Kesäkurpitsat valmistuvat uunissa ihanan rapeiksi, kun niiden pinnalle ripottelee parmesaani-pankomurua. Parmesaanin tilalla voit käyttää mitä tahansa voimakasta juustoa, kuten pecorinoa, grana padanoa, appenzelleriä tai gruyèreä.

You are in for a treat, 5 bloggers share their tips for brilliant container design. These ladies are uber talented in the world of design, 3 are my friends, Cindy, Mary Ann and Annie. Kelly is one I would love to know having watched her for years Last minute there is a bonus, Janine, six bloggers! CONTAINERS CAN BE MOST ANYTHING, ANYWHERE! No longer do I personally go to clients homes to fill their containers, well maybe a few, my talented team does that for us and our customers are thrilled. Lead by Gerrit Husar with a strong assist by Kim Fuller, we are deep in about now. Where to start? Hoping my formula provides a strong assist Three things in Container Planting…… 1. Match your containers, to your homes architecture, in color and style 2. Match your choice in plants to the style and color palette of your home 3. Remember the adage….. THRILLER FILLER SPILLER #1 matching your homes architecture..... Even though this is a winter composition, this helps in defining what I mean. The container matches the shutters and the accent plants match the brick. For this clients home we designed the landscape to place a pair of extra large urns/plinth in the garden vs the front door. By making these such a focal point they can be enjoyed from indoors too As if this stunning door needs more attention... but by adding the verdigris copper pot, enhances the setting even more When I first saw this image, my initial impression was why not black containers? Upon further inspection and noticing the brick wall, I found this to be brilliant. Take note of the size next to the chairs! TIP..... Always error on the side of overly large containers. Make a statement with your containers! Far too often planters are too small in proportion to the structure Oh yes! A London townhouse perfectly turned out. The setting is formal, and the box planters, in the matching lacquer finish enhances this view. The Bay Laurel topiaries nook in this composition #2 Matching Colors Once you master the containers let's do the same with your plant selection. In this instance, the simplicity heightens the effect and the choice of chartreuse pops Oh yes! The pots, the plant choices, a strong understanding of these principles. Now imagine if the choices were pastel colors....what a clash! See what I mean? YES! TIP.....I always use a slow release fertilizer which will direct you to sprinkle on top of the soil. In addition to that, add several tablespoons at the rootball, that will produce extra large and strong plants #3 Thriller, filler, spiller Thriller Height. Filler Mid/Center plants that link the high with the low. Spiller. Spilling over the rim In the above image, the white Caladium leaf lends order and interest. Too many small leaves reads as messy TIP...When plant shopping at the nursery, take a wagon around with a particular planter in mind, designing as you go. Place plants you are considering in the center of the wagon, placed as you would imagine planting, step back and evaluate, what should I add, remove....... Window boxes! Look around, where might they be added, such a softening effect Roll this up to a window for a 'window box' Hanging Baskets..... Yes, lettuce! TIP.... Learning how to plant containers, and most of gardening, in England. We were taught to plant root ball to root ball. Instead of the thick liners that can only be planted from the top, we used moistened sphagnum moss so we could punch holes in the sides for that overfilled look. After planting we always tucked in seeds, nasturtiums were a great choice Let's explore other uses, and placements for your containers. How about this? Eliminate a banister utilizing containers Marking an entrance For privacy and safety. This setting is a 4th floor balcony Not all planters need to be at front door or on deck, place them in the garden.This is my favorite when I get the opportunity to design a space with the containers in the garden which often allows the homeowner to look outdoors and view the planters While taking a group on a garden tour in rural England I spied this very cracked, stunning planter far out into the garden, empty. Now that is low maintenance. I asked the lady of the house the history of this vessel noting it was very old. 'Oh what a nuisance!'' 'There were nine, this is the last and I backed my car into it, bloody family pieces from Egypt, 500bc or some such nonsense!' A client called in dismay, her fountain did not endure the winter and had a big crack in the bottom. It was vintage, a one-of-a-kind piece. Let's redirect I suggested, we can turn it into a planter! Have fun, experiment, think outside the pot! Want more? Head to these talented ladies! https://classiccasualhome.com https://happyhappynester.com https://kelleyandco.com https://mostlovelythings.com https://cindyhattersleydesign.com/blog/ Happy Planting! Debra

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This is a guide to 10 of the easiest perennial plants to grow from seed. Perhaps you are looking at packets of perennial flower seeds and wondering which ones are the best and the easiest to grow. Hopefully, something here will be of help.

I thought I would document how the garden is progressing. It's amazing how quickly things change! Here is the over-all garden view, today May 22. The Zucchini bed is lookin' good, and putting on lots of flowers. There have only been a few female flowers so far, and lots and lots of male flowers. Yesterday I built a trellis for the double-yield cucumbers. They're putting on lots of flowers too, and there are even itty bitty cucumbers! I put watering tubes on the cucumber beds, just like in the tomato beds, and they are working great! I fill the tall upright tube with water, and it flows down into the smaller tube and distributes the water in the bed. They're not the most attractive things, but they seem to be working out great! I'm able to keep the water off of the leaves and direct it just at the soil. They make watering the garden quick, and easy. I ran out of 1x2s, so we had to get creative for the second cucumber bed's trellis. Alan helped me make this hoop trellis structure using fencing. The plants have twine guides for growing up to the wire, and will eventually grow over the top of the wire. I'll snip some of the wires to make larger 4x4" sections as it gets closer to picking time and I see where access to cucumbers is needed. This was Alan's idea, and I quite like it!! The wire can be reused for trellising next year, and I can use it as a support structure this winter for a bed cover for lettuce and other greens. The beans are growing nicely, and are actually flowering! Maybe I'll get beans this year after all! The 8-ball zucchini and Patty Pan Squash are finally filling in and putting on a few flowers (though all male). These plants really take a beating from the wind. The row of zinnias, sunflowers, and gourds along the chicken yard is growing like MAD! Some of the shorter zinnias are starting to show a bit of color on blossom heads. The sunflowers look strong and healthy, and as they grow taller they will provide excellent shade for the chicken yard. At the front of the chicken house are the two tomato beds. We're going to have to add another section to the grid trellis, because as you can see, some of them are well above the 3' high grid. Good thing we used full length 2x2s for the corner posts! You'll see there is a single zucchini plant in the far right corner of the second bed. That plant is MASSIVE, and I think is going to be my star producer. It has two zucchini on it right now that are sure to find themselves picked sometime this week, for a nice side dish. Mmmm, can't WAIT! I'm going to have to keep some of the leaves trimmed so it doesn't put too much shade on the tomatoes next to it. The heirloom tomatoes are growing quickly now, and we will need to get their grid trellis in place soon. There is a volunteer gourd plant in the corner of the bed that is doing excellent. I'm sure it will love the trellis, too! Looks like I need to do a little grass removal around the beds. The basil is doing wonderful! They're planted in a very large (about 2.5' across) aluminum tub, that has drain holes in the bottom. I didn't intend to leave the tall wire trellis around them for the entire season, but at least it gives me a little structure to hold the netting up, so the roosters stay out of it. I just know those little buggers would have that basil dug up and kicked out of the bed before I knew it if I removed the netting and trellis. Looks like I need to do some picking! Not in the garden, but at the end of the drain field, I planted some pumpkin seeds that have come up and look to be doing pretty good. Last year the pumpkin plants were at the back of the garden, and they really just took over everything. So this year, they'll be able to grow grow grow to their heart's content! And lastly, the strawberry bed. It's a pitiful looking thing (and I'm not sure WHY), but I'm HOPING that next spring it will really fill in and give us lots and LOTS of berries. Or at least a few. Want to compare these photos to previous garden update photos? Here are some links: May 1, 2011 May 11, 2011 Redneck Tomato Bed April 21, 2011 April 12, 2011 April 2, 2011 March 28, 2011 2011 Garden Planning

Create beautiful container combos with plants that look – and grow – well together. By Justin Hancock

Se paras lasagne! Herkullinen uuniruoka syntyy jauhelihasta tai kasvisjauhiksesta. Tuoreet yrtit, valkosipuli ja viinietikka maustavat täydellisen bolognesekastikkeen. Voimakas juusto ja muskottipähkinä ovat aromikkaan juustokastikkeen juju.

Klematis og klatreroser skal matches – du vil elske disse planters naturlige parløb.

Tree peony

I'm always on the lookout for pink pansies and recently there've been a fair number of them. This one, 'Strawberry Cream', is from the "Designer Collection" series and seems more ruffled than the rest of the ones in that series.

Blue fescue, compact and drought-tolerant, works in many garden settings and looks beautiful year round.

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Sinds 10 jaar kent de AJJH, de vereniging van Franse tuinjournalisten, jaarlijks een “Prix du jardin de l’année” toe. We