Flower & Garden Magazine articles from February 1993

Flower & Garden Magazine archives from February 1993

Pruning young trees. (Column)
February 1, 1993... It took me 30 years to learn one of the basic principles of pruning: start guiding a tree's growth early. As the rules of tree care change, and once-accepted techniques for pruning are discarded, thank goodness that one rule still stands....

Garden huckleberry. (includes recipe)
February 1, 1993... IF YOU LOVE BLUEBERRIES, YOU'LL love garden huckleberries too! This spring, set aside a corner of your garden for these luscious, easy-to-grow berries. Garden huckleberries grow on annual plants that reach about 3 feet in height. The...

Eight sure-fire annuals.
February 1, 1993... THE DAY MY MARIGOLDS DIED was a humiliating one. I had always believed that anyone could grow these colourful flowers. After all, marigolds are annuals, plants that are genetically programmed to bloom their hearts out through a whole...

Twelve dependable perennials.
February 1, 1993... THINKING ABOUT MY FAVORITE perennial flowers, I can't help but be inspired by a photograph of 'Festiva Maxima' peonies from my garden. So vividly does the photo capture their gleaming white beauty, I can almost sense the lush fragrance. ...

A savor of shallots. (includes related article and recipes)
February 1, 1993... SHALLOTS HAVE A GOURMET reputation and generally come with a price to match. Many gardeners are put off by this situation, so they grow garlic or onions instead and meet shallots formally, if at all, in restaurants. It is a pity because...

Luscious pink roses.
February 1, 1993... At the word "rose," an image comes to my mind of a luscious pink rose blooming in a distant, dreamlike garden. OUR ANCESTORS PROBABLY would have shaken their heads in disbelief at the sight of many of our modern roses. Recently breeders...

Singing the praises of gardening.
February 1, 1993... LIKE MOST PEOPLE BORN AND raised amid the bricks and cement of a big city (in my case, Brooklyn), I knew as much about gardening as the proverbial housewife who can't boil water. When people spoke about drainage, I thought they were talking...

Anza-Borrego State Park. (vibrant desert flowers)
February 1, 1993... In March the plant cover at Anza-Borrego is a garden-lover's fantasy -- the floor of the desert is a carpet of vibrant flowers. THE DESERT'S ARID, FRAGile, stark, rugged, unpopulated and wild nature does not evoke a garden vision of...

Brighten up with colorful foliage plants. (indoor Gardening) (Column)
February 1, 1993... MANY EASY-TO-GROW PLANTS of tropical origin will enliven a collection of potted greenery with multicolored and variously patterned foliage, brightening the indoor scene and glowing vibrantly outdoors in summer on a patio or balcony. One...

Ornamental grasses: simple drama.
February 1, 1993... GARDENERS LOOKING FOR something different and dramatic for the home landscape need to look no further than ornamental grasses. Low cost, low water usage, ease of propagation and beauty throughout a growing season up to six months make...

Hydroponic growing techniques.
February 1, 1993... HYDROPONICS HAS GAINED acceptance as a complement to traditional outdoor gardening and is taking gardening to places and people that before were restricted by space, time, climate and other uncontrollable factors. If you haven't already, you...

Giving hand tools a hand. (Column)
February 1, 1993... Although I prefer tinkering with engines and power equipment, occasionally I enjoy putting a shovel into damp soil and digging around in the dirt. The last time I got the urge to dig, however, my favorite shovel suffered a near-fatal...

No room for an orchard? Then try a fruit tree hedge.
February 1, 1993... A novice gardener's mad gamble against professional advice has triumphed with buckets and buckets of fruit. I HAD COME TO THE GARDEN CENter to buy an orchard. The long, bare flower bed behind my house seemed perfect for a line of...