West Coast gardeners cannot hobnob together for long without the question “How do you grow lupines?” cropping up. Many want to know where they can get plants and seeds, yet nurserymen say there is no demand and carry little stock. “They can’t be grown.” some gardeners tell me. “The seed won’t come up, and they … Read more
Since George Russell’s work in Yorkshire with Lupinus polyphyllus, which he crossed with other lupins, created the magnificent new strain that now bears his name, and the lupin ranks with the delphinium and Michaelmas daisy as a mainstay of English gardens. It should become almost as well known in American gardens as its virtues are … Read more
Every gardener dreams of producing a wonderful new plant. A few get the job done. Luther Burbank, helped only by a discerning eye, created bigger, better, more fruitful, and more beautiful varieties of almost every plant he worked with. Successful Hybridization Take the work on lupines begun by James Kclway at the turn of the … Read more