Growing Versatile Climbing Roses
Climbing roses are not only magnificent in bloom but versatile as well. No matter how small your garden or backyard is, there is always room for at least one climbing
Climbing roses are not only magnificent in bloom but versatile as well. No matter how small your garden or backyard is, there is always room for at least one climbing
Where can this tropical gem, the Passion flower, be crowned? It flourishes in the glorious sunshine of the tropics and in locations where winter temperatures reach 20° degrees Fahrenheit below
This selected checklist is an enumeration of some of those woody plants which have been found satisfactory in garden plantings near the sea. Familiar aid favorites like barberries, euonymus, privet,
Busy gardeners are always looking for new finds to make their work easier and to provide a conversational piece for garden visitors. Buckwheat hulls are your answer for an easy-to-handle
Practically anything that can be grown in our area can be planted in May. A notable exception is the spring flowering bulbs, which are planted in fall. But even tulips,
My Garden was designed for quiet and leisure. No power mower comes into it, for there is no grass to cut. Instead, it is carpeted by a collection of groundcovers.
If there’s one commodity we won’t be short on, it’s bamboo sprouts. Some years ago, we received it from Beltsville. Maryland station of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, some roots
During the course of a fairly long garden life, I have often heard gardeners express surprise. When some of their own native plants are transferred to their gardens, they stubbornly
American persimmons—those tasty fruits for home gardens. Wide-named varieties are now available as grafted trees, including some that yield sweet fruits weeks ahead of autumn frosts. And we have found, contrary
Bodnant, near Conway on the north coast of Wales, is one of the world’s great gardens. Even in Great Britain, there is nothing to compare with it. A series of