Spring is here and we’re hearing and seeing that many more of you are getting out in the yard and embracing a new gardening season! That’s why the editors of Horticulture teamed up with Womanswork to create this month’s Smart … Read Article
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Q&A: Controlling Staghorn Sumac
Question: Is there a safe, easy way to control staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina) without totally destroying it? I want to keep its seedlings out of my lawn and garden, but I don’t want to remove the mature trees because I … Read Article
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 OF JEWELS, … Read Article
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, showy hearded irises to … Read Article