Free planting templatesPlanting Plans from Maryland's "Green Book for the Buffer"I often find getting started is the hardest part of many projects. I was recently reminded how true that is for gardening when a Master Gardener from Newport News wrote to me about a fantastic project she is working on with her fellow gardeners: a "Getting Started" kit tailored specifically to Virginia coastal gardens. This sounds like a terrific idea and I hope to be able to share it when it is ready for prime tim
Maryland Native Plants for your garden. Our Top 10 Favorite Maryland Native Pollinator Perennials for National Pollinator Week. Lauren's Garden Service Native Plant Nursery.
Answers to the increasingly popular topic in Australia: ‘How do I grow natives in pots, courtyards and small gardens’. As well as hanging baskets!
Enjoy a fuss-free, water-wise garden by growing plants naturally in tune with the climate and wildlife of Northern California
Top 8 Native Shade Pollinator Plants for Maryland Piedmont region. At LGS we like to make lists and we’re also plant nerds so lists of our favorite plants are the best! Here are 8 of our FAV shade natives for pollinators. What are yours? 1.Coral Bells– Heuchera americana are a must have in any […]
The best native gardens create a sensory connection with the natural landscape – here's how to design a beautiful native garden!
The best native plants to put on a show in pots.
Design a native landscaping plan that resonates with the general public. Consider these tips to keep your landcape from being the neighborhood "weed patch".
Perched on the top of a windswept hill in the Hunter Valley, this Australian native...
Native plant expert Digby Growns shares his favourite trees to plant in your own garden.
Many Hometalk members have recently posted about succulents, and Debra Lee Baldwin has a useful post on companion plants for them on her blog, Gardening Gone Wi…
Add these easy-growing native northeast plants to your garden for lots of low-maintenance color through the seasons.
These at-risk native plants are terrific additions to a green thumb's garden or houseplant collection. Their natural beauty is its own reward, but helping these species...
Travelling across Australia interviewing influential Australian garden people, I concluded that designing gardens specifically for local conditions & local architecture was now entrenched thinking.
Our guide about the Grevillea ‘Moonlight’ covers the features of this shrub/tree, a growing and care guide, advice on pests and diseases to look out for.
Native plants are low-maintenance, grow quickly, and thrive in most climates.
South Carolina has rich biodiversity; many of these plants can be found in our forests, fields, swamps. Native plants are beneficial to our environment and
Regardless of the reason for your lack of direct sunlight, there's likely a native plant that can bring life and colour to that space.
We’re incredibly lucky to have a wide range of beautiful New Zealand native plants in this stunning country of ours. Due to our unique eco-system, they’re often the most sustainable solution for your
Top 8 Native Shade Pollinator Plants for Maryland Piedmont region. At LGS we like to make lists and we’re also plant nerds so lists of our favorite plants are the best! Here are 8 of our FAV shade natives for pollinators. What are yours? 1.Coral Bells– Heuchera americana are a must have in any […]
Recently when I judged The 68th Chronicle Garden Competition, preceding Toowoomba’s Carnival of Flowers, I chose ‘Terrara’, a garden growing mainly Australian native plants as Gra…
Learn to grow potentilla shrubs. This tough and sturdy flowering shrub tolerates drought conditions and air pollution, making it a great choice for urban locations. Plant cinquefoil as a hedge, along a slope, in a mixed border or container. Great for pollinators.
This spring, you can see some of California's most spectacular native gardens and plants on tours taking place in the Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, East Bay, Sacramento and beyond.
Everyone loves a lush back or front yard that looks fabulous and is full of greenery. However, not everyone wants to spend their entire weekend working in the garden to keep it looking fantastic.
Rare plants, rain gardens and wildlife habitats are just a few of the features showcased on the 2016 Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden Tour
Explore my Australian native cottage garden in pictures with this photo gallery. I hope it inspires you to plant more flowering native plants in your garden.
Recently when I judged The 68th Chronicle Garden Competition, preceding Toowoomba’s Carnival of Flowers, I chose ‘Terrara’, a garden growing mainly Australian native plants as Gra…
Learn what plants thrive in the hot, dry conditions of southern California. Some plants are both colorful and hardy, and native plants are the easiest to take care of.
Native plants are the best choice for low maintenance gardens. They are well-adapted to local conditions and require less water and fertiliser than exotic species.
Murnong are a popular choice for gardens as they can be grown easily. Here is a detailed guide to growing these delightfully dainty and decorative native herbs in your garden.
Does your small front yard need more curb appeal? Check out these landscaping ideas for small front yards, including photos, from HGTV.
Its approaching the end of winter in Sydney and I have just planted an array of beautiful Australian native plants, the Kangaroo Paw (Anigozanthos) which should flower into spring and summer. They are widely available in nurseries across Sydney (I purchased mine from Flower Power) and they have a velvety texture and come in the most beautiful, strong and vibrant colours. There are many new hybrid plants available with colour combinations of red and yellow, black and red, red and green and the like. They look amazing and instantly brighten up any garden area and look particularly good as garden borders. They are considered a perennial plant as they last for more than two growing seasons. How to care for Kangaroo Paws Kangaroo Paws are relatively easy to grow and care for even if you don't have a green thumb. Kangaroo Paws grow best in well-drained soils in a sunny position. Well-drained soil is a term you often read or hear about but what does it mean? Gardeners refer to well drained soil as soil garden that is loose, not hard and compact or full of clay so that it allows water to drain out well so the roots of a plant are not constantly sitting in water (and drown). The roots of plants do not grow solely in the actual soil, plants need oxygen found in and around the soil. So to ensure your plants get enough oxygen and the soil is well-drained, mix regularly with mulch, compost, dry leaves, organic matter and manure. Water the Kangaroo Paw only moderately in the warmer months and keep them relatively dry in winter. These plants don't like humidity. You can use a general liquid fertiliser about once every month or two. How to prune Kangaroo Paws This is the hard part, well not really, I'd describe it more as heart-breaking. To prune Kangaroo Paws you need to cut the stem quite close to the ground. It is good to cut off the dull bits and prune heavily at the end of the flowering season to ensure beautiful flowering in subsequent seasons. When pruning, leave the newer green shoots or around one third of the plant if you can. You can see the Kangaroo Paw plant at the front in this picture needs pruning as the flowers at the top look dull and spent Prune the Kangaroo Paw plant close to the base You can see the short new shoots on the Kangaroo Paw plant after pruning I will be planing a funeral for these guys (joking) On a better note - happy gardening!
You may have read about 4 Bad Invasive Trees To Avoid in the Landscape a few weeks ago on my blog. This time I’m going to focus on some bad invasive shrubs we should avoid in the landsca…
Dreaming big, but limited by a lack of acreage? Here are 14 expert tips to help you live large in small yard.
Ready to update your SC landscape? Take a look at this South Carolina native plants list to get ideas and inspiration for a low-maintenance yard.
Goatsbeard is the perfect solution for that wet area in your yard or use it in a rain garden.
Here's the autumn look of my side garden, which has appeared in my photostream in summer. It's a permaculture design which shades the patio and house in summer and lets in warm sunlight in winter. But in autumn it's at its best!
Native Plants for Your Flower Garden is for the average home gardener. It includes what native plants are, why we need them and ways to add them to our gardens.
Perched on the top of a windswept hill in the Hunter Valley, this Australian native...
