Try These Useful Climbing Plants For Seclusion and Beauty
Amateur gardeners have neglected some of the best climbers that grow quickly in almost any climate. Even though it was introduced into our country from Japan 50 years ago, one
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Attracting Colorful, Entertaining Birds To The Garden
When choosing trees and shrubs for home ground beautification, we should keep in mind their landscape value and their value as havens of refuge and food sources for birds. Thus
What Trees To Plant In The Central US?
The part of Midwest America between the 37th and 42nd latitudes is blessed with many trees suitable for planting around one’s home, whether it be a mansion on a hundred
Southern Tea Roses: My 10 Month Bloomers
Would you like to grow roses with a minimum of care? Roses in my north Louisiana are evergreen and bloom 10 months of the year. Roses with foliage in spring
The Best Floribunda Continuous Flowering Roses
For cheerful splashes of color from early June until frost, no plant excels the modern floribunda rose. These versatile plants fit into any garden design, formal or informal, and lend
Growing Tuberous Begonias For Variety
With its crisp petals of delicate texture and elegant form, one gorgeous flower, the tuberous begonia, brings half the color wheel to life in your garden. Any backyard gardener can
Where Did The Lilac Daphne (Daphne Genkwa) Come From?
Most of the shrubs featured discussed have been of medium height or even of considerable size, mainly because these fairly sizable types are the most useful in average plantings for
How To Plant A Lily Pool This Year
No matter what else you have in your garden, a pool will be the center of interest. Perhaps it’s the utter “difference” of water plants, the lure of water, bringing
Desert Of The Southwest Land Of The Flowering Cactus
Perhaps you’re among the numerous people planning to come to Arizona someday. But, if you believe this land is a desert, a picture of sand, cacti, and bleached bones, there
Spectacular Plants Of Hawaii
Thirty years ago, when I made my first trip to Hawaii, it took eight and a half days of calm sailing on a slow passenger ship to span the 2200-odd