Growing African Violets Plants: How To Care For Saintpaulia
Are you ready to add lush greenery and vibrant colors to your home? The popular African violet is an excellent choice. These fuzzy-leaved, delicate, low-growing plants are known for their
Spring Like Flower Show In The Home Greenhouse
Bloom in the greenhouse this month is comparable to the spring show. Three classes of plants put on a spectacular performance: These latter include many annuals: Annual Seeds Some seed
Orchids For Beginner
Selecting orchids with which the average amateur is likely to succeed presents a rather difficult problem, for different conditions and individuals will be found in each instance. The problem is
Spring Appears Early When You Force Bulbs
Why shouldn’t you be among those who, each winter, enjoy the pleasure of having a midwinter display of spring bulbs— one of the easiest and most certain of all types
Proper Storage Adds Life To Dahlias And Cannas
Many flower lovers have, at one time or another, gone through a great deal of expense to beautify their gardens with the best dahlias and cannas money can buy. And
Before Winter Comes
In these days of central heating, electric blankets, and storm windows, the pleasure and necessity have gone out of tucking the children into bed “for a long winter’s nap.” But
Small Geraniums Give Great Pleasure
Dwarf and miniature geraniums surpassed all others in the increase of varieties during the past decade. Many are so similar it is difficult to tell them apart. Care For Dwarf
How To Keep A Gardenia Happy And Healthy
If all the people who have tried unsuccessfully to grow gardenias were laid end to end, we’d have a long line of disgruntled gardeners. And yet gardenias are not difficult
Make Your Hobby Profitable Sell Surplus Plants
Horticultural magazines provide instructions for growing almost every type of plant known. But seldom is there any information about the disposal of plants once they have reached the peak of
The Japanese Morning-glories
Many Oriental plants are favorites in American gardens, but one more should be added. It is the exquisite Japanese Imperial Morning Glory, Ipomoea Nil. This regal morning glory is no
From Japan, For American Gardens Exotic Japanese Iris
The mysteries of the Orient sometimes wend their way into our everyday lives. Such is the case with the culture of Japanese iris. Here is a plant with striking beauty—a