How To Push The Final Bloom From Roses In The Southwest
September is the last month for heavy rose feeding. Feeding now will stimulate new growth for bloom next month. The exhibitor who expects to enter October rose shows will need
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A Glossary of Garden Soil Terms
Summary: A “dirt” glossary! Well, sort of glossary of terms for garden soils to help you while reading through some of the articles at BestPlants.com. Some words are older and
How We Achieved a Natural Effect
The cliff-dweller turned suburbanite, stepping out of his comfortable dream house, is too often awakened to realize his out-of-doors are entirely barren. The bulldozer did not spare even a shade
How Good Is a Species Or Is A Hybrid Better?
One sometimes finds a wild plant or the representative of a wild species that is as beautiful as a garden hybrid. Depending upon the kind of plant under consideration, the
Summer’s End Is Spring’s Beginning In The Heartland
Gardening spirits revive with the arrival of September. This is the time to prepare for next spring’s garden… and it would not be spring if we did not have the
20+ Quick Plant Growing and Care Tips
Acidanthera Acidanthera is a charming and graceful bulb flower—a bulb of easy garden handling. Plant, dig, and store acidanthera as you would Gladioli. This plant gives a beat decorative effect
Hybridizing – Do It Yourself
Hybridizing or crossing plants to improve them is a fascinating experience that any home gardener may enjoy. The minimum requirements for hybridizing are a love of plants, a little space,
Tips On Propagating Plants in Home Gardens
Increasing shrubs and trees, especially the choice kinds, has long been considered beyond the reach of most home gardeners. The need for such special equipment as electric heating cables, thermostats,
Growing Cobaea Scandens Plants: How To Care For The Cup And Saucer Vine
The cobaea scandens (ko-BEE-uh SKAN-dens) is a perennial vine with purple cup-shaped flowers. The cabaea scandens is a phlox plant in the Polemoniaceae family. It is native to Mexico and
Experience The Lilac The Flower Of May
It is fitting that lilacs, with their faculty of making human beings remember, go back into time beyond the memory of history. Many a family has been outlived by the