Practical Flower Gardening

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.

The Shady Garden

6 pages in this part of Practical Flower Gardening.

The Shady Garden (Secret of success in shady)

The secret of success in shady gardening lies in the selection of plants which are adapted to shady situations. If all direct sunlight is…

The Shady Garden: Phlox

Anemone Pennsylvanica, Sanguinaria Canadensis, Aquilegia Canadensis, Phlox divaricata, Campanula rotundifolia, Claytonia Virginica…

The Shady Garden (Cover with about inch of soil)

cover with about 1/2 inch of soil. A temperature of 55°F. or 60° F. will be a suitable one for them. Keep the soil moist but not wet enough…

The Shady Garden (Receive no check in their)

receive no check in their growth. The Caladium Esculentum (Elephant's Ear) should not be started indoors, but is best planted directly in…

The Shady Garden: Ferns

Varieties come in shades of deep blue, red and pink. Hardy Ferns. Hardy Ferns, in common with Tuberous Begonias, luxuriate in the…

The Shady Garden: Aspidium

Varieties. Aspidium Acrostichoides, Aspidium Cristatum (will grow in moist situations), Aspidium Marginale. These three varieties mentioned…

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