the best-known summer annuals demand sunshine to bloom well. Generally speaking,
Which Iris Is Your Native Iris?
No matter where you garden, in the cool North, or humid South, California, Connecticut, or Colorado, there is a native iris that will be happy with you because it is
Spider Lily: Hymenocallis Calathina Fast and Fancy
Few enjoy enviable popularity among tender bulbous plants, and others are treated as such. Most relatively neglected species deserve greater popularity, and none deserves it more than the summer-flowering species
Pause To Appreciate The Beauty of Irises
Iris means rainbow, and no other flower deserves this name quite well. You will find masses of all spectrum colors among the tall bearded irises. Add elegant flower form and
The Age of Elegance for Daylilies
They wonder what plant combines beauty and color with long life, hardiness, and ease of care. The answer is daylilies, known botanically as hemerocallis. They are truly the delight of