Landscape

For Your Windowsill This Season Arabian Jasmine

I’m especially fond of fragrant flowers. And they’re a real treat when they bloom indoors. So when the catalog said, “Jasmine, sambac. Glossy green leaves. Very double white flowers. Fragrant.

The Ginkgo Tree, A Living Fossil

Truly a living fossil is the ginkgo or maidenhair tree; tracing its history is interesting research.  Fossil Ginkgo leaves, and twigs are found in American rocks, proving that the importation

Be Wise-winterize Your Shrubs And Trees

Many people sincerely believe that evergreens require the same type of winter protection as we do, so with all good intentions, they dress them in everything but scarves, caps, and

Pecans… For Beauty And Good Eating

If there is anything more southern than a pecan pie, it’s a pecan tree. As a southern gardener, you haven’t arrived until you’ve grown at least one.  Not only does

A Galaxy Of Roses

Wherever you live, roses will give you garden pleasure. In the South, you’ll find roses enjoying the long growing season, the abundant rainfall, and the mild winters.  Hybrid teas, floribundas,

sasanqua Camellia

Camellia sasanqua is one of the most rewarding plants that can be grown, and gardeners who cannot offer this species a congenial environment outdoors can at least enjoy specimens thriving

How To Protect Garden Plants

Garden plants are shielded against frost and drying winds in various ways. Earth is hilled around roses, boxwood, and exposed broadleaved evergreens are screened with windbreaks, and strawberries are mulched