Help Save The American Elm
You, Mr. and Mrs. Homeowner, may have much to do with the spread of Dutch elm disease, which has been spreading rapidly throughout several eastern states during the war years.
Landscape
Lilies Make My Garden Exciting, Fragrant, Wonderful!
For years I adored them from afar, convinced their patrician beauty was beyond attainment for lack of skill and the price. Yet I could never resist poring over pictures of
Color Forecast: Blue Blue Flowers
Blue in the garden spreads a cooling reflection of the sky wherever it appears. But good garden blues are rare. There are many purple flowers or those of a rosy
Best Peonies
The Fiftieth Annual Exhibition of the American Peony Society, sponsored and staged by the Minnesota Peony and Iris Society in the large lobby of the Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis
Dream Lawn And Roses
When members of the American Rose Society met at Columbus, Ohio, in September 1953, one of the rose gardens they visited on a tour was that of Mr. and Mrs.
Plant A Windbreak
With warm weather still here and the flurry of spring planting long over, there is time to relax and enjoy the results of our labors in the garden. Annuals set
The Best Grapes For Your Area
The grape varieties grown by home gardeners are hybrids or crosses among two or more distinct species. The European wine grape, Vitis vinifera, is part of most grape varieties used
The Values Of The Common Milkweed
“Its hidden silk has spun.” These few words, taken from Helen Hunt Jackson’s poem “September,” artfully introduce the lovely Asclepias syriaca or milkweed. Visualizing Asclepias syriaca, you probably think of
Baneberries
The white baneberry, Actaea alba (pachypoda), grows wild in moist, rich woods from Canada to Georgia and west as far as Oklahoma. The plant is also known as snakeberry, necklace
Fall’s A Good Time To Plant A Fruit Garden
In all regions of this country except the colder portions of the northern states, it is not only feasible but more advantageous to plant small and tree fruits, except peaches,