Happy is the gardener who places his plants correctly in the beginning. His garden grows old along with him – and gracefully. Each spring and fall it can be said of both, “The best is yet to be.” To this person the peony offers everything, for the peony is a plant of permanence. It comes […]
Archives for August 2011
Have You Tried Using Hollies for Hedges?
Inseparably linked with Christmas and long a favorite winter decoration, the holly has established a claim upon our hearts which sets it apart among evergreens. The startling loveliness of its brilliant berries studded among lustrous, dark green leaves, at a time of year when most trees are bare or unrelieved somber evergreens, places it in […]
Wine Red Oxalis Brasiliensis Makes A Lovely Pot Plant
Taking up little space, but enjoying a front seat in a south window, the South American Oxalis brasiliensis makes a lovely pot plant. Many oxalis tend to recline or droop, but this is a neat-appearing plant with upright leaf stems 4 or 5 inches high. Its trifoliate, shamrock-like leaves are barely an inch wide on […]
Delightful Silver Leaved Shrub From Teneriffe
If seeds of such winter-flowering annuals as wallflowers, browallia, linaria, Virginia stock, baby blue-eyes, snapdragon and calendula have not yet been sown, do it now. Also, do not delay sowing parsley, lettuce, mustard for winter greens, chard, radishes, carrots and cabbage. Although Ochna multiflora has been carried by Southland nurserymen for a decade, it is […]
Fall And Winter Coldframe Activity Makes Comeback
A fall and winter coldframe activity making a comeback in many parts of the country is the growing of sweet violets (Viola odoerata). Requiring cool nights and sunny days, violets are well suited to coldframe gardening. The temperature can drop as low as 45° in fall and lower in winter without damage to plant.S or […]
Rambling Observations On The Gardening Road
In midsummer I went on a jaunt to Virginia several years ago. The heat was oppressive in the Tidewater area, but the crape myrtle in all the richness of its pink bloom made me forget somewhat the temperature that seemed to envelop me wherever I went. To be sure, there are lavender, white and reddish […]
Summer Perennials for Accent and Color and Cutting as well
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 […]
The Most Popular Months For West Coast Lawn Making Is When?
Late August and September are becoming the most popular months for West Coast lawn making. Since weeds are the despair of all gardeners desiring a perfect lawn, do everything possible to rid yours of weed seeds before sowing the grass. It isn’t necessary to go to the extremes I did three years before building a […]
A Garden of Bible Plants
Since the idea of a Biblical garden has always fascinated me, I was naturally delighted to discover a garden designed around the familiar plants of the Bible in the grounds adjoining a Church in California. The low-eaved church, which is an architectural jewel in itself, makes an impressive setting for the garden which has two […]
Hunnemannia Fumuriaefolia – Mexican Tulip Poppy
I have harped on the desirability of Hunnemannia fumuriaefolia before, but this Mexican tulip poppy is still too seldom seen in Southland gardens. Full sun and good drainage are imperative to the comfort of this delightful wild flower from Mexico, where it receives good rains during its growing season and the early part of its […]
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