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Loveliest of Trees: Why ‘Holly Jolivette’ is the best of the flowering cherries
by WAYNE WINTERROWD
Loveliest of trees, the cherry now Is hung with bloom along the bough, And stands about the woodland ride Wearing white for Eastertide.
—A. E. Housman, “The Cherry Tree”
THE GENUS PRUNUS IS A BOX …
Irises: An expert reveals the secrets of growing the jewel-like reticulatas
by BRIAN MATHEW
THERE CAN BE few groups of hardy plants to rival the irises for diversity of form and color, yet at the same time maintaining their very characteristic appearance. They range from the tall, …
Morning glories, moonflowers, and their relatives
BY ANNE HALPIN
One of my favorite summer memories is from the first year I planted moonflowers. My husband-to-be and I had rented a tiny cottage in a seashore town on the eastern end of Long …
