Written by Doug Crouch Tyre Ponds are a great little garden feature that can enhance the overall aesthetics and integrated pest management of a site. By inviting biodiversity into the site we can make the system more resilient and attractive which tyre ponds do so elegantly. They use an excess resource of tyres and are quite…

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First, What is a companion plant? Plant society members often think of their ‘pet’ plants as the stars of any border: flowering perennials, shrubs, trees and climbing plants that are gu…

Perennials in your cutting garden is a great way to have cut flowers that are low maintenance. A cutting garden does not always have to start from seed.

Did you know you can regrow vegetables again and again? Some veggies will grow back from their cut-off roots like zombies, and it’s magical — for both your garden and your food budget. Here’s a quick explanation of how to regrow lettuce, scallions and more delicious vegetables and herbs.

A bountiful, four-season Oehme, van Sweden garden on Long Island breathes new life into an 18th-century farmstead

Forrige år kunne man ved køb af Claus Dalbys "Mit Haveliv" få medsendt frø af hans egne navngivne valmuer (samt kvan, som jeg viser i et andet indlæg). Det er først i år at disse dejlige valmuer virkelig viser sig frem her hos os. Og hvilket show.... jeg er meget glad for dem og synes at de passer fortrinligt ind i dette bed med bl.a. lupiner, digitalis, stjerneskærm, kvan og roser. Rosen er Heritage.

Buckle Up OUT Chair in dunkelgrau (403) von Karup Design in der Einzelansicht. Er besteht aus zwei Matratzen, wobei eine gefaltet als Sitzfläche dient und die anderen zusammengerollt und mit Gurten verschnürt als Rückenlehne fungiert.

Here’s a recent image from JLBG, giving an idea of what’s possible when being thoughtful of textures and colors when planting. Plants include Iris x hollandica ‘Red Ember’, Heuchera ‘Silver Scrolls’, Carex ‘Bonnie and Clyde’, Thelypteris kunthii, and Juniperus chinensis ‘Parsonii’.

Sassafras is an easy-going North American tree with pretty spring flowers and large, interesting leaves that turn beautiful colors in the fall.

Penstemon is a western United States native that has colorful tubular flowers on tall spikes. This prairie plant thrives in hot, sunny conditions and is a stunning addition to wildflower plantings. Another common name is Beardtongue. The beauty and regal presence of Penstemon in bloom is unmatched by few other perennials. Growing Penstemon is straightforward, as they are extremely resilient and are excellent naturalizing plants when encouraged to re-seed themselves. Best of all, Penstemon’s nectar-rich flowers are indispensable to pollinators like ... Read More