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 Society. Designed by Mr. Harold Klopp of Palatine, Illinois, the plan incorporates some unusual ideas developed after studying existing gardens of this type. Located at … Read more
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 for them, plants become profitless to growers and soon disappear. Some will never be missed. Others are so pretty, so useful, and your garden is … Read more
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 blue-bells, with which it makes a pleasing combination. The true Solomons-seal, Polygonatum biflorum, has a gracefully curved stem two to four feet high. The greenish … Read more
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 attention to the selection and use of shrubbery in border and specimen plantings. For example, the clear, bright red of the winged euonymus, Euonymus alatus, … Read more
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 of orchids, which is being done in a range of glasshouses on a hill beyond Bellosguardo and envy one of the seven deadly sins! Yet, … Read more
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 practices, but insert your thoughts, your taste in design, and plant material—even if you learn by the trial-and-error method. A well-planned perennial border will provide … Read more
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 a large family of economically important flowering plants, comprising 670 genera and about 20,000 perennial or annual herbaceous plants, shrubs, herbs, and trees. This makes … Read more
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 mustard family and has long been a favorite in old-fashioned gardens for winter bouquets. Lunaria Annua’s Characteristics The flat, brown, quarter-inch seeds are sown … Read more
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 any ordinary soil in full sun or part shade. Like their poor relatives, they are extremely hardy. In addition to their virtues in the garden, … Read more
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 a long period when its long, gracefully arched sprays covered with dainty pendant hearts tipped white were not seen. Bleeding-Heart: Dicentra Spectabilis Now Bleeding-heart (Dicentra … Read more