How Old Can Gardens Last?
I have been looking with considerable interest at an English gardening magazine with pictures and an article about an English garden that has been maintained continuously for several hundred years.
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Transplanting Our Native Trees: Patience Rewarded
Three years ago, in the spring, as a hobby, I started planting native Ohio trees from the fields and woods in a garden space of about an acre. By trial
How Far North Will A Crape Myrtle Grow?
Seventy years ago, the crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia) was practically unknown north of the Southern states, and a narrow strip of land in the southern part of those states bordered the
The Honesty Plant Offers Everlasting Seedpods
Lunaria annua, an honesty plant, is a popular everlasting plant with many aliases—St. Peter’s penny, money plant, moonwort, and satin flower. Native to Europe and Western Asia, it belongs to
Is The Dogwood Queen Of Flowering Trees?
Few garden plants are as truly American or as deeply loved and appreciated as flowering dogwood. Dogwood blooms wild in the woods in early spring from Massachusetts to Florida, then
Evergreen Trees to Know and Grow
The evergreen trees described on “The Beginning Gardener” page were the kinds most often used as Christmas trees. There are others equally useful and beautiful—yew (Taxus), cypress (Cupressus), arborvitae (Thuja),
Hanging Baskets are in Style
Today, greenhouse and florists are receiving more and more inquiries about varieties of plants suitable for hanging baskets or wall planters. No doubt, this ties in with today’s increased use
How To Tips On Creating The Right Path With Walks And Drives
Driveways and walks are mainly functional. They usually are the quickest way to go from street to house or vice versa. For economic reasons, both drives and walks need to
Spring Is A Critical Time For Roses
A few warm days in March and early April and our rose-hungry souls hurry over anxious hands to the clippers. Out we go to start pruning, which will create new
The Garden Is Rhythm And Punctuation In Design
Essentially every design embodies an idea that is dynamic or static. Like a piece of music, a garden can be composed with a recurrent theme, a rising and falling cadence,