Plants for Seaside Gardens
This selected checklist is an enumeration of some of those woody plants which have been found satisfactory in garden plantings near the sea. Familiar aid favorites like barberries, euonymus, privet,
Landscape
A Mulch for You
Busy gardeners are always looking for new finds to make their work easier and to provide a conversational piece for garden visitors. Buckwheat hulls are your answer for an easy-to-handle
Planting Season For Most Things
Practically anything that can be grown in our area can be planted in May. A notable exception is the spring flowering bulbs, which are planted in fall. But even tulips,
The Ideal Groundcover
My Garden was designed for quiet and leisure. No power mower comes into it, for there is no grass to cut. Instead, it is carpeted by a collection of groundcovers.
Let’s Raise Bamboo Sprouts
If there’s one commodity we won’t be short on, it’s bamboo sprouts. Some years ago, we received it from Beltsville. Maryland station of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, some roots
Understanding Plant Behavior
During the course of a fairly long garden life, I have often heard gardeners express surprise. When some of their own native plants are transferred to their gardens, they stubbornly
Persimmons Tasty Fruits For Home Gardens
American persimmons—those tasty fruits for home gardens. Wide-named varieties are now available as grafted trees, including some that yield sweet fruits weeks ahead of autumn frosts. And we have found, contrary
The Great Gardens At Bodnant
Bodnant, near Conway on the north coast of Wales, is one of the world’s great gardens. Even in Great Britain, there is nothing to compare with it. A series of
Plants For The Woodland Rock Garden
Rocks, pastel drifts of miniature bloom, trickling water, and green shade – all so well placed that all suggestion of design is lost in the satisfying whole – that is
Why Not Frame Your Garden Picture with a Fence
Fences have taken a new turn to accommodate our nation of privacy seekers. For all our front of togetherness, most of us have a real desire for our hit of