The hours fly when I'm reading a gardening magazine or a good gardening book. These are perfect cures for the late winter blahs.

There are many excellent hughbush blueberry varieties, including the following.

When choosing pear trees for the home landscape consider modern and heirloom varieties. Magness is a delightful release dating from the 1960's.

If you´re looking for award winning perennials, Phlox David can´t be beat.

Suppose your taste runs to lanky, overgrown hollyhocks, sweet peas, balsam, and flowering tobacco. Is there a way to combine these to create an attractive landsape? Yes, if a cottage garden theme is used. Cottage gardens are only one type of theme that can be used to create special kinds of gardens

The Concord is a delightful all purpose grape. It is extremely disease resistant.

Pears are generally budded or grafted onto a rootstock. These usually aren't grown from seeds.

Unusal types of cotton are suitable for the landscape. The heirloom varieties, particularly the naturally colored ones, are especialy recommended for craft gardens.

The Reliance and Price grapes are outstanding varieties for the home garden. These are disease resistant grapes.

Many kinds of fruit trees are suitable for the home landscape. There are some wondeerful heirloom pears, including Beurre Superfin.