What Is A Fragrance Garden for the Blind
A fragrance garden for the Blind, which will be the largest of its kind in the world when completed, is being planned by the Women’s Board of the Chicago Horticultural
Perennials
Don’t Let These Perennials Go
Economic laws apply in the plant world. Unless you demand unusual varieties, growers will not supply them. So why let these charmers disappear? Profitless Plants To Growers Unless gardeners ask
The Solomons Seals
Another spring wildflower that most of us will recognize in the photograph is the Canada mayflower or false Solomons-seal, Maianthemum canadense. Growing with it, we see the May-flowering scums or
Try These Shrubs with Late Season Appeal
The high color and interest of natural roadside plantings which is well worth driving for miles to enjoy, may be repeated in one’s garden for permanent pleasure by giving proper
Thoughts from an Italian Garden
What can one say about an Italian garden which has not been said before in poetry, prose, music, in song – from the roses of Paestum to the newest hybridization
Tips on Planning Your Perennial Border
Your garden, first of all, should be an expression of yourself. It’s a good idea to study the fundamental rules of landscape architecture and to consult authorities for good garden
Growing Mimosa Pudica Plants: How To Care For Sensitive Plant
Mimosa pudica is a short-lived perennial or spiny annual belonging to the Mimosa genus and a member of the Fabaceae or the Legume, bean, or pea family. The Fabaceae is
The Honesty Plant Offers Everlasting Seedpods
Lunaria annua, an honesty plant, is a popular everlasting plant with many aliases—St. Peter’s penny, money plant, moonwort, and satin flower. Native to Europe and Western Asia, it belongs to
The Achilleas Are Accommodating and Versatile
The Achilleas, descendants of the weed yarrow, which transforms empty lots and roadsides into bright wildflower patches, are as easy to grow as their more common cousins. They thrive in
Bleeding Heart Plant The Laciest Of Valentines
Many of us remember huge clumps of Bleeding-heart growing against the foundations of old country houses or snuggled up by front and back steps. But until the 1940s, there was