In Grandmother’s day, columbines (aquilegia) were already prized in flower gardens. Then, as now, these old favorites were reliable perennials, providing airy gracefulness and fascinating color variations for the spring border. Modern, hybrids stand out from the less spectacular forms of yesteryear. Even so, some of the older types still have much to offer today. […]
Archives for July 2009
What is Misting
[ad#promo-content-atf-200-left] Misting – Increasing humidity levels around plants by spraying their foliage with water.
What Is Medium Light?
[ad#promo-content-atf-200-left] Medium light – The level you get at three to six feet from any but a north window.
Preserve a Jar of Garden Fragrance
For added pleasure from your garden capture a bit of its summer fragrance in an old fashioned potpourri like Grandma used to make. The spicy scent in either a jar or sachet will brighten your home on winter days… and potpourri makes a distinctive gift. Almost any fragrant flower, leaf, or herb which you have […]
Culture of Tuberoses
[ad#promo-content-atf-200-left] Question: I would like to have information on the storing and culture of tuberoses. Mine make a healthy growth, but only about one out of 25 blooms. Mrs. P.R.S., Indiana. Answer: The tuberose in most respects is of the easiest culture with practically no enemies or diseases. It is a tropical from Mexico and […]
What Is Low Light For Plants?
Low light – The level that prevails in areas six to ten feet from a non-shaded east, west or south window. Some plants tolerate low light, but most do better in medium light.
Life Cycle Of Insect
Life cycle – The series of stages an insect passes through, from egg to death. Since most eggs are immune to most pest controls, you usually must treat an infested plant at least two to three times at 7 to 10-day intervals to catch newly hatched pests.
Torenia Fournieri the Wishbone Flower
When the upper petal of Torenia fournieri is bent back it discloses a wishbone formed by two stamens and that is why it is called Wishbone Flower. Except for this surprise element, its two-toned, velvety blue flowers with yellow centers look rather like pansies and violas but they’re more satisfactory as bedding plants because they […]
What Is Leggy?
Leggy – Said of a plant that’s tall, does not branch as it should, and often has almost all of its leaves clustered at the top. Usually caused by too little light or by lack of pinching or pruning growth back at the proper stages.
Impatiens Balsamina the Double Flowering Balsam
For the most bloom with the least care over the longest period of time, my favorite flowering landscape plant I choose the double flowering balsama greatly improved version of the old-fashioned single flower called Garden Balsam, Touch-Me-Not and Lady’s Slipper. Balsam (Impatiens balsamina) has beautiful camellia type double blooms shading from deep to pastel colors […]
