The plants you grow indoors this winter will be doubly enjoyable if they are used as decorative material for your rooms rather than in a nursery-style row on the window sill. There are so many attractive new plant containers on the market that the problem is not where to find a container but which one … Read more
The miniature narcissi, or daffodils, are delightful flowering bulbs that grow from 3” to 12” inches in height. All narcissi like moisture during their growing season, but none will tolerate places where stagnant water stands. Although we have had success with late fall planting, we recommend early planting for all forms of narcissi. This practice … Read more
We have known of plastic pots for all our lives, but that was not the case when pots made of plastic were a new item. Here is what they said of this NEW product over 60 years ago. A flower pot molded from plastic material is now an item of reality. These plastic pots, with … Read more
Cramped for space in your garden? The smallest yard is large enough for a tub garden. All you need is a sound wooden or galvanized tub; if yours is galvanized, paint it inside and out with asbestos roofing paint. The tub should be sunk halfway into the ground and about half filled with good garden soil. … Read more
Who says there’s nothing new under the sun? Not the flower arranger, surely. And to prove how right she is, there now comes a harvest of new and desirable vases, trays, bowls, and jars to spur us on to new, different, better flower pictures. With Christmas in mind, we trudged through the stores seeking whatever … Read more
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 of a chemist, kind of an engineer, and a scavenger. They are always on the hunt not only for plant materials but also for pieces … Read more