Have you ever been curious about what many of the odd bulbs are in the bulb catalogs? Did you ever try to get a few new ones each year? It’s fun if you can just get up your nerve to order those things you have never seen. Order several different species and varieties of each … Read more
Have you ever tried to grow lilies from scales? If you haven’t, you have missed one of the most interesting gardening experiences. Many new hybrid garden lilies produce little or no seed, so you will find propagating them from scales (the segments of the bulb which look like sections of an artichoke) is an easy … Read more
The golden-rayed lily of Japan, Lilium auratum, has been called the queen of lilies. It is regally tall and graceful, and its deliciously fragrant, waxy-white flowers have broad golden bands flecked with crimson running down the center of the petals. In some hybrids, the bands are crimson and broader than the type. The flowers are … Read more
In your garden, be it large or small, there is no reason why you may not enjoy the exquisite perfection of hardy lilies. Even in a garden filled to over-flowing with other flowers, lilies may be tucked in here and there to enhance the garden picture. And surprising as it may seem, lilies like just … Read more
Gaillardia must surely be the most agreeable, easy-to-have the plant in cultivation. Like Topsy, it “just grows.” It thrives and faithfully produces bushels of flowers in the severest drougth when all the “sissy” flowers – yea, even weeds – dry up and blow away. Then it does even better when the rains come. Features Of … Read more
Patience is probably the greatest attribute a gardener can have and the accompanying. The illustration shows the rewards which came to me after sufficient patience with amaryllis. In October 1956, a friend gave me an amaryllis bulb, dried and desiccated looking as they so often are during their dormancy. It was “guaranteed” to bloom, so … Read more
Daylily, the common name for Hemerocallis, is an important genus of showy perennial herbs of the Lily family. They bear large yellow, orange, or red flowers in the newest hybrids, chiefly in June and July. Characteristics Of Daylily The name Daylily is also sometimes applied to the Plantain-lily of the genus Hosta, which is characterized … Read more
In many parts of the United States, the lovely, fragrant auratum lily, the gold-band lily of Japan, usually lasts only one year. Why? The experts claim that this is one of the two finest hardy garden lilies, and the other is Lilium speciosum rubrum. Other lilies are touchy, such as: Lilium speciosum album Lilium martagon … Read more
Lilting grace, cheerful coloring, and delightful personality characterize daffodils, the favorite early spring-flowering bulbs. Familiar for generations in yellows, whites, and bicolors, the color range is now much broader, including even in the yellows, shades from deepest gold, through bright clear yellows, and on to cool greenish lemons, variously described as sulfur or limey tones. … Read more
The next time someone gives you a rose, don’t throw it away after the petals have fallen. Instead, stick it in the ground in a shaded spot, cover it with a glass jar and keep it watered. It may reward you with a plant. Rose Propagation Through Cuttings Propagating roses from cuttings is not at … Read more