Starting Hardy Perennials From Seed: It Is Fun and Saves Money
It’s fun to grow perennials from seed. And besides, it’s bright! You can have more of them and a far greater variety at a meager cost. Of course, raising perennials
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Growing Fuchsia Seed: How To Raise Fuchsias From Seed
If you’ve never grown fuchsias from seed, you must await an experience that will bring great satisfaction and startling surprises. A package of reliable fuchsia seeds may give you as
Growing Healthy Iris: Facts To Know For Strong Iris Plants
Modern bearded iris is probably the most spectacular and desirable of all late-blooming spring perennials in eastern Massachusetts. The flowers are large, of beautiful form, and in magnificent colors ranging
How I Grow Gardenias Indoors: Easy and Fun
Frequently I wear a little white gardenia on nothing more formal than a cotton house dress. No, I don’t live in the South, and I’m not wealthy or self-indulgent, and,
Start Glamorous Colorful Tuberous Begonias For Summer-long Bloom
Tuberous begonias are the most glamorous and colorful of all plants suited for summer culture outdoors in the shade, and they are not difficult to grow. They are available in
Why Plants Do or Do Not Flower
Why don’t my plants flower? Probably this plaintive question is raised oftener than any other that has to do with gardening. As likely as not, too, the complaining gardener will
Gladiolus Are Easy Once Their Basic Needs Are Important
When you stop to think about it, a discussion on growing prize-winning gladiolus is quite similar to one on playing contract bridge. Neither game is nearly as confounding as the
Shading Your Chrysanthemums: How To Shade Mums For Earlier Flowers
The chrysanthemum is a short-day plant. That means it will set buds only after the days begin to shorten. That, in turn, means its flowers will not be ordinarily mature
Color Your Perennial Garden: Expert Tips On Planning Season Long Color
These days, when time seems so limited, many gardeners believe that starting and caring for a perennial garden is just about impossible. They look upon the perennial garden as something
How To Grow The Exotic Beauty Of Spider-Lilies
One of the most useful and most neglected of all summer-flowering bulbs is Ismene or hymenocallis, also known by the common names: Peruvian-daffodil Basket-flower Spider-lily It is spectacular in the