The inveterate seed-sower, to whom seed planting is a year-round job rather than a springtime operation, is sometimes hard to find enough containers of the right size. The substance for a variety of seeds, especially the rather small quantities generally put up in packets of the rarer perennials. The requirements are few but important. The … Read more
Perhaps the most important single factor in the failure of houseplants in the average home is the lack of humidity. Increase Humidity It is not easy to raise the percentage of humidity in the average home, but it can be done, and here are some of the measures that will help. Bay Window A bay … Read more
The common garden flowers “beloved,” according to many garden books, “by our grandmothers,” date beyond our grandmothers to ancestors far too remote to be included in any family tree. We will never know who was the first man — or was it a woman? — who snatched an ordinary flower, a rose or a lily … Read more
Tulips are among the most brilliant and cheerful of spring flowering plants. Fortunately, too, they are among the easiest to work with in creating artistic landscape effects. If you buy top-grade bulbs and follow a practical plan when you plant them this fall, tulips just can’t disappoint you. Good Landscape Effect For a good landscape … Read more
Last autumn, I was privileged to watch Nature put on an act in our rock garden. It had nothing to do with gardening, yet, it was a fascinating performance. On a large rock under the big pine, a pendant swayed gently in the late September sun; a shining black cable supported the object. Cool green … Read more
What if you rent your house? Or if you may move at any time, even to another city? Is a greenhouse a good investment? One working couple, the Brennans, now of Atlanta, Ga., have demonstrated that a greenhouse is practical even under these circumstances. Some years ago, while living in the tropics, they acquired a … Read more
Plant nutrients do not have to be soluble in water in order to enter the roots of plants. This statement is contrary to the long-standing belief of plant scientists, but its truth has recently been demonstrated by Dr. F. L. Wynd and his associates at Michigan State College. Proof that undissolved nutrients can enter roots … Read more