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
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.
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
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;
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
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
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
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
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.
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