A Lifetime Of Beauty: The Joys And Challenges Of Growing Roses
Many of the flowers of present-day rose varieties are as beautiful as roses can be, but why do the plants lack sturdiness? When a selection is made from many seedlings
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What Are The Best Bible Plants For Your Garden?
Since the idea of a Biblical garden has always fascinated me, I was naturally delighted to discover a garden designed around the familiar plants of the Bible on the grounds
Everything You Need To Know About Holly Trees
The useful holly makes an ideal hedge and does well in informal groups and as a background for dogwood and other flowering shrubs, but perhaps nowhere is it more effective
How To Get More Blooms From Your Peonies
Happy is the gardener who places his plants correctly in the beginning. As a result, his garden grows old along with him—and gracefully. Each spring and fall, it can be
Rugosa Roses: Tough Enough To Withstand Anything?
The Rugosas are an attractive and highly interesting group of roses; they tend to bloom all season and require less care than almost any other member of the rose family.
How To Care For Autumn Elaeagnus
Autumn Elaeagnus is one of the best shrubs for the autumn effect and should be esteemed highly both for rapid growth and modest price. Its artistic merits rest on beautiful
What Are The Proper Tools For Pruning Plants?
Ever tried to cut off a limb of a tree with a carpenter’s saw? If the limb was small or dead, you probably didn’t encounter many serious difficulties, but if
Do You Know How To Identify Poison Ivy?
Poison Ivy causes tremendous amounts of suffering every year. While it is widely distributed, many people, young and old, do not recognize this pernicious, native plant and get into trouble
How To Identify Poisonous Plants
The French have a way of interpreting certain most delightful words; hence, to them, the moccasin flower is Sabot-de-LaNierge, or”our lady’s slipper.” In old English, it was “our lady’s shoes”
Have You Thought about Bird Baths?
Summer is here, and with it, the garden’s soul-satisfying abundance of luscious color, graceful and varied form, and delectable fragrance! But whether the garden is a highly intensified development within