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Contributed by amazon 16.09. 2007 05:17:46 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's textThe Good Gardens Guide is the essential independent reference book for all garden visitors and enthusiasts ...
Contributed by amazon 07.07. 2007 10:52:58 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's textFamily: Commelinaceae; Origin: Hybrid origin; A clumping mass of thick upright stems with long drooping leaves and pretty 3-petaled flowers that twine themselves around the foliage. This cultivar has purple flowers and superior blue-green foliage that stays good through the season.b Prefers good, moist soil. Nice in the border, wild gardens or for naturalizing. ...
Contributed by amazon 04.07. 2007 10:12:12 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's textHepatica transsilvanica Blue Jewel Origin: The species is native to Romania. Masses of starry deep-blue flowers provide rich decoration in early spring over evergreen, mats of leathery, deep-green, tri-lobed foliage. This selection has larger flowers than the species and a very good color. Can be grown in a wide range of conditions, but does especially well in alkaline soil, which should be moist but with good drainage. Sun or shade. Good under deciduous trees, in raised beds or in the rock gard ...
Contributed by amazon 05.07. 2007 14:41:35 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's textAn exotic-looking tuft of sword-shaped leaves, striped with yellow centers and green edges. Tall panicles hung with white bell-shaped flowers, sprout high above the plant in summer. ...
Contributed by amazon 18.10. 2007 09:31:10 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's textLacey Flowering Spurge - Euphorbia polychroma Lacey Family: Euphorbiaceae Plant in a sunny place with well-drained poor to medium fertile soil. Use in border and rock gardens. Good ground cover. Random white and green variegation throughout the foliage. Yellow bracts from May to June. ...
Contributed by amazon 08.06. 2007 07:02:48 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's textCompact, mounding, plants produce new leaves that display a coppery bronze color maturing to deep green. Varieties offer a range of foliage color and patterns. They are North American plants that are usually grown for their ornamental foliage alone. Great in woodland gardens as well as border, or accent plants. Divide every 3-4 years as needed in fall. Good cut flower, attracts hummingbirds. ...
Contributed by amazon 01.07. 2007 21:38:28 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's textFamily: Commelinaceae; Origin: Hybrid origin; A clumping mass of stiff upright stems with long drooping leaves and pretty 3-petaled flowers that twine themselves around the foliage. This cultivar has soft-purple flowers with blended white edgesb ...
Contributed by amazon 09.11. 2007 09:19:21 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's textTradescantia Little White Doll | Family: Commelinaceae | Origin: Hybrid origin | Clear white flowers with feathery purplish anthers. Compact form with great foliage. Can be grown in full sun to part shade. Prefers good, moist soil. Nice in the border, wild gardens or for naturalizing. ...
Contributed by amazon 14.01. 2008 12:06:05 Topic: Plants / Bonsais Match on Title and Article's textThis fast growing native tree is good for quick evergreen screening. Large and impressive given time and space. Grows 10-15 in ten years. The Loblolly Pine makes an excellent bonsai! ...
Contributed by amazon 10.09. 2007 18:30:53 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's textWhite Marbled Foliage | A superb geranium with attractive, marbled foliage in pring, followed by a display of nodding, dark-maroon flowers. Good for damp shade. ...
Contributed by amazon 02.11. 2007 13:40:49 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's textPinkish-red, striped flowers in late May. Flowers are large for a Lewisia, up to 1 in diameter. Many flowers per plant. Very showy when in bloom. This particular variety is reputed to be hardier than many other Lewisia and we have found this to be the case. They appear to do best if given some shade from afternoon sun during our zone 3 winters. Flower stems up to about 6 tall, about 6 in width. ...
Contributed by amazon 27.09. 2007 08:49:28 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Title and Article's textAllium 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. ...
Contributed by amazon 10.04. 2007 10:16:27 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's textNow in paperback, this classic book invites gardeners into some of Americas most fascinating private gardens. Through over 400 color photographs of 28 gardens across the country, Ken Druse shows how gardeners can collect plants for their pleasure, without sacrificing their devotion to the natural garden or abandoning good design. Listings of plant sources, societies, and organizations have been updated for this edition. ...
Contributed by amazon 02.08. 2007 10:03:39 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's textGermanders offer a small, tight, shrub-like presence in the garden, with tiny, shiny, fragrant, evergreen leaves. Wall Germander has thrived for us as a wide, low (6) edging above a rock wall, looking beautiful every day of the year and drawing many questions during our guided garden walks. Delicate spires of pale pink flowers top the plant in early summer; a shearing after bloom keeps foliage dense and beautiful. Germanders love to grow in full sun, require good drainage, and are quite tolerant ...
Contributed by amazon 02.11. 2007 12:56:34 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's textLilafee Bishops Cap - Epimedium grandiflorum Lilafee; Family: Berberidaceae | Great clump forming groundcover that produces a wealth of lavender flowers early in the season. Good drainage, fertile soil and shade to part shade. Shade to partial shade in any soil. Tolerates dry shade. Excellent groundcover for shaded borders and rockgardens. ...
Contributed by amazon 14.01. 2008 12:11:37 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Title and Article's textDaylily - Hemerocallis Longfields Maxim; Family: Liliaceae ; Origin: Hybrid origin | Giant 7 inch double, reblooming and fragrant golden yellow flowers. Tetraploid. Hemerocallis prefers full sun and well-drained soil. Daylilies do best in the mixed perennial border. Also good for mass plantings and for container growing. ...
Contributed by amazon 02.10. 2007 09:13:04 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Title and Article's textJapanase Pagoda Holly Bonsai - Ilex crenata Dwarf Pagoda A miniature variety of Japanese Holly. Stems are very short, 1 foot at most. Leaves are dark green on horizontal branches. Very compact plant. The plant is a true natural Bonsai. Also a good patio plant or house plant. Introduced by the National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. Height and spread in 10 years: 12 x 12. Prefers sun. Hardy in zones 6-9. In cooler regions grow as a house plant in a sunny, yet cool window. ...
Contributed by amazon 01.07. 2007 21:55:53 Topic: Plants / Grass, Grasses Match on Title and Article's textEach 6 tall circular mound is composed of truly black 1/4 wide foliage. Spreading by rhizomes, a single plant will make a nice 20 wide mat in 2 years. For fast coverage, we plant on 8 centers. This easy-to-grow groundcover makes a great backdrop for blues, golds and good imaginations. Plant in part sun to shade. Hardy in zones: 5-10. Grows 6 tall. Origin: France. AGM Winner. ...
Contributed by amazon 09.04. 2007 19:52:06 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's textThe Essential Garden Maintenance Workbook takes over where Rosemary Alexanders first book leaves off. With the newly designed garden in place how do you manage the work in a garden and keep it looking good year in and year out? How do you prune, look after your soil and keep spring bulb plantings looking good? Is it possible to move a plant and how do you cope with weeds, pests, and diseases? Which plants are top performers and which are best for particular functions like internal and external b ...
Contributed by amazon 14.11. 2007 12:18:31 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's textPeony - Paeonia (Lactiflora hybr.) Lotus Queen Hardy zone: 3-8 Blooming Time: May-June Height: 35/88cm Family: Paeoniaceae Origin: Hybrid origin. ...
Contributed by amazon 30.06. 2007 10:06:09 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's textType: Herbaceous perennial, Flowers: Lavender, Comments: Azure Fairy Fleabane blooms from mid-summer into fall. Set the plants 12 inches apart in a sunny area and any well-drained soil. The plant can be used in light, sandy soil. Remove the old flowers as they fade to obtain additional flowering. It also makes a good cut flower. Propagation: Propagate by division in spring or fall. ...
Contributed by amazon 23.05. 2007 08:02:25 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Title and Article's textIris pallida Variegata produces soft blue flowers with a unique variegated foliage. Bearded Irises are the single most popular class of Iris grown in gardens today. Bearded refers to the fuzzy strip on each of the drooping falls. The true petals are called standards and are upright and its leaves are quite stiff and grow in fan shaped clumps. Few flowering plants provide so much beauty with so little effort as the Bearded Iris. ...
Contributed by amazon 22.06. 2007 10:51:08 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Title and Article's textFamily: Loganiacead (Buddle-ia: after Adam Buddle, English botanist) Theyre fragrant, colorful and they attract butterflies. Bold, long blooming flowers. Treat them like a perennial in the north; cut them back heavily in the spring for better flowering. ...
Contributed by amazon 12.02. 2008 10:45:30 Topic: Plants / Ferns Match on Title and Article's textMarginal shield fern is an evergreen fern, which grows as a non-spreading, vase-shaped clump with handsome gray-green, leathery fronds. The evergreen fronds provide good interest in the winter landscape Shade in consistantly moist soil. For the border or woodland garden. ...
Contributed by amazon 06.07. 2007 09:26:44 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Title and Article's textWhite standards with yellow falls. One of the most easily grown Iris, originating from Northern Asia. Does well under all types of weather conditions. Best grown in a humus soil. Originally available only in deep violet purple, we are now able to offer many other colors which have the same fine naturalizing habits as the original. ...
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