Autumn Foliage In Mild Climates
UNITED STATES—Colorful foliage is always present. After all, green is a color, even without any other color or variegation. Defoliation of deciduous foliage during...
Spring Bulbs Begin In Autumn
UNITED STATES—Crocus, daffodil, hyacinth, tulip, freesia, anemone and ranunculus will not bloom until the end of winter and early spring. They are spring bulbs...
Juniper Cultivars Deserve More Consideration
UNITED STATES—Fads come and go. Many can be good, even if only briefly. A few might be bad enough to later stigmatize the object...
Common Names Are Potentially Uncommon
UNITED STATES—Nomenclature is simply a structured technique of naming. Botanic nomenclature assigns universally precise general or genus names with specific or species names to...
True To Type Seed Collection
UNITED STATES—Flowers produce seed. That is their priority. Flowers that do not rely primarily on wind for pollination are colorful and fragrant merely to...
Autumn Annuals Transition From Summer
UNITED STATES—Cool season vegetables will replace warm season vegetables during autumn. Also, cool season annuals will replace warm season annuals. Neither simple task is...
Cole Vegetables Are Cool Vegetables
UNITED STATES—September began with the warmest weather of the year. Such weather is not uncommon for late summer here. It can happen as late...
White Bloom Brightens Cool Shade
UNITED STATES—White and black are supposedly opposites. White is a combination of all wavelengths of visible light. Black is a complete absence of such...
Pups Of A Horticultural Nature
UNITED STATES—Pups of the most familiar type are canine. Most are puppies of domestic dogs. Some are foxes or wolves. A few are seals,...
Cover Ground With Ground Cover
UNITED STATES—Within the outdoor rooms of home gardens, shade trees are ceilings, shrubs and hedges are walls, and turf and ground cover plants are...