All morning, I have been out in my garden, trying to whittle away some of my Morning Glory vines that have thwarted the growth of my Carolina Jessamine. “Carolina jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) is one of the most beautiful vines of the South. It covers fences and trees in open woodlands and along roadsides throughout the…
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Climbing Roses in Cottage Gardens – Which Is the Most Fragrant Climbing Rose?
The earliest cottage gardens were peasant constructs. Most of the early peasants lived and worked on a larger landowner’s property, and they had tiny gardens in which they needed to grow many things–most of those things were food and herbs. Gradually, flowers and roses became part of these primitive gardens, and to save valuable space,…