A trained horticulturist’s working handbook: what to plant, how to prepare the ground, and how to keep a flower garden going through the year without pretending it is effortless.

General Requirements

2 pages in this part of Practical Flower Gardening.

General Requirements

For germination-heat, moisture, oxygen and a finely pulverized soil covering the seed to the proper depth and one that does not bake or…

General Requirements, Continued

Specific requirements for the different kinds of bulbs are given at the end of this chapter, but there are certain ones which apply to all…

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