Daffodils: A Color Bargain For Early Spring
When the willows are gardening and the rosy blush of maples sweeps over hills and swamps, daffodils bloom in equal glory in your garden. Of course, you must put them
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Rose Winter Forecast: Your Roses Will Need Protection
Garden roses vary in their endurance to winter conditions. Shrub and rose species are generally the hardiest and require no protection, even in the coldest sections of the country. In
October Is The Time To Move Tender Bulbs Indoors
Dry off achimenes after they’re through flowering by gradually reducing the water you give them. When they’re completely dried, remove the top of the plants and store the scaly rhizomes
6 Bulbs Packed With Color
Color is the key to winter cheer. Few plants give you more concentrated brilliance than the bulbs you see here, so plant some this month as insurance against midseason blues.
Annuals For The Windowsill Gardener
The winter windowsill gardener, working to refute the snowy weather outside, does not usually like to cut the sparse blooms from a cherished house plant. The right flowers are not
Growing The Lovely And Fascinating Gentians Of North America
The gentian family is one of the smaller plant families, containing only 70 genera and about 800 species, but it is certainly one of the loveliest and most fascinating. In
What Is The Deal On Tulip Planting In The South
Late fall is tulip planting time in the South. Great tulip shows and tulip study clubs have been held and organized there, and the first president of the National Tulip
Spring Says Hello With Hyacinths Welcome Color And Fragrance
Imaginative home gardeners are discovering that the fragrant hyacinth with its rainbow set of colors need not be confined to formal beds as in Victorian times but lends itself to
Little Bulbs Bring The First News Of Spring
The first tiny bloom peeping through the ice and snow proves that winter’s strength is broken, that the earth is warming, and that spring is near. Often, in my West
Do Bulbs Need Soil Nutrients To Flower Year After Year?
Spring-flowering bulbs you plant this fall burst into bloom next spring because food needed for flower development is contained in the bulbs at the time you plant them. For flowers