Old-Time Herbs For Modern Gardens: A Trendy Choice?
To herbs, our forefathers credited the most miraculous powers. Mallows would keep witches away from the house. To stop bleeding, one had to write the word “veronica” with pen and
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Are Weeds Friends or Foes?
It is always stimulating to explode beliefs hoary with age. So here goes another. Weeds are not all bad. Many of the ones well known to us are important and
It’s Time For More Salad Days
So, here we are again! Just for the fun of it, dear readers, go back to your last issue of HORTICULTURE to pick up the reference to Cleopatra and her
Does Your Garden Breed Trouble?
Everyone likes a garden that is clean and neat. Weeding, thinning, and cultivating are necessary tasks for every gardener who takes pride in keeping their garden in proper order. However,
Can Herbs Make Cool Bouquets?
Bouquets are lovely in their way as those of flowers may be made from the fragrant, rich range of green-toned foliage found in the herb garden. Moreover, the scent of
Garden Interest For Now And Next Year: Planning Ahead?
Hybrid tea roses may be pruned lightly this month and weak growth removed. All roses should be given a complete fertilizer for the gorgeous autumn bloom display. Daylilies that have
Fall Strawberries: A Surprise Harvest?
I became convinced of the value of planting strawberries in the fall of the mid-1990s. I have been systematically experimenting with strawberries since 1993 to grow the greatest yield from
How to Pick and Arrange Your Garden Flowers
Flowers have a special talent for lifting the spirits even on the gloomiest day—and if they are picked from your garden and used to decorate your home, they will give
Have You Ever Ate The Edible Chayote?
Now and then, something pops up in horticultural magazines about chayote, Sechium edule. Last winter, this relative of the cucumber was offered at such a reasonable price that many people
My Mother Was A Gardener – How About Yours?
My mother was a gardener! Despite frail health, she was one of those people who grew plants and flowers as a matter of course. To these “born gardeners,” it is