Plants For The Woodland Rock Garden

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

We Planted My Holly In The Front Yard – WOW

Planting Holly

Many of the old gardens around Charleston, West Virginia, have beautiful red-berried American hollies, Ilex opaca, at Christmas time. I envied them but, living in a rented house, did not

The Myrtle Euphorbia

Myrtle Euphorbia

What is a weed in one country is a choice garden plant in another.  The evergreen euphorbia of Europe, Euphorbia myrsinites, is one of the few evergreen species truly hardy

Landscape Shrubs Against A Wall

Landscape Shrubs

“If you have seen a Japanese snowball bush forming a white and green curtain against a weathered stone wall, you know how effective a wall shrub can be. Various flowering

Should You Encourage the Friendly Martins?

Friendly Martins

Martins and tree swallows are friendly birds that like people. They feed while on the wing, eating thousands of flies, mosquitoes, moths, and many other insects. We should do everything

Results With A Small Fruit Garden

Fruit Garden

I have a small fruit garden, which means more to me than a big orchard. But, at certain times of the year, it is as delightful to look at as

The Story Behind Dwarf Fruit Trees

Dwarf Fruits

Dwarf fruit trees, which have been grown for hundreds of years in Europe, are becoming more and more popular in this country today.  Since the trees are small in size,

My Hillside Of Azaleas

Hillside Azaleas

My garden has grown as its plants grow — quietly, gradually, and unassumingly. It was started as most gardens are begun — by owners of newly acquired houses.  During the