Many interesting root variations are found among the wildings. Spring Beauties (Claytonia) bring joy to the heart when the white-pettaled, pink-veined blossoms open. But have you ever examined the underground portion of this early spring bloomer? It is a round, very hard little tuber so similar in color to the soil that it is difficult [...]

Plants with bulbs or those of a bulbous nature have a certain fascination. In planting them or resetting one has something tangible with which to work something solid and with definite form which somehow gives rise to greater expectations for they seem capable of producing more than could a mere handful of doubtful-looking roots. When [...]

Root your own African Violet plants and have blooms coming forth in a few months. Take a glass jar with a glass plate for a cover (a fish bowl is good) and into the bottom place 1-2 inch of humus; on that place 1 1-2 in. of coarse sand. Cut some leaves from your parent [...]

Do you want to raise something this year that will be lovely to include in your winter bouquet next year. There is nothing more lovely than Lunaria, moonwort, Sea Shell and Silver Dollar. The stalk is fairy like and the leaves are dainty, but the seed carriers are its charm. It is not greedy as [...]

Most of the Dandelion family are sleepy heads, closing at night, opening during the day. Watch the “Poor Man’s Weather Glass.” Scarlet Pimpernel, which regardless of the weather is usually closed by 3 p. m. Four O’Clocks (Mirabilis jalapa) derives its name from the hour of its opening. Star of the Veldt (Dimorprotheca) and Arctctis [...]

Take a peep at your garden late some spring evening and you will find your Aconite and Anemones closed. If you will notice the leaves of your Acacia (Robinia), and Oxalis you will find they have closed downward while the clover leaves fold upward. Hibiscus, Portulaca, Californio Poppy and the flexes are greatly influenced by [...]

Have you ever studied the “sleepy heads” in your garden and what an important part they play? London, in his Encyclopedia of Gardening, published in 1822, tells us of how the early gardeners arranged their flower beds in the form of a clock face, divided into sections each planted with the species which opened or [...]

Spring is now just around the corner. Our daffodils and other spring bloomers are up and soon will be blooming; a few blooms are already open on. the early Spirea; grass showing green; birds never stop singing here; and let us hope that with spring will come an end to this terrible war that has [...]

At this time of year when snow may cover the ground do not forget to supply the little feathered friends of our gardens, with food to keep them from dying of starvation. Nut meats, .bread crumbs, suet, rolled oats, or cracked acorns will provide a feast for these little fellows. They like melon seed, sunflower [...]

For tall slim effect, use Irish Juniper on each side of the stone. Swedish may be better but slower growth. For more bushy evergreen a Spiny Greek or Excelca Strada is very good to bush out. To plant next to the largest stone, Pfitzer Juniper is good. For a complete cover, Myrtle is ideal, also [...]