Many people have delightedly exclaimed over a brilliant patch of the little red-crested lichen, or British soldiers, growing on sterile soil. They have gathered it for dish gardens and table decorations or noted the widely-spreading, grayish-green tufts of the so-called reindeer “moss,” one of the commonest soil lichens. But the soil lichens are not generally … Read more
Our choicest, most magnificent shrubs and trees, formerly had to be propagated in the greenhouse and pampered there for months or even years (making them very costly), can now be grafted easily and simply in open ground by tire beginners. Moreover, the resulting plant material is far superior to the greenhouse product. The Plastic Plant … Read more
Panicle Hydrangeas are generally considered vigorous shrubs, but they actually become small trees under favorable conditions. Plants 8’ to 12’ feet high are the rule in gardens, but there are records of specimens well over 20’ feet. Panicle Hydrangeas’ Characteristics Flaking gray bark characterizes the trunk and larger branches, and the natural outline of a … Read more
There are new weapons for the gardener’s fight against the black spot. Of all the maladies roses are subject to, blackspot is universally dreaded. The fungus Diplocarpon rosae causes this destructive disease. It cripples or kills its victims mainly by attacking the leaves and causing them to die. Depending on the fungus’s virulence and the … Read more
Garden-hunting in foreign countries is a delightful pastime. Not only new aspects of beauty are revealed, but the friendship between garden lovers is a by-product of the experience. Pursuit Of Horticulture Indeed, the pursuit of horticulture enveloped in an architectural setting combines the arts and the crafts to the best advantage while providing a pleasant … Read more
The design of any large parking area is primarily engineering involving the safe control and movement of vehicles and pedestrians. However, throughout the design of such a development, some areas lend themselves very well to the introduction of planting. In the Quincy Municipal Parking Area, many spaces were particularly adapted to a more enjoyable planting … Read more
Despite all that may be said or that may be read, most of us learn by example rather than by precept. Visiting a garden is usually a most enjoyable occasion, and very frequently a most profitable one, for the opportunity to appraise the value of practices and material is not to be ignored by any … Read more
I gladly accede to the request of your editor to write a short essay on the subject of roses, for I know, full well, that if I am successful in stimulating present or new interest in rose growing, my time will have been well spent. Gardening of any kind, from the growing of vegetables to … Read more
How many roses did you lose last winter? How many more are borderline cases—weak looking and with a lot of die-back when you start to prune them, but still with a bit of life left so that as you go over them you decide to let them remain, on the slim chance that they may … Read more
There is an increasing interest in rose shows and, therefore, in timing techniques or methods that enable gardeners to grow flowers in perfect condition for exhibition. Our method of growing roses for this purpose is good but is not guaranteed. Nothing in the growing of roses can be “guaranteed” except the inevitable bugs and blight. … Read more