Summer Rose Bush Care: Keep Your Roses Blooming Until Fall
With thousands of roses blooming everywhere, June is the month of roses. But hybrid teas and floribundas will continue to give us abundant flowers throughout the summer months and a
Landscape
What They Found In General Washington’s Greenhouse
Over two hundred and sixty-five years ago, General Washington was completing his greenhouse in the flower garden at Mount Vernon. He was vitally interested in obtaining suitable plant material to
Do You Know All the Maples?
When choosing trees for small properties, the homeowner must consider what is desired of a tree. Is it to provide shade or be valued for mere embellishment, exotic foliage, or
Tips on Feeding Ornamental Plants
Every gardener dreams of having a plot with soil rich in organic material to produce outstanding plants. Unfortunately, most garden soils lack this much sought-after substance, which maintains moisture, encourages
What To Move Outside In June From The Home Greenhouse
Tender plants and bulbs for the garden started in the greenhouse are put out into their summer positions early this month. Tuberous begonias, caladiums, coleus, impatiens, fuchsias, and geraniums join
June: It Is Time To Start Biennials
Late spring and early summer are when to start biennials from seed if you want to enjoy their flowers next year. For biennials need a whole growing season before they
Starting Perennials From Seed This Spring
How often have you looked at a photograph of a beautiful border of perennials and biennials and wished that you might have one like it? But when you looked in
Air Layering: The Easy Way To Propagate Trees And Shrubs
Air layering, or inducing roots to form on a branch while it is still attached to the plant, is one of the oldest propagation methods and is also one of
Golden St. Johnswort: Low Stature, Distinctive Appearance, Rich Bloom
The St. Johnsworts make up a large group of herbaceous and shrubby plants widely distributed over the northern hemisphere. A number of the herbaceous kinds and some of the moderately
Tips And Ideas From A May Gardener’s Notebook
Gardening as a happy and healthful experience is a balanced combination of planning, timing, physical effort, and mechanical and chemical aids, with the most significant emphasis on the first three.