Posts Tagged ‘Ruth Kassinger’
A Garden of Marvels by Ruth Kassinger
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: A Garden of Marvels by Ruth Kassinger The subtitle to this book is How We Discovered that Flowers Have Sex, Leaves Eat Air, and Other Secrets of Plants. This book came out in April of 2015. Ruth Kassinger didn’t always have a green thumb. In this book, she…
Read MoreParadise Under Glass by Ruth Kassinger
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: Paradise Under Glass by Ruth Kassinger This book came out in 2010, and the subtitle is An Amateur Creates a Conservatory Garden. Imagine a world where the sun shines year-round, exotic blooms dance in the air, and the scent of tropical fruits fills the air. Such a paradise…
Read MoreJune 4, 2019 Ground Cover Roses, King George III, Nathanial Bagshaw Ward, Katherine Esau, Sarah Martha Baker, Ruth Kassinger, Paradise Under Glass, Planting Peony, and Esau’s Fables
Ground cover roses. I had someone ask me about them recently. They are fantastic for a rose that has a low spreading habit. But, they are really not a true ground covers in that they won’t completely crowd out weeds. I used to grow this rose called “The Fairy,” which is a pink rose -…
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