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Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Little Spire' - Russian Sage

Trollius chinensis 'Golden Queen' - Chinese Globe Flower

Prunus campanulata 'Okame' - flowering cherry (556 readers)

Contributed by havlis 20.04 2008 on 20:54:32 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Title and Article's text

This uncommon flowering cherry comes from Taiwan. It is a small tree, well branched even without trimming, with neony pink flowers with yellow stamens. Ideal for japanese style gardens, or anywhere to highlight its surroundings with the splash of early spring colour. ...

Prunus serrulata 'Kanzan' - Japanese Flowering Cherry (2923 readers)

Contributed by abies 01.11 2007 on 18:16:14 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Title and Article's text

This is one of the most popular and hardiest ornamental cherry trees available. A vigorous deciduous small to medium-sized tree with an upright habit when young and wider canopy when older. In spring the tree is laden with large double, purplish-pink showy flowers shortly before the bronze foliage appears. Leaves are large, ovate to narrow-ovate, with margins toothed. ...

Prunus cerasus 'Burlat' - sweet cherry tree (3072 readers)

Contributed by havlis 17.03 2008 on 10:39:46 Topic: Plants / Fruit woods Match on Title and Article's text

Burlat is an early variety of sweet cherries. The fruit is vivid to dark red, mid-sized or large, very sweet and juicy, with medium firm flesh. As it is very precocious it is not vermicular. ...

Prunus 'Accolade' - flowering cherry (753 readers)

Contributed by havlis 20.04 2008 on 20:50:08 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Title and Article's text

This flowering cherry is a cross between prunus sargentii and prunus subhirtella. It has profusion of pale pink, semi-double flowers which open from deep pink buds in mid spring. Leaves are dark green, to 10 cm long. It forms an irregular, wide crown, ideal as a specimen. It does not need much maintenance, it likes moist, slightly acidic, well-drained soil, and a lot of space. ...

Hosta 'Cherry Berry' - Hosta (530 readers)

Contributed by amazon 08.07 2007 on 09:28:59 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's text

A 1991 Lachman hosta, Cherry Berry forms a clump 14 1/2 x 10 high with 18 scapes. A leaf is 6 x 2 1/2; the central white area is surrounded with dark green which bleeds back into the center, establishing a lighter green bridge between the two areas. ...

Prunus 'Pink Perfection' - flowering cherry (882 readers)

Contributed by havlis 20.04 2008 on 21:29:57 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Title and Article's text

The name of this flowering cherry says it all: Pink Perfection. It belongs to our most popular cherries. In mid-spring relatively small buds appear and it takes them up to 2 weeks to open up so the stunning display can begin. 2-3 cm wide, double flowers hang in clusters of 3-5 make the tree crown look like one huge candy floss. They are light pink inside and bright pink towards the edges, looking like shiny neon. The crown is moderate to slow growing, spreading. Owing to a large number of flower ...

Prunus laurocerasus 'Novita' - cherry laurel (2188 readers)

Contributed by havlis 08.11 2007 on 10:31:38 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Title and Article's text

“Novita” is a new sensation among cherry laurels. Eventually there is a hardy variety which has benefits of the formerly more tender ones: it grows fast and big, has large leaves of a nice colour, and of course if fully hardy! The leaves are 10-15 cm long, obovate, very glossy, soft green when young turning to deep green. It is a perfect specimen or a superb large hedging plant. ...

Prunus incisa 'Kojou No Mai' - Fuji Cherry (1119 readers)

Contributed by amazon 15.10 2007 on 20:32:54 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Title

Kojou is a dainty little shrub with attractive zigzagged stems and pale pink bell-like flowers that grace bare stems in early spring. The leaves turn to glorious shades of red and orange in autumn giving season long appeal. Often used for Bonsai. ...

Physalis alkekengi - Chinese Lantern Plant, Strawberry Ground Cherry (909 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.06 2007 on 11:14:48 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title

Chinese Lantern (Physalis alkekengi) Chinese lantern, Physalis alkekengi, grows to two feet tall and bears small, white flowers followed by large, balloon-like husks. Inside each 2-inch long husk is a small edible scarlet fruit. The Chinese lantern plant is valued for its inflated orange-red seed coverings which resemble miniature Chinese lanterns. ...

Dogwoods (662 readers)

Contributed by amazon 12.04 2007 on 10:28:56 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

The Genus Cornus | Dogwood trees and shrubs are unquestionably among the superstars of the ornamental garden. Although cornelian cherry (Cornus mas) and common dogwood (C. sanguinea) have been grown in Europe since ancient times, it is only since the age of exploration in the 18th and 19th centuries that dogwoods from the New World and Asia have ascended to the high thrones of gardens, where their aristocracy remains unchallenged today. Given the huge popularity of dogwoods as garden plants, not ...

Landscapes for Small Spaces (677 readers)

Contributed by amazon 15.04 2007 on 19:12:21 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Japanese Countryard Gardens | Enjoy it for its sheer beauty or use it for inspiration while creating your own small landscape garden. Japanese gardening is the art of arranging plants, rocks, lanterns, and basins in an open or, as here, an enclosed space. According to the aesthetic principles long prevailing in Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan, even two rocks arranged in a tiny, enclosed space can be considered a garden. This type of garden is called a tsuboniwa, and Kyoto has long being cons ...

Classic Bonsai of Japan (677 readers)

Contributed by amazon 20.04 2007 on 08:09:02 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Enter the fascinating world of bonsai, the centuries-old gardening art form of cultivating trees as potted plants. Refined to a high art in Japan, bonsai offers not only the familiar gardening delights but also, at its highest levels, a philosophical and aesthetic communion with nature. ...

Perennial Vegetables (419 readers)

Contributed by amazon 04.07 2007 on 10:35:29 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

From Artichokes to Zuiki Taro, A Gardeners Guide to Over 100 Delicious and Easy to Grow Edibles | There is a fantastic array of vegetables you can grow in your garden, and not all of them are annuals. In Perennial Vegetables the adventurous gardener will find information, tips, and sound advice on less common edibles that will make any garden a perpetual, low-maintenance source of food. ...

Prunus cerasifera 'Nigra' - Purple Leaved Flowering Plum (6025 readers)

Contributed by abies 08.11 2007 on 10:20:58 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Article's text

Flowering Plum, Prunus cerasifera Nigra is an upright deciduous tree eventually making a ball shaped specimen. It has a rounded to pyramidal habit and dark-red leaves when young in spring and a very attractive deep purple foliage later which is retained throughout the summer. ...

Proper Pruning Techniques (622 readers)

Contributed by Yardiac 28.04 2007 on 10:47:07 Topic: Garden care / Garden Tools Match on Article's text

Pruning is a vital part of plant and tree care. This task can be confusing so we developed the following guide to help you prune properly. Three basic tools suffice for most pruning jobs: shears, loppers, and a pruning saw . Keep them sharp for clean cuts; disinfect after pruning diseased material. ...