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pumpkins, squashes and gourds

What would fall be without pumpkins, squashes and gourds? This year I learned, to my surprise, that if you leave...

polianthes tuberosa

Aah, the queen of fragrance, Polianthes tuberosa, a joy to gardeners and perfumers alike, probably the most fragrant flower ever....

purple pods

If I knew how much I would enjoy purple beans, I would only have planted those to begin with. Besides...

country gardens

The country garden relies on scent just as much as it does on color and texture. Gertrude Jekyll popularized this...

how to create rose hybrids

The procedure for creating new roses is lengthy and the success rate is very low, but if you are a...

sunshine

You don’t know how much sunshine means to roses, they make do without anything else if they have eight hours...

rosemary

When you start looking into its qualities, rosemary can be quite intimidating, it seems to be good for everything: it...

soil types

At the most basic level there are three types of soil: sand, loam and clay. Most soils are a combination...

snapdragons

If you ever create a garden for children don’t forget the snapdragons. The little ones love to pinch the “dragon...

perennial groundcovers

I can’t figure out the precise point when a fast spreading plant becomes a ground cover. Some, like ivy, periwinkle...