Our Patios Came From Spain
Make your garden an outdoor living room.” This is the contemporary designer’s clarion call which heralds what is termed the new trend in garden art today. And a ghostly gardener
Landscape
Making A Rock Garden
Laying up the rocks for a rock garden is probably too complex a subject for a short article. Besides, the subject has been covered fairly well in standard books which
Modernize Your Cut Flower Care
If our flowers are to remain alive and beautiful as long as possible, they must have a supply of food. A cut flower is essentially a flowering plant without roots,
The Amazing Schuss Yucca
The chaparral yucca (Yucca whipplei) grows for many years as a hemisphere of sharp spines (Spanish bayonet), then some spring days, a large shoot rises 10’ to 20’ feet in
Plums For Your Fruit Garden
Nicholas Culpepper, the 17th-century herbalist, said of plums: “All plains are under Venus and are like women—some better and some worse.” The better kinds are sweet, richly flavored, and choice
Planting Time For Perennials
Peonies head my list of worthwhile perennials which prefer fall planting. They are always such appealing subjects, from the time the bright red shoots appear in spring until heavy with
Yew Most Versatile Of Evergreens
In recent years no evergreen has enjoyed a greater rise in popularity than the adaptable and versatile yew. For home gardens, both large and small, in the cold and warm
Coastal Gardens
The consensus is that our Gulf Stream heating system went askew this year, giving us a tough winter and a delayed spring. But now all seems to be “in the
Plants From Root Cuttings
Have you had the experience of transplanting an Oriental poppy or butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) to another part of the garden and later found these plants coming up again in
Fruit Feud
Regrettably, the pleasure of avocational gardening should never be marred by altercations among neighbors over property lines, invading tree roots, wayward vines, and overhanging fruits. Yet we must admit that