Flower & Garden Magazine articles from October 1984

Flower & Garden Magazine archives from October 1984

Callaway's new Sibley Center has energy ideas home greenhouse planners can use. (conservatory design)
October 1, 1984... Callaway's New Sibley Center has energy ideas home greenhouse planners can use The spectacular new $5 million conservatory at Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, Ga., is more than a floral showcase. It is a demonstration of several advanced...

Fall is for planting. (Fall Planting Council ad campaign)
October 1, 1984... Fall is for Planting deciduous trees/shrubs, evergreens, little bulbs, major bulbs, many perennial flowers (especially spring bloomers) Backed by the nursery industry, the Fall Planting Council is campaigning again this year to urge...

A new generation of African-violets makes its bow.
October 1, 1984... a new generation of AFRICAN-- VIOLETS makes its bow An entire new generation of African-violets is now available at garden centers, florists and nurseries. Perhaps you've seen them, with their beautiful blossoms, substantially larger and...

Starfish flowers - stapelias - are easy to grow. (stapelias from South Africa)
October 1, 1984... STARFISH FLOWERS--Stapelias--are easy to grow The stapelias, from the dry regions of South Africa, are a most bizarre group of plants. No one who sees the starfish flower, Stapelia gigantea, ever forgets it. Its 13- to 18-inch blossom...

Real gardeners use cold frames.
October 1, 1984... REAL GARDENERS USE COLD FRAMES Real gardeners have cold frames. They use them in many ways. Let us count the ways. More or less chronologically, cold frames are used for: 1. Starting seeds of cool weather vegetables six to eight...

That bird in your bush is in your hands ... your role in habitat. (requirements of different kinds of wild birds)
October 1, 1984... That bird in your bush is in your hands . . . your role in habitat People who put out feeders for wild birds usually get started at this time of year. Something they should realize is that by so doing they become part of the bird's...

New kinds are appearing in an old, dependable house plant -- crown-of-thorns.
October 1, 1984... new kinds are appearing in an old, dependable house plant-- CROWN OF THORNS Over the several decades I have grown crown-of-thorns, it has remained a dependable house plant, almost always in bloom. The range of flower colors has expanded...

Bending the old rules on amaryllis.
October 1, 1984... bending the old rules on AMARYLLIS An amaryllis (Hippeastrum) in full bloom is surely the most spectacular of house plants, as well as the most unpredictable and obstinate. Getting them to bloom is, in my experience, the easiest part...

Celeriac adventure. (...'botanically the same as celery.')
October 1, 1984... Celeriac Adventure It's well to keep trying new things in vegetables. This year our new one was celeriac (pronounced se LER i ac). Botanically the same as celery, this is a different form of it that has an enlarged root, the part eaten....

Plants did well in this growing system. (nutriponics)
October 1, 1984... Plants Did Well In This Growing System Nutriponics is a new trade name in growing plants indoors in pots and windowsill planters. It is a method or system of containers and nutrients like hydroponic, except that a growing medium similar...

How to grow cacti so they bloom.
October 1, 1984... How To Grow Cacti So They BLOOM "Keep it simple' has always been my watchword. This is easy when growing cacti. Most cacti bloom once a year and their show compensates for the nine or ten months they spend doing little except looking...

Clivia will color your spring. (kafir lily)
October 1, 1984... CLIVIA will color your spring In March, when dull winter lingers, flowers of Clivia miniata begin to unfold, bringing a bright spring touch. This clivia, also known as kafir lily, is a bulbous plant originally from South Africa. The...

Update on home greenhouses - sunroom? Or growing room?
October 1, 1984... UPDATE on home greenhouses SUNROOM? or GROWING ROOM? Home gardeners continue to add greenhouses--of many descriptions-- at a brisk pace. A Gardens for All survey last year showed more than 2,100,000 American households in possession of...

Great basket plants where space is dear: rattail cactus.
October 1, 1984... great basket plants where space is dear: RATTAIL CACTI "Rattail cactus' is an unfortunate name for this otherwise very attractive group of plants, and I only hope that the person who dubbed them that did so affectionately. Such was...

Should you store seeds?
October 1, 1984... SHOULD YOU STORE SEEDS? Good seeds, from reputable companies, are expensive and are the best garden investment you make. So we don't waste them, and we follow the standard rule for storing any leftover seeds at the end of the season--put...

'Showbiz' will be the 1985 All-America rose.
October 1, 1984... "SHOWBIZ' will be the 1985 All-America Rose A brilliant scarlet floribunda rose called "Showbiz' has been announced the All-America Rose Selection award winner for 1985. It will be the only selection for the year. A European...

Snails and slugs. (What's the diagnosis?) (column)
October 1, 1984... SNAILS AND SLUGS WHAT'S THE DIAGNOSIS? Large holes in cabbage leaves are often caused by one of several caterpillars common on crucifers (mustard family). But do not jump to conclusions. On the cabbage leaves I found a shiny,...

Haemanthus -- a ball of fire in a flower pot. (South African blood lily)
October 1, 1984... HAEMANTHUS-a ball of fire in a flower pot "Great balls of fire!' a neighbor exclaimed, looking at blooms of my South African bloodlily, Haemanthus katharinae, last summer. And that is what blood-lilies look like in bloom --balls of fire....