From Gardening Don’ts (1913) by M.C. 04
DON’T, when invited to inspect a friend’s horticultural efforts, enlarge the whole time on the beauties of someone else’s garden that they have never seen. Read and Download the entire Continue Reading
From Gardening Don’ts (1913) by M.C. 03
DON’T talk much about your garden when you take friends round ; they come to tell you about theirs. Read and Download the entire book from Archive.org * A portion Continue Reading
From Gardening Don’ts (1913) by M.C. 02
DON’T kill the birds that eat your fruit buds; you can buy fruit — but not the songs of birds in Spring. N.B. — They eat insects too. Read Continue Reading
From Gardening Don’ts (1913) by M.C. 01
DON’T, if you are not already the owner of a garden, neglect to become one as soon as possible ! Many are the joys — few the sorrows — that Continue Reading
Historical Seed Catalogs: Dahlia guide. Nineteen-twenty / J.J. Broomall (1920) – 33 in a series
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What I’m Reading: The Garden Book of California (1906) – 6 in a series – “Then be ready for the planting…”
Photo by Karly Jones on Unsplash “First, in buying nursery stock buy of reliable firms; refuse substitutions, and insist upon healthy and perfect plants. Then be ready for the planting, which means that Continue Reading
Historical Garden Books: Landscape garden series by Ralph Rodney Root (1921) – 44 in a series
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Historical Seed Catalogs: Henderson’s flowers for American gardens (1921) – 32 in a series
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Historical Garden Books: Treatise culture of the dahlia and cactus by E. Sayers (1839) – 44 in a series
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What I’m Reading: The Garden Book of California (1906) – 4 in a series – “…the son of a poor country clergyman who had a small flower garden…”
By Alexander Roslin – Nationalmuseum, Public Domain “Linnaeus, the renowned Swedish botanist, was the son of a poor country clergyman who had a small flower garden in which he cultivated Continue Reading