From the Greek gypsos, chalk, phileo, to love; the plants prefer chalky soils (Caryophyllaceae). Hardy annuals and perennials of great value in both the border and rock garden; the dwarf kinds a...
Water Garden Aquatic Fiberglass pool
Since the introduction of fiberglass pools, tremendous interest has been shown in medium-sized garden pools.
Sitting the poolBefore constructing any pool careful thought should be...
Edging Around Ponds
Edging around your pond. Shallow and Bog Gardening
Edging your pond will give it a finished look. You can hang a picture on a wall by itself but put a frame around it and you have a masterpie...
Guide to Growing Black-eyed Susans
Commemorating Olaf Rudbeck (1660–1740) was a Swedish professor of botany and counselor of Linnaeus (Compositae). Coneflower. A genus of about 40 herbaceous plants, mostly perennial and hardy, na...
Important Facts About Hobby Greenhouses
It doesn’t matter if you’re investing in your first-ever greenhouse or have had one for many years. Everyone should know a selection of key facts regarding their greenhouse. A hobby greenhouse i...
Submerged Plants For a Garden Pond
By the Pond Lady
You cannot have a Water Garden without plants. A modest water garden can be contained in a barrel or trough or you can have an elaborate pond with streams, fountains a...
How to grow Cacti and Succulents
Succulent plants are the camels of the vegetable world, storing up food and water to be used not on a rainy day, but during a period of prolonged drought. This may last for a few weeks or, in ex...
Garden Poems to Enjoy Life
You can submit your garden poems to the webmaster.
Prayer in a GardenToday the world seemed cruel, but evening hoursWere filled with perfume from forgotten flowers.I saw again familiar...
Double Hollyhocks for Your Perennial Border
All gardeners are familiar with tall single hollyhocks, which can be used so effectively to screen an ugly view or soften the harsh lines of a bare wall. But few realize that the single variety ...
A Guide to Planting Hollyhocks
There are lots of signs that summer has arrived—children get out of school, otherwise normal men get out of regular clothes and into lime green golf pants, and, in many gardens, the weeds get ou...