Honey is a natural root stimulant that can help to increase your propagation success rate. Honey has antibacterial and antifungal properties
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Liberated from the Hamptons’ ubiquitous boxy hedges and sculpted greens, landscape design legend Edwina von Gal’s home sits on stilts.
Crepe Myrtles are a staple in the southern garden for their colorful long blooming flowers in the heat of summer and their basically easy/no care,
French intensive gardening is a raised-bed method especially suitable for small spaces. This overview will help you decide whether it works for you.
Arugula plants produce beautiful white flowers that are great for attracting bees and other beneficial insects to your garden.
I’m a little obsessed with gardening at the moment. I love every part of it–researching and learning a new craft,…
Looking for tips to propagate Photinia from cuttings? In this article I've listed step by step how to propagate your own Photinias.
Knockout roses are relatively carefree, but they do take some basic care. These three care tips will help keep your knock out roses looking great.
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Harvesting fresh bunches of celery from your garden is easy to do but it’s important to harvest it the right way to prolong your harvest.
Honey is a natural root stimulant that can help to increase your propagation success rate. Honey has antibacterial and antifungal properties
Collecting agapanthus seeds from the spent flowers means that you’ll have lots of seeds to sow the following year. Here's how to collect seeds from agapanthus flowers
Collecting geranium seeds can be a bit tricky because geranium seed pods have a habit of opening and catapulting seeds away from the plant once they're ripe.
Pittosporums are fast growing plants that are ideal for creating privacy in your yard. Here's how to grow a beautiful pittosporum hedge.
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Yarrow is a popular perennial that is hardy and easy to grow. In this article you'll learn how to grow and care for Yarrow.
9 Dwarf Trees With High Yield Great For Small Areas! When it comes to gardening in small spaces, dwarf trees are a fantastic choice. These compact beauties not only add aesthetic appeal but also provide
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Veronica liwanensis is a broadleaf evergreen or semi-evergreen perennial groundcover perennial with green foliage. In spring and summer blue flowers emerge. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in average, clay, gritty and well-drained soil. CHARACTERISTICS OF Veronica liwanensis Plant type: perennial groundcover perennial Plant family: plantaginaceae Foliage: evergreen or semi-evergreen green Mature size: 15 IN - 18 IN - wide, 1 IN - 2 IN - tall Flowers: blue blooms in spring and summer Uses: foot traffic, mat-forming, winter interest, xeric GROWING CONDITIONS for Veronica liwanensis USDA Zones: 3a - 10b Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade Watering frequency: even moisture - low Resistant to: deer Soil needs: average, clay, gritty and well-drained
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Create a beautiful yard with these creative landscape ideas with big impact.
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Very floriferous, Genista lydia Bangle® (Lydian Broom) is a compact deciduous dwarf shrub with arching or trailing branches that produces waves of bright yellow, pea-like flowers in late spring and early summer. Flowering is so profuse that the blossoms literally smother the plant. The flowers are born in clusters atop a network of gracefully curving fine stems with soft green, small leaves. Forming a dense mound, this tough and showy native of the eastern Balkans and western Asia has a fantastic texture even when not in bloom. Thriving on neglect, Lydian Broom is particularly useful for tumbling over steps and low walls and drawing attention to it. A tough, drought-proof and resilient plant which is invaluable in Mediterranean gardens.
Have you heard of the "Three Sister's"? It is a Native American legend which refers to corn, beans and squash. These beautiful sister's are known as the "sustainers" of life. They grow together in the same mound each one protecting the others. The corn stands tall so the beans have a pole to climb. The
Here are 15 popular, easy to grow purple perennials with beautiful flowers in shades of lilac, mauve, violet and deep purple.
Collecting geranium seeds can be a bit tricky because geranium seed pods have a habit of opening and catapulting seeds away from the plant once they're ripe.
Collecting the seeds from your parsley plants means that you’ll have plenty of seeds to sow the following year.
Minestrone Soup is an incredibly flavorful soup that is so hearty! Made with fresh vegetables, beans, and pasta. Better than Olive Garden!
Nothing says summer like tomatoes! What are some of the secrets of growing great tomatoes, increasing your yields and producing better tasting tomatoes?
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Whew, this time of year is sheer madness, garden designs and installs, interior designs and installs, equals one tired gal! Thankfully the shop is in the best of hands with the best of staff. One bit I am focusing on constantly when adding plantings into the designs is my clear focus on foliage shape and color, the two most important elements to an interesting landscape, with impact. It is how to extend a colorful garden Gorgeous? YES! But.....what happens when those flowers are gone? Sure there may be some flowers to follow however it could have season long impact. In this case all green, smallish leaves = b-o-r-i-n-g Same here. It is easy to create a lovely garden in mid-summer, it is the remainder of the year that is important too Uniquely attractive, in a subtle way. Today however it is all about impact created with diverse foliage POW! YES! Virtually few perennials, massive interest with diversity of colored foliage and varying leaf shapes GROUND COVERS Lamium 'White Nancy', sparkles in the evening Ajuga 'Bronze Beauty' with the added bonus of blue flowering spikes in Spring Lysimachia 'Aurea' ORNAMENTAL GRASSES Miscanthus 'Zebra Grass' Festuca 'Elijah Blue; Miscanthus 'Purpurascens ' For shade, 'Hakonechloa 'All Gold' HERBS Purple Sage Purple Basil Variegated Thyme 'Lemon' ANNUALS Caladium 'Ansel Adams'........to die for! Caladium 'Gingerland' Coleus 'Watermelon' Helichrysium 'Icicles' Ornamental Cabbage FERNS Japanese Painted fern HOSTAS Hadspen Blue June 'Coast to Coast' 'Fire and Ice' PERENNIALS Heuchera's......In every imaginable color, well, almost Geranium 'Espresso' Brownish foliage with delicate pink flowers that blooms from late April to late September. I like to underplant it with the ground cover Lysimachia 'Aurea', shown above. This is a real POP, as this beauty can fade into the mulch. You do mulch don't you? Heucherella 'Sweet Tea' Brunnera 'Jack Frost' Actea 'Black Negligee'. Tall with architectural foliage blooms in late Autumn with bottle brush spikes laced with the scent of vanilla Stachys 'Big Ears' VINES Hello Gorgeous! Clematis 'Stolwijk' Hardy Kiwi Vine Only the MALE has this coloration Climbing Hydrangea 'Firefly' SHRUBS Physocarpus 'Amber Jubilee' This is year round, not just Autumn! Pittosporum 'Irene Paterson' Sambucus 'Plumosa Aurea' Fothergilla 'Blue Mist' CONIFERS Again, not a flower in sight False Cypress 'Gold dwarf' Abies 'Silberlocke' TREES Pyrus 'Silver Frost' Cercis 'Forest Pansy' Yes, a burgundy leafed Redbud! White Birch Cornus 'Golden Shadows' And........that is just for starters! Now, how to combine these plants in your borders. This is where the leaf shape takes center stage. The best neighbors are opposites; thick leaf next to thin leaves More of the above Thick and thin Something else to note......if you have a bed that appears to be messy, the cause is often too many small leaves. Large leaves lend order. Imagine if the above tropical was not there, there would be no focal point and the Verbena would appear medowish Let's take a look at great examples of this conversation Hope you found some inspiration, I love this topic! Thank you for reading...... Debra
Collecting and saving bok choy seeds is easy to do and you'll have plenty of seeds to plant the following year. Here's how to harvest bok choy seeds.
vegetables nourish the body but flowers nourish the soul ✨
Now's the time to split herbaceous plants to rejuvenate growth and boost their flower power. The celebrity gardener explains how to divide and conquer
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Pittosporums are popular garden plants that are ideal for privacy hedges. Here's how to propagate pittosporums from your garden.
As with most plants, especially those that are potted, ferns will outgrow their location if given enough time. Learn more about separating ferns and how to divide fern plants in this article. Click he
