VARIETY is Not the Spice of the Garden
When planning your flower border, do you automatically want to plant every type of flower that is grown? Unfortunately, most of us who love to raise flowers neglect thinking of
Flowering
It’s Biennial Time
Since June is not, inevitably, “The Month of Roses” (I like to think so, too!), let’s face it and admit that in northern sections, at least a few roses are
The Exotic Anthurium
You can’t beat Anthurium for brilliance. The spathes are brightly colored in red, rose, pink, coral, and orange, or like Anthurium scherzerianum rothschildianum, above in red, spotted with white. The
The Fashion Excitement in Daylilies
Daylilies (hemerocallis) are perennials with real stamina and are of the easiest possible culture. They bring bright clouds of beauty to northern gardens when midsummer’s heat is at its fiercest.
How To Grow Award Winning Primrose
May, Traditionally a laughing month, is never more cheerful than in the cool shadows of a spacious backyard in Cheshire, Connecticut. Not until visitors reach the end of the driveway
What Are The Saunders Hybrid Tree Peonies
It was in the old house on the campus of Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, where Professor Saunders has lived for 50-odd years, with his family, his dogs, his
More Extraordinary Annuals
Every year, besides the old standbys, I try something new. If it succeeds, I will continue to grow it. Datura Suaveolens Among those I have tried and kept is (Datura)
What Daylilies Go With
Some years ago, I began growing daylilies (hemerocallis) simply to complement shrubs and perennials in borders. Then their dependability, care-free habits, and the ease with which I could develop new
Geraniums Indoors And Out
Fourteen years ago, I fell in love with eight common red geraniums, a gift I planted in a window box. I thought they were the only kind there were—lots of
Carnations Outdoors
Yes, you can grow carnations outdoors. The lovely big florists’ kind! We had long been eager to try and one day ventured to order some with our big chrysanthemums. The