The delicate blossoms of the anemone are true harbingers of spring in the garden. Truly an aristocrat in color and habit of growth, this herbaceous perennial should be planted by all gardeners. The anemone is frequently referred to as windflower, since the botanical name is derived from the Greek word anemos, which means wind. Incidentally, […]
Archives for May 2009
20 Tips for Big Chrysanthemums
Here are 20 Tips for you to Grow your own Big Chrysanthemums flowers! Hold stock plants in a coldframe for protection over winter, show new growth by late April or early May when divisions or cuttings may be taken. Divisions or single plants can be separated from the older clump or stock plant. Woody growth […]
How to Grow Big Chrysanthemums
Most everyone agrees that it’s a good thing to have a hobby to take one’s mind off other things. In my case, however, it’s different. I often need something else to take my mind off my hobby which is growing big football and spider chrysanthemums. Many home gardeners have been growing big chrysanthemums in their […]
Look Underground Sprinklers
An underground lawn sprinkler system can be installed in an average home yard, landscape and garden. In fact, some housing developments provide an underground sprinkler as standard equipment with the house complete with a irrigation timer making lawn watering easy. The advancements in the plastics field have brought about many new types of composition pipe […]
For Fall Enjoyment plant Chrysanthemum now
Enjoying your garden is more than a spring or summer pastime. The golden days of September and October are among the most inviting for both working in the garden and just relaxing in comfortable outdoor furniture. And who wouldn’t want to recline amid this rich harvest of autumn foliage and bright chrysanthemums? To enjoy hardy […]
Fir Bark for African Violet
Making soil for African violets when grown in any quantity can become quite a chore. And what violet lover does not have many, many plants about the house once the hobby has been established? If you live in an apartment or small house many times it is easier to purchase potting mixes for African violets. […]
Okra – Southern Comfort for the Kitchen
A few seasons ago a folksong in the vernacular of Louisiana’s Cajun element was recorded by some of the country’s most successful vocalists. Nobody was much concerned that the words made sense to few people outside the deep South. Jambalaya is a favorite Cajun dish of meat and vegetables, but gumbo, a similar mixture also […]
Tuberoses Reliable and Delightful if their Few Needs are Met
The Tuberose (pronounced TU ber oze, not TUBE rose) should present no great problem to the garden landscaper if you remember that it is a Mexican plant accustomed to warm and hot temperatures and that it belongs to the amaryllis family which includes members that are very particular about the depth of their noses. Bulbs […]
Mums Cutting
The practice of growing chrysanthemums from stem cuttings, long favored by nurserymen, has been enjoyed by home plant growers for decades. When we follow the more familiar method of propagating young plants from root divisions, we dig old plants in the spring and from the slowly dying stumps cut off the branching root stems, each […]
Mulch For Cooler Flower Beds
Mulching is a gardening aid that kills three birds with one shot. Most important, it acts as an insulating layer, lowering the soil temperature, and thereby slowing down evaporation of moisture. Second, bacterial action in the soil is encouraged and the mulch breaks down into a rich, soil lightening material, which also increases the ability […]