Dress Up Your Plants: Start A Container Collection Now
Search the soul of a gifted flower arranger. You find not some impractical aesthete or dreamer. Often you find a person who is something of a carpenter, a little bit
Landscape
A Woodland Eden
A doctor friend of ours has a little place in the country, seven miles from the big city hospital where he is a famous heart specialist. It is minor as
How About A Wild Garden?
A wild garden is a lazy gardener’s ideal, for once it is established, it thrives on neglect. The more conscientious you are about leaving it alone, the better the plants
Growing Amelanchier Laevis: How To Grow The Allegheny Shadbush
The shadbushes or Juneberries are a perplexing lot to distinguish from each other, and they have been the source of much confusion and no little discomfiture among botanists. Of the
Burford Holly: Excellent Specimen For Borders, Screens And Hedges
The Burford holly has a very dense growth habit, develops rapidly from 18’ to 20′ feet, and is well proportioned. The large red berries are freely borne. The leaves are
How 4 Homeowners Introduced Color On Their Terrace Or Patio
The terrace of Flora Harris faces South, so the problem was to keep it from reflecting too much heat and glare from the Connecticut summer sun and still look attractive
What Tools Do You Need For A Healthy Garden?
Tools play an essential part in a healthy garden. It’s almost impossible to have a healthy garden without tools. When we talk of healthy plants, naturally, the first thing we
Discovering The Elusive Fothergilla Bush A Southeastern Native
The elusive fothergilla, native of the southeastern United States, has escaped the attention of many a plantsman and commercial growers. Yet, it is one of the most ornamental shrubs of
Who Was Ernest H Wilson The Plant Hunter?
Ernest H. Wilson was not a man who boasted about his exploits. The way to learn from his lips about his work in China, Japan, and other Far East lands
Kalmia Latifolia: The Pink Charm Mountain Laurel Poisonous?
One of the treasures Pilgrims found adorning the New England wilderness was Kalmia Latifolia the pink charm mountain laurel. The Indians called it a “spoonwood plant,” To later colonists, it