Protecting Small Fruits From Birds
Birds are most desirable in the garden for their unique insect and weed seed destruction powers. That does not mean they should be welcome to the gardener’s laboriously tended crop
Landscape
Bird Of Paradise
Most plants grow on me slowly. I look at a few and say, “That’s for me!” That is the way I felt about bird-of-paradise (Strelitzia reginae). Given the conditions it
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
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