Planting Ideas From Two Bark Yards

Planting Ideas

Nowadays, when small homes are popular, space is at a premium, and every tree and shrub introduced into the planting scheme plays an important role. The proper placing of each

A Municipal Rose Garden

Rose Garden

Roses are enjoyed by everyone. Not only are they beautiful in June, but they continue to flower throughout the entire summer into the cool autumn days.  These are some reasons

Plan For Best Color Effect

Plan for Best Effect

The crisp days of autumn offer an ideal time for planning and planting the garden. While the successes and failures of the season just past are still fresh in mind,

Plan Your Garden So There’s Time For Leisure

Garden Time for Leisure

In urban and suburban living today, family and social obligations, civic duties, and other commitments all make heavy demands upon your time. However, those whose hobby is gardening will have

Wild Gardening For Beginners

Wild Gardening

Among the pleasures of gardening is choosing your favorite flowers to grow in the garden. Most cultivated plants grow satisfactorily under similar conditions, thus resulting in an almost unlimited list

Topiary A Fascinating Craft

Topiary

Topiary goes back as far as Ancient Rome, but for the last 200 years, the British Isles have been the principal home for the art. It is a fascinating craft

Hollies In Landscaping

Landscaping Hollies

To many people, Holly conveys the impression of a plant with thick, spiny evergreen leaves and bright red berries.  Our well-known American Holly, Ilex opaca, and the almost equally familiar

Plant Them Where They Belong

Where They Belong

Since shrubs constitute a long-time investment, it is important that their selection be made with reference to the spot.  Where they are to stand and the shape they will assume,

How To Garden On A Slight Slope

Slight Slope

Locating a house on a slope with outcroppings of rock offers a challenge to any gardener who enjoys working with plants that can be adapted to such a setting.  Sprawling