Bush Fruit Pruning Pointers
Growing bush fruits in your backyard brings a double pleasure. When you pick them fresh from the garden in the early morning and serve them for breakfast covered with sugar
Landscape
There’s No Problem Planting Banks And Slopes
A bank skirting the street can often be a problem spot. Sowing it to the lawn is impractical because of the inconvenience of mowing a slope. Grass and creeping ground
Build Bird Boxes Now
Birds in the garden are always a joy! What’s more, they are off in an estimable value to plants because of the great number of insects they consume. One way
How Many Springs A Year Have You Counted?
The English poet, A. E. Housman, reckoned his life span by the number of Springs in which he could see the wild cherry bloom along the woodlands. In America, by
Winter Heath (Erica Carnea) Ideal For Sunny Rock Gardens
Some of the best hardy plants that contribute interest and beauty to winter gardens are rarely seen. But fortunately, some are becoming better known. One of the most pleasing is
The Stories A Log Of Wood Could Tell
When “the days begin to lengthen and the cold begins to strengthen,” one draws up close to a blazing fire and settles down with a book for a cozy winter’s
Bright Fruit For Winter Birds
Generally speaking, the fruit of the Washington hawthorn, Crataegus phaenopyrum, is not eaten by birds in the fall or early winter. And therein lies its great value. By January or
How To Attract Winter Birds
Everyone knows that birds often return to the same spot year after year to build their nests. We wonder how they can travel hundreds or even thousands of miles over
The Herb Citronalis [Lemon Verbena] Grandma’s Sweet-Smelling Herb
In the days of the old South, there was an herb called provincially, Citronalis, one of the most treasured of all of the grandmother’s sweet-smelling herbs. In recent years, the
Museum A Zoo Or A Garden?
Dessert plants (like desert scenery) are not everybody’s dish. Some people just can’t stand the thorny, prickly, touch-me-not things. But for a lot of us, they have a special charm