How To Add Fragrance To Your Summer Garden
The fragrance is a blessing after the long winter months. But, then, even the smell of the good earth is ionic to the real dirt gardener. However, the sweet scent
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Can Composting Be Odorless?
Have you hesitated to improve your soil with garbage or manure because of the odor, insects, and bothersome turning and watering that may accompany attempts to compost it? If that
Pleasing Poppies: Wildings To Tame Or Leave Be?
August is usually our hottest, the driest month. We assume it will be so this year. Our most important job is to continue our maintenance programs of watering, weeding, and
Prepare Now For Next Year’s Beauty: Garden Tips?
August may well be dubbed “Lily month” in the garden since the heaviest blooming period of some of the new garden aristocrats comes during this month. On the other hand,
Water-Saving But Effective Watering Techniques?
When I read about people who let the hose run all night, I feel like saying, “There isn’t that much water in the world.” It is a sure thing that
What Is Ophiopogon Jaburan?
From the interest shown in Ophiopogon jaburan, or snake beard, by frequent garden visitors, I judge it is little used or known. If given a trial, however, I’m sure it
Can Plastic Wrap Help Propagate Rhododendrons?
The large-leaved rhododendrons, popular, evergreen ornamentals in the mild and semi-rigorous regions of the country, are hard to propagate. However, moisture-proof plastic wrapping is a technique that uses and increases
Geraniums: Old-time Favorite Houseplant?
Few plants have the universal appeal that the Pelargonium, our common geranium, enjoys today. Uncommon things are happening to this well-loved plant. In the zonal group, the hybridizer is not
Some Ideas On Various Propagating Units
Propagating units like those shown here, which you improvise yourself or purchase ready-made, go a long way in helping you successfully start new plants from seeds and cuttings. Their major
Rose Planting Season: When is the Right Time to Plant Roses?
The time for planting roses in spring varies according to the section of the country in which you live. In the middle Atlantic and New England States, this should be