Planting Procedure For African Violet Cuttings Mouse Ear African Violets In a few more weeks, tiny “mouse-ear” African violet leaves will push their way up from the roots at the base of the stem. Each of these first leaves is the beginning of a new plant. Continue to keep the soil moist and the pot … Read more
Good soil means good roses. However, what makes soil good is not simple; it is highly complex. \There are three possible sources from which root systems can extract their nutrients: the soil solution, the soil particles, and the readily decomposable minerals. All are equal in importance and relationship to the rose. Therefore, a general review … Read more
Climbing roses are not only magnificent in bloom but versatile as well. No matter how small your garden or backyard is, there is always room for at least one climbing rose. They can adorn the side of a garage, be espaliered against a chimney, used as a screen for a porch, or trained on an … Read more
Have you ever considered what a lucky thing it is that one of our favorite flowers – the rose – grows as a vine and a bush? That may be one of the reasons for its popularity! If lilies, dahlias, gladiolus, and iris grew in climbing, rambler, and pillar forms like the rose, competition for … Read more
The two roses in my garden that most often hold the attention of rose lovers or other visitors are the dainty beauties Rosa rouletti and the blended-color polyantha called Baby Doll or Tip Top. Both are hardy, appealing in color, form, and size, easily grown, and not difficult to increase by cuttings. Rosa Rouletti Rosa … Read more
The spring gardening season calls for the planting of rose bushes. You may want to replace old bushes or add to the plants already in your garden. You may be a new homeowner and are planning a new garden entirely. Whatever the case, there are tried and proven steps that lead to successful rose growth. … Read more
The King is dead! Long live the King! The old phrase just about sums up the present situation (if you will pardon the mixed gender) concerning the “Queen of Flowers,” the rose. No matter what transpires, roses are the most popular plants among gardeners and the uninformed public. Within this broad classification, however, there are … Read more
A few warm days in March and early April and our rose-hungry souls hurry over anxious hands to the clippers. Out we go to start pruning, which will create new growth. Or perhaps we cannot wait to uncover those roses and get that tiresome work out of the way. Two Things To Do To Succeed … Read more
Would you like to grow roses with a minimum of care? Roses in my north Louisiana are evergreen and bloom 10 months of the year. Roses with foliage in spring are colored from pink or chartreuse to blood and bronze-red, making the plant almost a bouquet. Then grow TEA roses. Pleasant Tea Roses Tea roses … Read more
For cheerful splashes of color from early June until frost, no plant excels the modern floribunda rose. These versatile plants fit into any garden design, formal or informal, and lend interest and charm with their attractive growing habit and prolific bloom. Floribunda Rose’s Features Floribunda roses have inherited their desirable qualities from the modern hybrid … Read more