Pelargonium ‘Alexandre’: A Creation Born of Passion and Perseverance
Some plants have a much richer history than their appearance would suggest. This is the case with Pelargonium ‘Alexandre’, a new varietyContinue Reading
Category: Hybridizing
La vie en r…red
Aren’t you a little tired of green? When you look outside, everything is always green: the grass, the shrubs, theContinue Reading
A Stake With That?
If there’s one thing I hate doing in the garden, it’s staking plants. I love planting and sowing, don’t mindContinue Reading
A Great Hybridizer… in My Dreams Only
I’m not, I must confess, a great hybridizer. And I’m nothing like Tony Huber, the famous hybridizer from Quebec, toContinue Reading
The Story of the Lemon Cucumber
Do you know the lemon cucumber? It’s an actual cucumber cultivar—Cucumis sativa “Lemon”—with round fruits about the size of smallContinue Reading
Hybridizing Perennials
Hybridizer Hans Hansen in a field of ‘Pink Profusion’ perennial salvia (Salvia nemorosa). An Interview with Plant Breeder Hans Hansen Here’sContinue Reading
Saving Squash Seed: No Hanky Panky Allowed!
Par Larry Hodgson Squashes are masters at crossing with their neighbors. Even varieties that are very different in appearance, suchContinue Reading
Why Are My Pansy Flowers Shrinking?
By Larry Hodgson Question: I’ve been saving and resowing the seeds of my pansies. Three years ago, they had big flowers,Continue Reading
Why Choose Open-Pollinated Seeds?
When it comes to choosing vegetable seeds, any good organic gardener should ask themself the following question: Are these open-pollinatedContinue Reading
When Two Different Pears Cross, Does It Change their Taste?
If a Ussurian pear (left) is pollinated by a ‘Flemish Beauty’ European pear (right), will it take on its taste?Continue Reading