Independent gardening advice for real gardens, balconies and windowsills.
Practical advice on growing food and flowers, improving soil, and making the most of small spaces. Start anywhere — the garden will meet you.
To obtain mild and delicately-flavoured Turnips a somewhatlight, sandy, but deep, rich soil is necessary. For a first crop sow the Early White Dutch variety in February or the beginning of March on a...
Drainage may be considered as the chief means of success inthe cultivation of these showy spring flowers. The soil they like best is well-rotted turf cut from pasture land and mixed with a moderate am...
A charming spring-flowering plant, bearing pretty whitestar-like flowers on slender stalks. It is used largely for edgings. It looks well in clumps on the front of borders. Plant in autumn, and divide...
This tuberous perennial is quitehardy, and flourishes in partial shade. The soil must be light and rich, yet moist. The plant does not increase very fast, but the roots of good-sized plants may be div...
This hardy climbing plant growsbest in a light soil, flowers in August, and is increased by layers of the young shoots in summer. Height, 12 ft.
Ivy, St. John's Wort (HypericumCalycinum), early-flowering White Aconite.
These greenhouse herbaceous plants bloom in May. A rich,light soil suits them. Height, 6 in.
To grow this native perennialto advantage, it should be planted in leaf-mould with which a large proportion of sand has been mixed. Confine the roots to a narrow compass by means of slates placed just...
A showy, hardy, deciduous perennial.It thrives in ordinary soil, puts forth its white flowers in June, and is propagated by seed or division. Height, 6 in.
A pretty, hardy herbaceousplant, with very handsome foliage. It likes a light but moist soil, may be increased by seed or by dividing the root, and flowers in May. Height, 9 in. to 2 ft.