What Is The Cinderella Plant?
You wouldn’t expect such tropical-looking foliage from an inexpensive seed packet labeled “castor bean.” But this budget-wise plant can’t be beaten for quick foundation plantings to banish the bare look
Flowering
Why Are These Plants Seldom Seen Annuals?
Each summer for over a dozen years, I have grown one or more seldom-seen annuals in my central Missouri farm garden. These adventures with seeds have been little work and
Tips On Hybridizing Gladiolus
You certainly can be someone other than an expert in genetics. However, the experience will teach you many practical things about combining the characteristics of two different parents. Two white
Daylily Surprises – Plantlets Known As Proliferations
Gardens can be full of surprises. A plant that sulked along for months suddenly feels at home and covers itself with glory. Bulbs poke through the soil far from where
The Buller Amaryllis Hybrids
A new race of hybrid amaryllis has come upon the American scene. Named for its originator, it is called the Buller strain, after the late Arthur C. Buller (1874-1959) of
The Beauty Of Primrose in the Greenhouse
The lush Polyanthus primroses from West Coast breeders had been so impressive in the garden that two years ago, I decided to try them in my greenhouse for late winter
It Was Something Gardeners Needed – A Good, Yellow Lily
There are yellow lilies, but so far they leave much to be desired. There is Lilium umbellatum, Golden Fleece, and some of the Golden Chalice hybrids of umbellatum-dauricum. But these
Growing Pansies To Please You
As you relax in your garden with a frosty drink, your imagination may be planning for beautiful months ahead on these hot July days. How will your borders look next
Time to Put The Spotlight on Daylilies
Early-day lilies stub their toes on the heels of lagging daffodils, and late ones stay around to rub elbows with fall asters and early mums. In between, they hobnob with
Why Add Daylilies To Your Garden
Gardens are loveliest when they are planned to have a succession of blooms. Then they are continually interesting, with the flowers of one plant immediately following or overlapping the bloom