Late Summer

The Italian Garden: Art, Design and Culture (Cambridge Studies in Italian History and Culture)

The Landscaping Ideas of Jays: A Natural History of the Backyard Restoration Garden

Late Summer Flowers (1156 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.04 2007 on 10:35:14 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

While gardeners may be happy enough with their gardens in spring and early summer, few feel so confident about prolonging the display. Thankfully, Late Summer Flowers shows how to extend the blooming season. By choosing plants that have a late flowering season, or offer such bonuses as attractive foliage, seedheads, or berries, it is possible to get the best from the garden in late summer and autumn. ...

Tricyrtis hirta - Hairy Toad Lily (712 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.10 2007 on 19:15:21 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Tricyrtis hirta, the Japanese Toad Lily is probably one of the most unique flowering perennials available! Commonly known as Toad Lily, it has the ability to bloom in shade from late summer to early fall. It features small, lily-like flowers with white to pale lilac flowers that have heavy purple spotting. Sometimes also called Hairy Toad Lily because all parts of the plant are hairy! Be sure to plant it where they can be easily observed at close range, because the beauty and detail of the small ...

Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm' - Black-Eyed Susan (1465 readers)

Contributed by amazon 03.07 2007 on 09:36:09 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Bushy, vigorous 2-foot plants are hardy sun-lovers! Big, Colorful Blooms Bring in the Butterflies! 3-inch yellow daisies offer a mass of color over a long mid- and late-summer season! One of gardeners favorites for long-lasting, lush color that brings home the butterflies, Goldsturm Strain is a trouble-free, floriferous perennial that drenches the mid- to late-summer garden with sunny color! ...

Cortaderia selloana 'Rosea' - Pink Pampas Grass (1833 readers)

Contributed by amazon 04.06 2007 on 09:32:52 Topic: Plants / Grass, Grasses Match on Article's text

Superb for fresh or dried arrangements! Dusty-Pink Feathers of Late-Summer Color! Fresh green foliage reaches 6 to 12 feet tall, topped by long, thick featherdusters of bloom that last for weeks! Unsurpassed for glorious texture and color in the landscape, this pink Pampas Grass is the star of any garden it graces! ...

Prunus armeniaca 'Luizet' - apricot (1548 readers)

Contributed by havlis 08.03 2008 on 11:15:12 Topic: Plants / Fruit woods Match on Article's text

Luizet apricot is one f the most suitable ones from our climate because it blooms late which helps it avoid late spring frost. On the other hand it is an early variety with fruit maturing in mid-summer. Fruit is rounded to oval, deep orange with irregular red flushes, very aromatic. Taste is sweet. It has 9% sugar content and 13.5% acid content. ...

Cortaderia selloana - Pampas Grass (1017 readers)

Contributed by amazon 04.06 2007 on 08:58:40 Topic: Plants / Grass, Grasses Match on Article's text

Superb for fresh or dried arrangements! Dusty-Pink & White Feathers of Late-Summer Color! Fresh green foliage reaches 6 to 12 feet tall, topped by long, thick featherdusters of bloom that last for weeks! Unsurpassed for glorious texture and color in the landscape, this pink Pampas Grass is the star of any garden it graces! The sturdy, fresh-green bloomstalks reach anywhere from 6 to 12 feet tall, capped by enormous featherdusters of brilliant rosy-pink! ...

Iris 'Gypsy Romance' - Tall Bearded Iris (768 readers)

Contributed by amazon 14.08 2007 on 07:47:26 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Article's text

The rich reds of this iris will light up your late spring garden. With large flowers in glowing royal red/purple, these blooms are a knock-out in the garden or in a vase. The beard is pure purple on each red/purple fall. ...

Allium karataviense 'Ivory Queen' - Turkestan Onion (1009 readers)

Contributed by amazon 27.09 2007 on 08:49:28 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Article's text

Allium karataviense Ivory Queen - silvery white, golf ball sized flowers with broad, artistic glaucous leaves, often with red margins; good for decorative window boxes, bedding and patio planters; late spring; zones 4-8; 8-10; 1876. ...

Duchesnea indica - Indian Strawberry, Mock Strawberry (564 readers)

Contributed by amazon 16.09 2008 on 08:43:14 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

A semi- evergreen trailing perennial , this species grows to a height of 4 in (10 cm) and multiplies rapidly by runners to an indefinite spread. It is useful as a ground cover and for bed edging , hanging baskets and pots . It has dark green leaves and bright, 1 in (25 mm) wide, yellow flowers from spring to early summer. ...

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Forever and Ever Double Pink' (2505 readers)

Contributed by amazon 17.05 2007 on 22:21:50 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

This beautiful new introduction comes from a Japanese breeder and is very floriferous and long-blooming. Like the widely popular Endless Summer Hydrangea, Forever and Ever Double Pink blooms on both old and new wood and blooms repeatedly throughout the season. Double pinks unique multi-petalled flowers create a billowy mound of full 6 inch clusters that almost cover the plant when it blooms. The mounding habit reaches about 24-30 tall and grows to about 36 wide. Forever and Ever Double Pinks com ...

Iris 'Cantina' - Tall Bearded Iris (734 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.08 2007 on 10:41:57 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Article's text

arge reddish-violet flushed with blue. Also known as Bearded Iris these Iris are outstanding for their unusual color, design and sturdy, vigorous growth habit. They are hardy, disease and drought-resistant plants. Long blooming in late spring and early summer, with handsome green sword like foliage. ...

Malus domestica 'Golden Delicious' - apple tree (1215 readers)

Contributed by havlis 17.03 2008 on 10:29:41 Topic: Plants / Fruit woods Match on Article's text

Golden Delicious is a favourite apple brand. It comes from the USA, 1890. The fruit is sweet, juicy and crisp, of golden yellow to greeny-yellow colour. Its size is dependent on soil fertility. The fruit can be very large. ...

Lobelia cardinalis - Cardinal Flower (994 readers)

Contributed by amazon 14.06 2007 on 09:28:41 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Brilliant Crimson Spikes Glow in Late Summer and Fall! Dark purple-red foliage! Brighten the part-shade garden with rich red blooms to bridge that awkward time in between summer and fall, when much of the garden is not at its best! Cardinal Flower is a hardy native U.S. plant that thrives in any moist, organically-enriched soil receiving both sun and shade. ...

Arum italicum - lords and ladies (875 readers)

Contributed by havlis 20.04 2008 on 21:24:42 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Lords-and-ladies is an old favourite among tuberous plants. And as you can tell by the Latin name, it does not come from Bangladesh though it looks rather exotic. The arrow-shaped leaves are very attractive, marbled green with conspicuous creamy white or yellowish veins. They are popular for flower bouquets. New leaves rise in early autumn in the first phase, and overwinter until the following year. The second phase of new leaves comes in early spring. They die out in mid summer when the plant u ...

Ochna serrulata - Mickey Mouse Plant (1642 readers)

Contributed by amazon 04.12 2007 on 11:46:12 Topic: Plants / Tropical and Subtropical Plants Match on Article's text

The Mickey Mouse Plant, Ochna serrulata , is a well known garden shrub that grows to about 9 feet high. Originally a native of southern Africa, Ochna has small, single yellow flowers that bloom in late spring to summer. A useful garden plant, in cooler regions it can also be grown as a patio plant, outside during the summer and indoors during the winter. ...

Acer pseudoplatanus 'Brilliantissimum' - sycamore (1818 readers)

Contributed by havlis 25.01 2008 on 10:34:14 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Article's text

Men usually get mad when women describe colours with expressions like salmon pink, peachy red etc. Well, men, get ready for another hit below the belt: we have a tree whose leaves are SHRIMP pink. Not familiar with that colour? Go to the nearest restaurant and have a prawn-cocktail to see what the fuss is all about … ...

Hemerocallis x hybrida 'Stella d'Oro' - Daylily (2658 readers)

Contributed by amazon 22.05 2007 on 09:04:19 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Article's text

Hemerocallis Stella dOro (Daylily) Award winning dwarf daylily. Strap like, medium green foliage. Fragrant, trumpet-shaped, 2-3, canary-yellow colored blooms, and tangerine throat, characterize this popular plant. Usually the first to bloom, and is a prolific repeat bloomer. Peak blooming in late spring/early summer, sporadically throughout the summer with a heavier repeat bloom in early fall. Deadhead to keep blooming. ...

Iris 'Persian Berry' - Tall Bearded Iris (681 readers)

Contributed by amazon 30.07 2007 on 11:03:58 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Article's text

Blue-raspberry, maroon shoulders, tangerine beard. Also known as Bearded Iris these Iris are outstanding for their unusual color, design and sturdy, vigorous growth habit. They are hardy, disease and drought-resistant plants. Long blooming in late spring and early summer, with handsome green sword like foliage ...

Actinidia arguta 'Issai' - mini-kiwi (3185 readers)

Contributed by havlis 05.03 2008 on 12:47:49 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text

Issai is a self-fertile variety of the so-called mini-kiwi. This means that unlike the species it does not need a male and a female plant to produce fruit. Apart from tasty fruit it is a nice plant, too, with deep green leaves and scented flowers in June. ...

Wisteria sinensis - Chinese Wisteria (2757 readers)

Contributed by amazon 31.05 2007 on 10:19:54 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text

The Chinese wisteria is a shade-tolerant vine, but it blooms best when grown in the sun. It prefers a deep, rich loam, has a moderate growth rate and is very easy to grow. The vine is easily pruned to keep it contained. The violet blue flowers, borne in drooping 8-12 racemes, are produced in late spring or early summer. It will cover a large trellis or arbor very quickly and is beautiful as a focal point to an entrance or porch. Hardy in zone 4-9. ...