Columnar or Fastigiate trees
To the botanist, the word fastigiate means ‘with parallel, erect, clustered branches’. It has become more widely used in a more generalized sense f...
Heuchera – Perennial Plant, How to grow
How to grow Heuchera
Named in honor of Professor J. H. Heucher, 1677-1747, a German professor of medicine, and a botanist (Saxifragaceae). Alum-root. A genus of hardy perennials with d...
Gardening with Canna or Indian Shot
Complete Cultural Details That Ensure a Magnificent Display of Brilliant Summer Color
Tender herbaceous perennial plants, from South America and the West Indies, of the family Cannaceae. They...
Growing Calanthe Orchid
Autumn and winter flowering evergreen and leaf-losing Orchids natives of Asia, Africa and Australasia. The name Calanthe is derived from the Greek kalos, beautiful, and anthos, a flower. Calanth...
A Guide to Growing Carnations
CARNATION: FOR GREENHOUSE AND OUTDOORS
Carnations in all their various forms are generally considered to be derivatives of Dianthus Caryophyllus, although the origin of some is not entirely c...
Seed Starting at home – Seedy Beginnings
A giant invasive plant known as “Millennium Madness” sprouted worldwide last year. It was particularly bad in the United States and positively egregious in the New York metropolitan area. And, a...
Azalea Growing Care and Pruning Guide
Free-blooming Shrubs for Lime-free Soils and Pot Culture
(Aza’lea). Botanists now classify all plants they once called Azaleas as Rhododendrons. Garden lovers still use Azalea for...
Shrub and Tree Planting tips
Trees and Shrubs
Most shrubs are low-maintenance plants that grow well for years with little attention. However, it is important to start with species well adapted to the local climate and so...
THE POWER OF MYTH
A friend called not long ago, and she sounded desperate.
“I am going to join the N.R.A,” she said in a tone that suggested she had just committed herself to scrubbing the f...
Trends in Bulb Gardening
As with fashion, floriculture also has its trends. Dutch botanist Jacqueline van der Kloet signals two color trends.
“First we see a tone-on-tone preference; combinations of...