Inside Scoop: Gardeners’ Compost Stories
Leaves comprise our green material. We operate in a 12- x 8-foot sector of a far backyard corner screened by flowering shrubs. Here we work two and one-half to three
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Reap What You Sow: Curate Your Compost Pile
With the leaves from over 500 trees carpeting our property each Fall, it is natural that I should develop a great interest in a compost pile and composting methods. In
There’s A Rainbow In.. The Fog Mist Method
Thrills, excitement, and dreams come true—that’s what is in store for the home gardener who decides to try his luck at making cuttings by the fog mist propagation method. With
Oriental Poppies: How To Use Them.. How To Grow Them
Without a doubt, the Oriental poppy is one of the choicest perennials. It is the most conspicuously beautiful plant in the spring landscape—the outstanding plant of May and early June.
Osage Orange Tree Ornamental And Useful
Maclura pomifera, Osage orange, to the early Western settlers, was the perfect fencing material. The wood was durable and exceptionally hard, and the branches were covered with strong axillary spines
Nassau Gardens.. Color And Bloom In Abundance
Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, is situated on the small, lovely island of New Providence, surrounded by waters of the most unbelievable blues and greens. We arrived in July
Planting Ideas From Two Bark Yards
Nowadays, when small homes are popular, space is at a premium, and every tree and shrub introduced into the planting scheme plays an important role. The proper placing of each
Let’s Preserve Our Parks
Because our public parks and gardens are a vital part of our national life, their maintenance and preservation is an indispensable necessity. In support of this theme, the Arnold Arboretum
Moving Time For Your Shrubs
The spring season is overcrowded with gardening work, and the soil remains wet and cold for a long time in some years. By contrast, in most years, the Fall period
Best Roses For Amateurs
Do you want to add more roses to your present planting? Are you contemplating a new rose garden, or do you just love roses and want to plant a few