What Is The Necklace Cotoneaster?
Over the last 65 years, the number of cotoneasters available to West Coast gardeners has more than doubled. For many introductions, we must thank the late W. B. Clarke. Graceful
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Is The Loss Of Needles On Plants Normal? If So, WHY?
October is one of nature’s busiest months. Most seeds must be ripened before killing frost. Deciduous trees and shrubs are gradually preparing for winter. Terminal growth is stopping, dormant buds
Is There A Dwarf Burning-Bush Plant?
The burning bush or winged spindle tree has been a popular garden favorite in America for nearly a century, but its dwarf, compact-growing variety is unique. Seedlings of Euonymus Alatus
What Tree I Would Like To Plant This Fall
If you could plant a tree in your yard, what tree would you plant, and where would you plant it? #1 – The Maidenhair Tree – Ginkgo biloba This fall,
Growing Crown Of Thorns: How To Care For Euphorbia Milii
Euphorbia milii (yoo-FOR-bee-ah MIL-ee-eye) is a herbaceous perennial in the Euphorbiaceae family. The plant makes a perfect houseplant or an easy garden plant in the right conditions. Euphorbia Milii, commonly
Growing Spider Lily Plants: How To Care For Crinum Lilies
Crinum is a wonderful summer-flowering bulb belonging to the genus Crinum and a member of the Amaryllidaceae, also known as the Amaryllis family. The genus name Crinum originated from the
How To Tips On Succeeding With Blueberries
Is it possible to grow cultivated blueberries in garden soil that have been limed and fertilized for many years? It is both possible and easy, and inexpensive to prepare such
What Is A Chinese Column Juniper?
While the present vogue of yews for house front plantings is an improvement over the earlier “chess formation period” of golden Chamaecyparis, peaky arborvitae, and such, it has brought about
What Is A Lilac Syringa Wolfi?
This lilac, introduced into England in 1909, is a native of Korea and Manchuria. It is an attractive addition to our hardy, deciduous flowering shrubs, well worthy of a space
How Do You Care For A 100 Year Old Potted Camellia
Want to see a Methuselah of a camellia? You’ll find a venerable specimen of Camellia japonica variety Alba Plena in the Johnson Public Library, Hackensack, New Jersey. It’s in the