Houseplant Care Guides
Practical, real-home plant care — watering, light, propagation, pests, and seasonal advice, reviewed by experienced indoor gardeners.
Flower Arrangements Using Irises
We all know the Dutch flower paintings which include amongst them many fine examples of differently coloured irises.
How to Arrange Ferns in Displays
Ferns have a strange charm of their own. Used in groups, they can be very decorative, the lacy fronds of some contrasting with the long tongue like leaves of others.
Bedding Plants for Beginners
Generally speaking, the beginner in garden matters will buy most of his bedding plants as he buys his bulbs, probably from a local nursery or market.
Beginners Guide to Cloche Gardening
First, cloches. There are several types you can buy in glass or plastic. There are three types of glass cloche -the tent-shaped, the flat-top barn cloche and the barn cloche.
Growing Fruit in Small Gardens
It isn’t often realised how much fruit can be grown in quite a small garden. Trees can be trained as cordons or espaliers to make the very best use of available space.
Herb Growing Simplified
Apart from their culinary value herbs are highly decorative plants and can be grown on any old patch of ground.
How to Plant and Cultivate Garden Trees
A somewhat depressing, although fascinating, aspect of trees in the garden is the fact that they will probably outlive their planter! They have an air of permanence about them.
How to Set Up a Vegetable Garden
There’s always room for a vegetable patch in every garden. What you must decide is what space is available and what is to be grown.
Zantedeschia Abthiopica (Mum Lily, Calla Lily)
The arum lily or calla lily is a beautiful South African plant, hardy in mild moist places out of doors, and even in colder areas may sometimes be grown as an aquatic plant if covered with water in…