A Chance to Change Basic Garden Features
The first killing frosts have stopped visible activity in the garden. But many straightforward, warm days give the gardener an urge to dig. This is good because digging the soil
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Some Flowers, Shrubs In Fall Plans
Mums dominate this month in our gardens. There is much work to be done—plant daffodils at once in the well-prepared ground. Bone meal is the safest fertilizer. Thrifty buys are
Keeping Roses, Mums From Winter’s Toll
In most of our areas, hard frosts have come by mid-November. Mild weather sometimes holds until Thanksgiving, leaving some hardier annuals such as snapdragons, stocks, sweet alyssum, lobelia, verbena, and
For Rare Satisfaction Plant A Sunken Garden
What is the recipe for a sunken garden? What and why are its characters different from the usual garden area? Sunken Areas Of course, no two sunken areas would be
Many Kinds of Christmas Trees
A Christmas tree may be a fir, spruce, pine, or other evergreens that are common in any particular region. Trees that are most commonly used as Christmas trees throughout the
Feed Birds This Winter
Entomologists believe successful agriculture would be impossible without birds. They occupy a unique position among insect and weed destroyers. Their remarkable powers of flight enable them to gather immediately at
The Magic of “Uncle John” McLaren
Do you know that once there lived in this country, a little Scotchinan who had the such magic touch in his ability to grow plants that he changed a large
Willows Trees of Many Uses
Willows grow almost universally over the humid parts of the temperate zones and, generally speaking, are held in little esteem by the average person. Yet, in their way, they are
Mistletoe Legends
The beliefs and customs are as inextricably linked with Christmas as those which center around the mistletoe. Though many of us know that mistletoe is a plant, few are aware
Improved Elderberries Are Worth Trying
Seventy years ago, the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station suggested that gardeners try cultivated elderberries as something unusual in a fruiting shrub. A named variety called Adams was offered