The miniature narcissi, or daffodils, are delightful flowering bulbs that grow from three to 12 inches in height. All narcissi like moisture during their growing season, but none will tolerate places where stagnant water stands. Although we have had success with late Fall planting, we recommend early planting for all forms of narcissi. This practice […]

Earliest April coaxes out the white, yellow and purple of tulip time’s advance color-bearer – the species tulip Tulipa biflora – with the whole resplendent army of species tulips following close behind. For these native or wild tulips come early and stay late – as we like all our favorite visitors to do. And these […]

The crisp days of autumn offer an ideal time for planning and planting the garden. While the successes and failures of the season just past are still fresh in mind, the gardener can correct his mistakes in color combinations and placement of plants, at the same time adding new flowers and improving the over-all garden […]

For the most part, the Summer-flowering perennials are sturdy plants that can withstand high temperatures rind fairly-dry The mallows are deep-rooted arid once established, will flourish for many years. They grow best where the soil is on the moist side. Yuccas thrive in hot, dry locutions, even on slopes and make striking accent plants in […]

It is too easy to forget that midsummer as well as fall is a time for planting bulbs. This is one of the months (August) for putting in the bulbs of Sprekelia formosissima, an amaryllid from Mexico which is known as Aztec lily, St. James lily and Jacobean lily. If your ground is heavy, give […]

Can you look forward to still another season of colorful flowers when early frosts mow down zinnias, asters and the other annuals in your garden? You can if you have plantings of the hardy bulbs which, set out in late summer, make welcome patches of bloom on crisp October and November days to vie with […]

Several years ago when I checked one of the country’s best nursery catalogs, I found over 50 species and varieties of our native wild flowers listed as common garden flowers. Many other varieties offered, such as the lovely new tradescantias, were horticultural varieties or hybrids with native wild flower ancestry. However, there are still many […]

The one sure way to prevent that sudden let-down feeling in the hardy border after the last tulips fade is to have Oriental poppies coming on to take their place. There are of course, the tall bearded iris in many lovely colors; but none which carry on the dramatic impact of the tulips, especially in […]

If you want a real pansy display next spring don’t depend on the basketfuls you’ll find at the local garden center. Grow your own from seed or buy young plants from a specialist this fall. The advantage to you is simply this: you can pick the colors you need to harmonize with your spring garden […]