There’s a standard set of sensible reasons why people grow the charming dwarf geraniums because small windows will hold a larger collection of different varieties, or crowded greenhouses can make room for them between larger pots. Because they make large people feel smaller, or small people feel larger. Or because they create more and brighter … Read more
Although many of us paid dearly for fall planting this past year, fall is still one of the best times, if not the best, to plant in many areas. Unless there is a bad wind problem or a very early winter, fall-planted plants have a chance to get started next spring and maybe even this … Read more
The bulbs we plant in fall are uninteresting-looking objects, but they hold beneath their dull exterior the promise of great beauty next spring. Tulips are probably the most popular and widely used of all bulbs. A better understanding of the kinds of tulips available and their particular place in the landscape will give the home … Read more
Nerine (nay-REE-nay) is a herbaceous perennial bulbous flowering plant belonging to the genus Nerine and is a member of the popular Amaryllidaceae or better known as the Amaryllis family. In 1820. the genus Nerine was established by Reverend William Herbert, a British botanist, botanical illustrator, clergyman, and poet. It’s also believed to be named after … Read more
If for no other reason, gardeners look forward to the fall season because it is bulb planting time. Somehow, a keen sense of pleasure comes from carefully placing the bulbs in the warm, moist earth to root and sleep through the long cold months. But as we plant, we dream up pictures of how these … Read more
Fall planting time is here, and since there are so many advantages in favor of a greater amount of planting at this time of year, it is difficult to understand why so many gardeners think they have to wait until spring to set out most trees, shrubs, and perennials. If you have vacant places in … Read more
Here are the excellent Dahlia types: Single Dahlias Single dahlias have open-centered flowers, with only one row of ray florets and the margins flat or nearly so, regardless of the number of florets. Examples are: Pequot Yellow Purity Mignon Mignon is a single dahlia, the plants of which approximate 18” inches in height. Examples are: … Read more
In writing this article, I am keeping in mind one who has never had any experience with the peony and wishes to plant a few roots without making too many mistakes in doing so. In the first place, one must remember that the peony is a long-time proposition. We planted our first peonies in our … Read more
The flamboyant “crowd” that inspired Wordsworth to write about “A host of golden daffodils; dancing in the breeze” was not made up of aristocratic novelties from a modern catalog or even our old standby, King Alfred. Instead, they were undoubtedly one of England’s native daffodils, perhaps the Tenby daffodil, obvallaris, or perhaps the lent lily. … Read more
The butterfly bush is among the beautiful Chinese shrubs now growing in our gardens. The Orange-eye Butterfly bush, Buddleia davidii is the most common of the Buddleias. The buddleia was named for English Botanist Adam Buddle. Buddleia plants are compact in growth, often as tall as 8′ feet. The wood is not very hardy so … Read more