Tips On Using High Analysis Soluble Plant Food
In recent years, the switch to high analysis, quickly soluble, complete plant foods by thousands of gardeners and commercial growers of food and ornamental plants is an outstanding development of
Landscape
Gardners Ask – What Did I Do Wrong?
A significant survey was conducted some time back to check the most common mistakes of amateur gardeners. The area covered was part of the Midwest and much of the Northeast;
Make Your Own Naturalistic Garden
Would you like to have a naturalistic garden of native flowering plants? Have you always thought that a woodland plot or other natural habitat is necessary to grow wildflowers? Many
Will Bamboo Grow In The North?
Bamboo. The very word conjures up pictures of a lush tropical jungle steaming under a downpour of rain or arching, swaying canes tossing their luxuriant burden of foliage along river
Flowers for a Water Garden
Limited space need not deter you from having a water garden. Visitors who admire the magnificent display of tropical waterlilies at the Missouri Botanical Garden often express their enthusiasm for
Growing Espalier Trees For Beauty and Fruit
For over a century, European gardeners have made the most of their garden space, both decoratively and productively, in training fruit trees by the espalier system. This method has many
Growing Styrax Japonica Japanese Snowbell Trees
With one-story homes being built the country over, new homeowners are realizing more and more that it’s no longer necessary to plant trees that grow to the 150′ foot giants.
8 Steps To Air Graft Or Air Layering Plants: No Trick to Air Layer Propagation
Air layering plants is an ancient method of plant propagation. Also called air grafting, many believe it originated with Asian gardeners. The technique allows gardeners to increase hard-to-get plants or
How To Tips On Building A Waterfalls Garden
Outdoor living at “Madylone,” our home on a rocky, wooded hillside in northern New Jersey, centers around a waterfall and falls-room, both of which my wife and I constructed. The
What Is Outdoor Living Midwest Style?
Midwesterners may envy the Californians for their climate, which we hear is ideal for outdoor living, but this does not mean that we do not take to our backyards and