Landscape

Low Growing Shrubs

Low-growing Shrubs

Ask any experienced gardener what he considers one of the most useful groups of garden plants, and he will probably reply, “dwarf shrubs.” New houses, whether traditional or contemporary in

Trees And Shrubs To Plant This Fall

Trees and Shrubs

The fall of the year, with its cooler weather and more frequent rains, provides perfect conditions for planting trees and shrubs.  With the quick pace of spring and the heat

The Pagoda Tree

Pagoda Tree

In last month’s column, we discussed one of the members of that small, select group of trees that bear their ornamental flowers during summer.  In this issue, we will consider

Training Fuchsias To Elegant Forms

Training Fuchsias

Bush form is the simplest and most common style for fuchsias. The bush may be small or large, but it is always kept compact and uniform.  To produce a small

New Ajuga

Ajuga

A low-growing perennial that will grow in either sun or shade is a new variety of ajuga or bugle-weed known as “Rainbow”.  Noted for its dark, bronzy-green foliage, which combines

Lazy Ferns For A Garden Cool

Lazy Ferns

Under the glaring sun of midsummer, what could be more cooling than a walk down a shaded path banked by the delicate tracery of ferns?  They seem to dispel the

One Gardener’s Story

Gardeners Story

An article asked, “What kind of a gardener are you?” and set me thinking. My gardening started as a hobby, rest from my work as a seamstress. I began buying

Decorative Grasses

Decorative Grasses

The real fun of pot gardening comes from having an array of mobile plant materials to use in pleasing displays indoors and out.  What could be more cooling for summer

Fuchsias And How They Grow

hanging blooms of a Fuchsia tree

Fanfare, the theatrical name of the red-scarlet fuchsia across the page, typifies the dash and style in today’s exciting fuchsias.  At home in pots and tubs, cascading from baskets and