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On a Sunday in July about 2:30 I started for a walk to Trevorton Mountains for some huckleberries. This mountain is loaded with the early blue, the high blue, and a black huckleberry. Going up the mountain road a young rabbit crossed in front of me....

When applied to lilies, the word "strain" has evoked considerable comment from people accustomed to the term only in connection with flowers grown quickly from seed, such as annuals and certain perennials. Actually, the growing, selecting and...

One class of easily grown, popular lilies which has been somewhat neglected received the attention of George Slate of Geneva, New York. In addition to writing an excellent book, "Lilies for American Gardens," years ago Mr. Slate found time to do some...

Many shrubs and vines provide spectacular displays of flowers that make a special appeal to beginning gardeners. A Secondary Consideration To the nurseryman who sells plants largely on the strength of their display value, flowers are all important....

Your African violets can always be a conversation piece, if you follow a few simple cultural tips. Their popularity continues to grow by leaps and bounds and almost everyone who grows them has their own methods of how to do it. But the main requirements...

This past spring a neighbor brought me about 2 dozen Euphorbia Hetereophylia, commonly called Summer or Annual Poinsettas, or Mexican Fire Plant. I have been told they grow wild in Florida. Being an annual the seeds should be planted while the ground is...

Drywall/ Plaster Repair - When rehabbing old houses, cracks and holes in the plaster are common. Often, holes in ceiling plaster are the result of water infiltrating either from the roof, or from a split plumbing line. Holes in walls are often the...

Nature always does more than her share if given a hand instead of a fist... I had a young Chinese arbor vitae with thin top which I thought might be made better, so cut top off down to a sturdy branch so as to give it a chance to grow into another top....

I grow Rex Begonias on my window sills, on stands, tables and in my breezeway. At one time they were thought to be strictly for the greenhouse hobbyist. Such is not the case anymore! Today anyone can have the basic cultural know-how to grow these most...

Who knows this plant by its botanical name? It is the one called "Moses in the bullrushes," "Moses in the cradle," etc. For some time I could not find out what it really was, but one day while looking through a book on "Plants of the South Pacific," I...