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The Zinnia – A Flower for All Gardens

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:49:21 -0400

Few plants offer the dazzling array of color choices and large flowers that characterize the Zinnia family. Only dahlias and, perhaps, roses, can compete for size of bloom, intensity of color and showiness. The zinnia asks very little of its garden caretaker and gives so very much. Zinnias can be

A Tomato Story

Fri, 6 Apr 2007 16:05:39 -0400

Dear Readers and Landreth Customers: For those of you who came to see us at The Southeastern Flower Show, The New Jersey Flower Show, The Maymont Flower Show and/or The Philadelphia Flower Show, THANK YOU. It was so good to see so many of you. I am sorry that in many cases we did not have more ti

The Lovely Lettuce Family

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 14:44:40 -0400

The Lettuce is a hardy annual, introduced or cultivated in England since 1562, but from what country is unknown. The use of Lettuce, as a cooling and agreeable salad, is well known; it is also a useful ingredient in soups. It contains, like the other species of this genus, a quantity of opium juic

Starting the Gardening Year

Thu, 8 Feb 2007 23:51:12 -0500

For All Our Gardeners I love this time of year. The first two weeks of December are usually so quiet around Landreth, and then that week before Christmas we start hearing from a few early birds who miraculously have completed their holiday preparations ahead of time. Some are sending orders,