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Deep purple flowers cover these tough plants from early spring to frost. Like her cousin Wendy's Wish Salvia, this Salvia will form a ball of color in your yard, with no pruning or deadheading. A portion of plant proceeds go to Make-A-Wish® AU.

Don't give up on pretty blooms just yet.

Self sown Verbascum bombyciferum in my front border In my last post I commented on the importance of yellow to give a garden composition some punch. Verbascum bombyciferum is certainly a plant which can add drama to a garden, not only because its flowers are in the all important lemon shade of yellow, but because its foliage is such a lovely furry gray and its form is so striking. Indeed, even if it never bloomed it would be a good addition to the garden because of the pettable gray rosette it presents. A few years ago I planted 3 plants of this verbascum in about the spot you see above in the picture. They have since self sowed prolifically, and some of their offspring, from several generations, are what you see. In the first couple of years the seedlings pretty much stayed in the same location that the mother plants were, but this year I have noticed that they are getting around the border in a gratifying manner. I would like for them to be scattered more evenly throughout the border. For those who are unfamiliar with this plant, it is a biennial, meaning that the rosette forms the first year of its life, blooms the second year, and then dies, leaving its progeny to live on. Like all verbascums, this one is deer resistant and drought tolerant. Indeed, it will not do well in a very moist situation. Also, like most gray leaved plants, it requires full sun. Other plants you can see in the picture above are Stipa gigantea (in the background), Lychnis coronaria (a weed!), and Callistemon 'Woodlander's Red'. I will have a future post on Callistemon, of which I have grown many with mixed succes.

✅️Цветы на даче: фото с названиями различных многолетних и однолетних сортов для посадки; ✅️выбираем самые удачные виды растений и учимся создавать цветочные композиции на даче (ландшафтный дизайн 2019); советы экспертов и садоводов.

To ensure a longer flowering period when using flower bulbs, choose bulbs with consecutive flowering periods and plant them at the same site. By planting them at different depths, they can be

Som vi njutit av överdådig pionblomning i sommar! Till dig som funderar på att plantera pioner i din trädgård i höst men inte riktigt vet tillsammans med vad, kommer här lite tips på hur man kan kombinera pioner. Ovan bugar sig rosa pioner över jättedaggkåpa. Vilken färgmatchning! Tips! Läs vår artikel om hur du planterar […]

These summer showstoppers are as beautiful in a vase as in the garden. Learn how to grow these colorful blooms and show them off in arrangements.

This water wise perennial planting combination for a full sun garden provides long-lasting summer-into-fall blooms, fragrance and is a magnet for hummingbirds, bees and pollinators.

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Here's a detailed article on How to Grow Nemesia that will help you to grow this beautiful plant with multicolor blooms!

Tento článek Vám chce nabídnout způsoby, jak zrecyklovat staré, již odepsané nebo nevyužité kýble a lavory, na které se práší na vaší půdě.

If you are in love with blue flowers, but not sure where to start, we have selected the best blue flowers to grow in containers.

Here are some unusual plants for the middle to back of a New Vintage border. Just add them for their originality and fun. They are not very common and yet they are all reasonably robust so we can use them very effectively for variety and interest. Nectaroscordum are deciduous bulbous perennials with linear, garlic-scented leaves

New Years Day. A time to look back and see where we've been and hopefully guide us around the potholes of life

Common Name: Cosmos Cupcake Blush Flower, also known as Cosmos Cupcakes and Saucers.  Scientific Name: Cosmos bipinnatus Life Cycle: Annual  Remarks: Also known as "Cupcakes and saucers". A brand new form of cosmos with cup shaped flowers and fused pleated petals. Flowers are different shades of blush in colour, and make an absolutely stunning cut flower.  A small percentage of flowers have lovely, tufted centres. The cupcakes are a mix of singles and semi doubles + some will be solid and some will be streaked. All cosmos cupcakes bloom differently, a small percent of the plants may come through white cosmos cupcakes. Nature is so beautifully unique and different!  Plant Height: 100cm When: Spring + Summer (Winter in warmer climates) Sowing Depth + Method: Covering seeds lightly. Pinch out your cosmos seedlings when the are 30cm tall (3 true sets of leaves). Pinching out means taking the top 10cm off your seedling. This will encourage a bushier foliage, and more flowers!  Spacing: 30cm apart (Wider spacing creates may help grow stronger and thicker stems). Position: Full Sun  Days until germination: 7-21 days @ 20-22 degrees  Seed to Bloom: 8 - 12 weeks Harvest: Petals just opening, but not yet flattened. Number of Seeds: 30 Note: WA orders are sent weekly as they require quarantine inspections on arrival to WA View our growing cosmos from seed blog here.  View our flower seed sowing chart here.

Kantarellin ja pekonin liitto on täydellinen! Tässä helpossa suolaisessa piirakassa ne maistuvat herkulliselta silkkisessä täytteessä.

Devon agapanthus: Agapanthus and crocosmia in the nursery

Follow this guide to allium varieties for some of the prettiest spring and summer flowers you'll want to add to your garden.

Plant profile of Eryngium planum 'Blaukappe' on gardenersworld.com

Bambi is not interested!

The last garden post overlooked some moments and photos so I’m backtracking a bit. I planted these Forget Me Nots years ago and they’ve always done okay but this year one of the plants …

Neighbors down the street have an old stone wall out by the road. A border of pink peonies and various shades of purple and lilac irises grows in front of it. What a glorious sight it is each year.

A few combinations from around our garden this weekend, all with a little pink...

White flowers add a tranquil touch to any garden, easily combine with boldly colored plants, and look timeless in all-white floral landscaping.

В свое время меня удивило название - Russian sage, русский шалфей. Перовския (Perowskia) стала известна благодаря герою войны двенадцатого года и губернатору Оренбургской губернии генералу Василию Алексеевичу Перовскому (внебрачному сыну графа Алексея Разумовского). Генерал нашел его в Средней Азии…

It's often hard to know what to grow in a shady area. Here's a list of beautiful, shade-tolerant plants, including astilbe, hostas, anemone, aquilegia, epimedium, and trillium. Photographs & descriptions of these shade-loving plants.

Den allra ljuvligaste tulpanen i min trädgård är den lilla vildtulpanen 'Turkestanica'. Den blommar tidigt med flera blommor på varje stjälk och kommer villigt tillbaka år från år. Jag tycker den är helt ljuvlig tillsammans med scillorna. Blekt gult och knalligt blått är så vackert tillsammans.&

[All images in this post ©Country Life Picture Library from Gertrude Jekyll and the Country House Garden, by Judith B. Tankard, Rizzoli New York, 2011.] A quick flip through my inspiration file reveals a common thread: I'm drawn to rooms that open up to gardens -- even if it's simply the illusion of a garden, like a tiny patio laden with potted plants. When a local warehouse conversion to residential lofts grabs my attention, it typically has an unexpectedly lush courtyard, such as Studioplex's tree-and-shrub-filled space; my weakness is buying fresh flowers and new plants; and I gravitate to places hidden behind green walls. That said, I know very little about garden design. Truth be told, almost nothing. Somewhere along the line, though, I learned the name Gertrude Jekyll and have long been aware that she is a key figure in the history of landscape design. Born in 1843, in London, and raised in the English countryside, Jekyll grew up to create gardens throughout the UK and abroad but she is most closely associated with English landscapes. As an Anglophile, I jumped at a recent opportunity to preview landscape historian Judith Tankard's new book, Gertrude Jekyll and the Country House Garden, scheduled to hit book shops any day now. Best known during her lifetime as a writer -- specifically as a longtime contributor to Country Life and as a prolific author of garden books -- Jekyll would probably be pleased by my curiosity. She wrote: "I have lived among outdoor flowers for many years and rejoice when I see anyone, and especially children, inquiring about flowers, and wanting gardens of their own." Tankard says that Jekyll's books caught on with the public because the volumes had a literary and visual flair that set them apart. Art and design had always been central in Jekyll's world. Her earliest aspiration was to be a painter and she attended the South Kensington School of Art, going on to pursue crafts including: carpentry, gilding, wood inlay and metalwork. She was among the first amateur photographers, she embarked on embroidery designs for the Royal School of Needlework, and she experimented with textile and wallpaper design. This creative background is often cited in descriptions of Jekyll's gardens. Her style is said to be painterly and her sense of color exquisite -- even in cases where the plants chosen are simply cream, white, green and silver. For me, Tankard's book is straightforward enough that I can follow along and learn, despite being a novice. Now I better understand how Jekyll popularized a less rigid, naturalistic look that at the time was a breath of fresh air -- a sharp contrast to the earlier Victorian era's formal schemes, such as patterned, carpet-like beds of flowers. She favored hardy, native plants and designs which seamlessly combined both loose and structured elements. And her garden designs related closely to the architecture of a house; many of you already know that she is remembered for her collaborations with architect Edwin Lutyens. If you are very well acquainted with Jekyll and the history of landscape design, I think the wealth of beautiful images in this edition will still feel fresh. In addition to black-and-white archival photography from Country Life (so striking on its own) there are numerous contemporary color pictures. Design enthusiasts of all kinds will be interested in the detailed section on garden ornament, the accounts of her work with architects, and the old houses featured -- I counted at least 30, including the National Trust's Barrington Court (pictured directly above). One photo in particular has me dreaming of white wisteria. It's not shown in this post but I hope these images whet your appetite. Images posted with permission from Rizzoli New York.

Enhance your home and curb appeal with bright and cheery spring bulb gardens. They make you want to shake the snow off and enjoy warmer days!

Георгин «Бабушкин лимонный пирог» (Gramma's Lemon Pie). Интродукция 2007г. Эта тема создана, для публикаций фотографий и описаний новых, интересных или

Род наперстянка (Digitalis) насчитывает около 25 видов одно-, дву- и многолетних травянистых растений. За форму цветка и