What is the recipe for a sunken garden? What and why are its characters different from the usual garden area? Sunken Areas Of course, no two sunken areas would be treated alike, but certain factors are sure to be present, regardless of location or geographic area. The area included would not be too large, perhaps … Read more
In many areas of the country, the coldest winds come from the north, northeast, and northwest. Curved Planting In summer, on the other hand, they usually emanate from the west, southwest, or south. The wintry blasts from the north can be guided around your home by curved plantings of evergreen trees and shrubs in the … Read more
In a sunny situation, Chrysogonum virginicum, commonly referred to as the golden star, will show you a multitude of starry yellow blossoms rising from green carpets to reach the height of 6″ inches. It keeps up the display all summer until frost quenches the floral glow. Also, it is a good rock garden subject and … Read more
Evaluation time is here. Time to look back on this year’s garden to plan an even better garden next year. In our area, the lack of rain has made it a difficult year. It was not a drought, but we had no soaking rains, only light showers. I seldom plant any vegetable or flower seeds … Read more
I think July is the best month of the Year for anyone to take stock of their gardening and landscape operations. The weather usually works against doing anything that isn’t necessary – mostly watering, weeding, mowing, and spraying – and so with the frequent inclination to sit down, there’s plenty of opportunity for thought. But … Read more
In the most beautiful garden,” my friend said enthusiastically. I “Just wait ’til you see it; there isn’t anything like it.” I listened politely but said nothing. We had often heard great reports only to arrive at the promised land to find a mass of flowers with no apparent design or well-laid out beds with … Read more
The cliff-dweller turned suburbanite, stepping out of his comfortable dream house, is too often awakened to realize his out-of-doors are entirely barren. The bulldozer did not spare even a shade tree out of a rich woodland!’ Or, the nature-in-the-raw enthusiast, having chosen a thick woodland plot for his retreat, discovers that nature left to its … Read more
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 gardeners have thought positively about these queries, only to abandon the idea because such an area was not available. On the other hand, many wait … Read more
Midwesterners may envy the Californians for their climate, which we hear is ideal for outdoor living, but this does not mean that we do not take to our backyards and make our outdoor living areas as cool and attractive as possible during our hot, dry summers. Here are a few pointers to help Midwesterners enjoy … Read more
Perhaps the best way to indicate the various uses of a landscape architect is to tell some of my experiences in redeeming a dull property. In most cases, I left the design entirely to my landscape architect, NM Weber. In others, we hit on a happy scheme of a joint invention. In a few instances, … Read more