Similar Articles

Browse Main Topics:

Business
Computers & Electronics
Education & Reference
Entertainment & Leisure
Family & Home
Finance & Investment
Health
Internet
Pets & Animals
Science & Technology
Society, Politics & Culture
Sports & Recreation

Similar Articles

National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi	Tough Texas Roses Growing plants in eastern Texas can be tough. Roses in particular often suffer from heat, humidity, insect, and disease pressures. That's why Steve George from Texas A & M University in Dallas has been conducting research on the toughest roses for his climate.
National Gardening	Growing Flowers 101 Old homes occupied by expert gardeners often feature gardens that are beautiful for decades after the gardener departed, almost as if they evolved naturally. Planning is the reason.
National Gardening Lynn Ocone	Heucheras: Versatile, Colorful Natives Heuchera plants have different uses in different places.
National Gardening Peter Kopcinski	All About Petunias Petunias have always offered nonstop summer bloom, but now you're more likely to find a color, size, and growth habit to suit your garden needs. New, vigorous trailing types and miniature-flowered types have rekindled gardeners' interest.
National Gardening	Getting Started With Perennials First, we dispel a common myth: You don't need to be an expert gardener to grow perennials. Then we answer a few common questions about perennials.
National Gardening Jack Ruttle	All-American Daylilies No other perennial gives as much for so little
National Gardening	Roses 101 Roses need special attention to produce quantities of beautiful, fragrant flowers.
National Gardening Kate Jerome	Shrubs for the Perennial Garden When we think of shrubs, most of us picture foundation plants or a shrub border. Of course shrubs are naturals for these situations, but there is another setting for shrubs -- especially blooming ones -- that we don't always consider: the perennial garden.
National Gardening Robin M.W. Parer	Hardy Geraniums The precise appeal of these often diminutive, sometimes bold charmers is tough to pin down. But it's simple from a gardener's point of view. Hardy geraniums give a lot and require very little.
National Gardening	Perennials 101 Owing to a fairly recent revival of the casual "cottage garden" look, perennials are more popular with today's home gardeners than they ever have been.
National Gardening Jack Ruttle	Hellebores Hellebores sound like a dream come true. They really do bloom when the garden looks wintry and the ground is still dotted with the last traces of snow. The flowers are big, bold and abundant, and they come in several colors.
National Gardening Lynn Ocone	Lavatera Annuals and perennials for cottage gardens
National Gardening Karen Dardick	Shrub Roses Many kinds of shrub roses have been introduced in recent years, especially the ground covers, such as "Cliffs of Dover," "Flower Carpet" and "Jeepers Creepers."
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi	Tropicanna Canna This new canna is a flamboyant beauty that can add a striking tropical look to your garden -- with or without flowers.
National Gardening	Garden Design 101 You've looked at your home, apartment, or condominium a thousand times, but have you looked at it through a gardener's eyes? Have you considered what's possible?
National Gardening John R. Dunmire	Guide to June Gardening The month may present different images in various parts of the country, but to most gardeners, it conveys feelings of richness, abundance, and completion.
National Gardening	Fall Garden Cleanup Q and A Here are some questions we've received about fall cleanup in the garden, along with the answers given by our regional horticulture staff.
National Gardening Kathy Bond Borie	Make Room for These Award Winning Roses Let's face it, roses may not be the most carefree plants to grow, but once you welcome one to your garden, it's hard to stop.
This Old House Sallie Brady	Tread On Me Low-growing, tough-underfoot plants soften the edges of garden paths and patios.
This Old House Deborah Snoonian	Best Places to Buy Bloomers Great online nurseries you might not yet know about.
National Gardening Veronica Lorson Fowler	Amazing Annual Vines These speedy climbers offer old-fashioned charm and quick landscape solutions
National Gardening Alice Knight	Winter Heaths Early fall is prime time to plant these hardy long-blooming evergreens.
This Old House Peter V. Fossel	Coming Up Roses Climbers and ramblers will cover a trellis, an arbor, even a shed roof, with a profusion of blooms
National Gardening April 2000 Barbara Pleasant	Balloon Flower Easy to grow, reliable, looks great as a border -- and it's blue
National Gardening Vicky Congdon	Smoke Bush Cotinus, or smoke bush, can be grown across the United States and is available in several varieties. Buying, planting and growing suggestions are offered.
National Gardening Thomas Christopher	The Rugged Roses Rugosas take cold, heat, and pests in stride
National Gardening Lynn Byczynski	Organic Flower Farming Growing cut flowers for farmers' markets.
National Gardening April 2000 Barbara Pleasant	Power Plants For plants that outperform all the rest, look for the trophy takers
This Old House Christopher J. Cohan	Foundation Plantings The plantings closest to your home should play up its assets and soften its hard edges.
National Gardening Nardozzi & Savio	Fragrant Roses: Two Gardeners Weigh In Everyone can agree that fragrance is an important characteristic in a rose. Though sometimes this trait has been diminished in the pursuit of breeding larger or various colored roses, some gardeners prize this trait highly, and won't do without it.
National Gardening	Choosing Perennial Plants When choosing perennial plants you'll need to consider their hardiness rating, your planting location, and when they flower so you'll have season-long color.
National Gardening Michael MacCaskey	Summer Bulbs Consider these for summer color
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi	Getting Gardens Ready for Winter While gardeners in warmer climes (USDA zones 8 to 10) relish the cool air because it signals fall planting time, most gardeners across the country know it's time to wrap up the garden.
National Gardening	Dividing Perennials For one reason or another, most gardeners will need to divide their perennials at some point. Here are some guidelines.
This Old House Lance Walheim	Easy Care Roses Far from finicky, many shrub-type roses bloom all summer long with very little fuss. Here are some top choices for flower borders, hedges, and containers
This Old House Peter V. Fossel	Coming Up Roses Climbers and ramblers will cover a trellis, an arbor, even a shed roof, with a profusion of blooms.
National Gardening Rick Darke	Blue Star Multiseason appeal and modest demands make this little-known perennial a garden winner.
National Gardening Karen Dardick	Miniature Roses For the Holidays No longer for hobbyists only, these roses are a colorful poinsettias alternative...
Garden Gate	More Black Flowers Why grow black flowers? Not just for the sake of having a conversation piece in your garden, although they are good for that. The best reason is because they have so many design uses.
National Gardening Andy & Sally Wasowski	Spectacular Desert Plants Colorful native plants for Southwest gardens
National Gardening Karen Dardick	The New Patio Trees After filling my garden with roses, delphiniums, irises, daylilies, buddleia, heliotrope, and a host of other plantings, I ran out of space, but not out of the desire to grow more plants. So I turned to plants called standards or patio trees. What are they?
National Gardening	Perennial Garden Style Just like your closet, which may contain formal wear and sweatshirts, and everything in between, you may choose a blend of styles for your gardens.
This Old House February 2, 2001 Warren Schultz	Getting the Best Deal on Plants Your guide to buying plants for the upcoming growing season...
National Gardening Robert Kouric	Herbes de Provence How to grow and make this gourmet seasoning
National Gardening	Preventing Rose Diseases It's no surprise that roses are among the most popular ornamental garden plants: they're beautiful, fragrant, and easy to grow in most climates.
National Gardening Peter Schneider	Roses: The Class of 2001 This year's graduates are strong on color and scent...
National Gardening	Annuals and Perennials for Containers Learn the differences between annuals and perennials, and use this guide for planting and caring for them in containers.
Searcher March 2001 Janet Evans	Gardening Resources on the Web In the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's Library, we work with amateur gardeners who want to learn the art and science of horticulture. Like similar libraries, we answer thousands of garden-related inquiries each year. We also routinely use and recommend informative Web sites...
National Gardening Cheryl Dorschner	Starting from Seed Tips from an innovative gardener...
This Old House Thomas Baker	Dividing Plants What to do when a perennial gets too big for its bed? Divide and conquer!