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Peonies and poppies, two of the outstanding plants of the June garden, must be planted at the end of the season instead of the beginning.
Oriental poppy roots are shipped from August on, when the plants are dormant; they do not survive handling at any time of year when in… Continue Reading…
Mail-order nurseries ship their plants in the way best calculated to get them to the customer in good condition, so they may be bare-root, potted, or dug and wrapped. Consider first the plants that are shipped bare-root. These are totally dormant and have been held in cold storage since they… Continue Reading…
Low-growing or trailing herbs generally grow well in containers, and containers make it easy to ring the changes and replace spent herbs quickly as you use particular plants or different varieties become available during the season.
The most convenient containers for kitchen herbs are window boxes placed just outside the… Continue Reading…
Hanging-baskets create spectacular displays throughout the summer. They are formed of flowering and attractively-foliaged plants, in color mixtures or as single-color themes, and will brighten drab doorways, windows and walls.
Each year, seed companies introduce new varieties of flowers for planting in hanging-baskets. These plants vary in size, shape and… Continue Reading…
In the Northeast, you can go to a local nursery by the end of April, beginning of May, and look for the perennials you want. Take your list, by all means, but keep an open mind in case you come across something else worthwhile. Go for tough, bushy, well-shaped plants.… Continue Reading…
The concentration has been on perennials for late summer color, but few gardeners would deny the contribution annuals have to make to the overall scene. Leaving aside the standard fare in annuals, which is available everywhere in early summer, there are later-blooming annuals that will provide novelty, energy, and glorious… Continue Reading…
Color is the most powerful natural force in any garden. It offers infinite variety, immensely evocative qualities and the ability to catch and hold the eye like no other element in the garden. In horticulture, color has the finest natural medium of expression there is-plant.
Without plants, a garden is… Continue Reading…
A number of different elements are used to create interest and contrast in this patio garden. The simple design, based around a small rectangle, emphasizes the symmetry of the overall area, but the shape is softened and given life by the use of plants to cover angles and the bare… Continue Reading…
In a small garden, you will not have room for a conventional vegetable plot. Instead, you could have a mini-vegetable plot full of baby vegetables. Baby vegetables are often preferred for their appearance and tenderness, and if you buy them from a supermarket, they are more expensive than normal-sized vegetables.… Continue Reading…
There are countless different ways to personalize your garden and make it stand out, from adding a few plants in attractive pots on a patio to creating a chamomile lawn.
Creating edgings: The edges of paths need not be dull. In Victorian times ornate tiles were popular – and they… Continue Reading…