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A Gardener's Journal: Life with My Garden

Orchids of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East

Begonia grandis - Hardy Begonia (621 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.09 2007 on 08:33:32 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Large, heart-shaped leaves add a lush, tropical texture in moist, shady gardens. Leaves have prominent red veins underneath and are especially showy if backlit by the sun. The flower is soft rose-pink, translucent and somewhat frosted, like satin glass. Plants are hardy as far north as New York City if given adequate protection. This 3 tall Begonia increases rapidly by forming small bulblets on the stems that drop in fall and root around the base. ...

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var.repens - creeping blueblossom (1140 readers)

Contributed by havlis 08.03 2008 on 10:49:46 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's text

Creeping blueblossom (Californian lilac) is a beautiful, true blue flowering mounding shrub. It grows about 0.5m tall and spreads 1-2m wide. New branches are soft and drooping. Flowers are dense panicles of tiny, sky blue blossoms and appear in warmer days of late spring. ...

Acanthus mollis - bear´s breeches (717 readers)

Contributed by havlis 22.03 2008 on 16:32:47 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Bear’s breeches is a unique perennial with large, architectural leaves. They are deep green and extremely glossy. Strong plants make long, erect stems with pinkish flowers at the end of summer. It is evergreen in milder parts of Europe. ...

Plant Protection (294 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.05 2008 on 09:31:45 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title

Managing Greenhouse Insect and Mite Pests | This introduction to the basics of managing insects in a greenhouse environment discusses insect and mite feeding behaviors while offering excellent descriptions and photographs of several economically significant pests, including whiteflies, thrips, and leafminers. ...

Mahonia aquifolium 'Apollo' - Oregon grape (359 readers)

Contributed by havlis 17.05 2008 on 13:13:41 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's text

An old-fashioned plant that is so easy to grow can turn into a jewel in your garden if you give it what it needs. We are used to seeing it in country gardens where it does not look its best, often put in the silliest corner, just waiting for the autumn to be sheared like sheep for the attractive evergreen leaves. ...

Steps to rose gardening success (1883 readers)

Contributed by flower-gardening-m-e 25.09 2006 on 08:55:14 Topic: Plants / Roses Match on Article's text

Rose gardening has its own special mystique. Few perennials or flowering shrubs give you so many wonderful blooms soon after planting or have as long a period of bloom. And, best of all, hardy roses will come back year after year. Gardeners the world over are smitten by the allure of roses, but many people think of roses as elegant but demanding, and hard-to-grow garden prima donnas. ...

Ficus carica 'Italian Honey' - Fig (1690 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.06 2007 on 08:36:53 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's text

The fig is a picturesque tropical-looking tree or shrub with a dramatic spreading habit. The breadth is often wider than the height of 15-30. The bark is smooth and silvery gray and the deciduous leaves are 3 or 5-lobed and 4-10 long. There are many cultivars available for the home landscape. ...

Sciadopitys verticillata - Japanese umbrella pine (551 readers)

Contributed by havlis 17.05 2008 on 13:30:58 Topic: Plants / Conifers Match on Article's text

Japanese umbrella pine is an exquisite-looking conifer with dark green needles. They are glossy, 5-12 cm long and grow in whorls of 15-20. They are borne at the shoot-tips like the spokes of an umbrella, hence it name. ...

Actinidia chinensis - Kiwi Fruit (711 readers)

Contributed by amazon 10.09 2007 on 18:38:59 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text

The Hardy Kiwi, are native to the mountains and hills of southwestern China where they grow wild in trees and on bushes. The Hardy Kiwi was introduced to the United Kingdom, Europe, United States, and New Zealand between 1900 to 1910 from China. Commercial plantings were made in New Zealand about 1930 and have become widespread over the last 20-30 years. ...

Lithops - Living Stone (619 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.06 2007 on 09:10:10 Topic: Plants / Sukulents, Cactuses Match on Article's text

Lithops,(commonly called flowering stones or living stones) are true mimicry plants: their shape, size and color causes them to resemble small stones in their natural surroundings. The plants blend in among the stones as a means of protection. Grazing animals which would otherwise eat them during periods of drought to obtain moisture usually overlook them. Even experts in the field sometimes have difficulty locating plants for study because of this unusual deceptive camouflage. ...

Garden Tractor - GTH2648 (719 readers)

Contributed by amazon 09.08 2007 on 09:26:58 Topic: Garden care / Garden Mechanization Match on Article's text

Husqvarna, Garden Tractor, 26HP Briggs & Stratton Intek V-Twin Engine, Pressurized Lubrication System, HydroGear Automatic Fender-Shift Transmission, 48, 10 Gauge, Triple-Blade Stamped Steel Deck With Grease Fittings, 4 Anti-Scalp Deck Wheels, Front Nose Roller, Electric PTO , 11 Gauge, Welded Steel Rail Garden Tractor x, Step-Thru Design, 16 Front & 23 Rear Tires, 18 Turning Radius, Cast-Iron Front Axle With Grease Zerks, 4 Gallon Sight Fuel Tank, Capable Of Mowing In Reverse Gear, Hour ...

Ilex x meserveae 'Casanova' - blue holly, Meserve holly (623 readers)

Contributed by havlis 08.04 2008 on 08:24:57 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's text

We are always happy to hear about any success as far as increasing plants hardiness. And when it happens and a new plant variety is hardy and at the same time beautiful we are lost for words. Casanova is the one that left us speechless. It is a brand new variety that was only in 2006 introduced at the international nurseries fair in Essen, Germany. ...

Ilex x meserveae 'Mesgolg' GOLDEN GIRL ® - blue holly, Meserve holly (751 readers)

Contributed by havlis 20.02 2008 on 09:22:17 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's text

GOLDEN GIRL ® is probably the first ever patented holly with yellow berries in the world, US plant patent 7652 from 1990, as a cross between ilex aquifolium ´Fructa Lutea´and ilex rugosa . Yellow fruits are an awesome feature because it never happened with any other blue holly before. And it has at least two more attractive features to be sought after for: gorgeous leaves and excellent hardiness. ...

Hot Plants for Cool Climates (839 readers)

Contributed by amazon 13.04 2007 on 08:53:09 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Gardening with Tropical Plants in Temperate Zones | The most exciting new trend in garden design is the lush look of the tropics -- no matter where you live! If, like so many gardeners, youre a little bored with pastel flowers and rigid borders, welcome to the jungly garden, where the plants have huge shiny leaves, boldly colored foliage, ferny textures, and flame-colored flowers. Now that garden centers and nurseries are stocking banana plants, elephant ears, giant ferns, and Amazon lilies, you ...

Ceanothus impressus 'Victoria' - blueblos, California lilac (2135 readers)

Contributed by havlis 16.02 2008 on 19:28:30 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's text

This charming shrub is called blueblossom or California lilac. It has nothing to do with lilacs though. The flowers are absolutely amazing, not violet, not pale, just unbeatable sky blue. They are formed in rounded, terminal cymes and come out in early June and usually last for about a month. That is another reason to own this gorgeousness. There are so many of them every year that they totally cover the plant. Evergreen leaves are only 2-3 cm long, ovate, dark green, very glossy and deeply vein ...

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bailmer' - big-leaf hydrangea, French hydrangea (1060 readers)

Contributed by havlis 16.02 2008 on 19:39:13 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

ENDLESS SUMMER® | Attention, hydrangea lovers! Are you sick and tired of never-ending grieving upon your frost-damaged hydrangeas that only make a jungle of leaves but no blossoms? Continue reading as we have a life-altering experience for you! Two decades after its discovery in the USA there is a plant being imported and distributed also in Europe. Does it sound like a cheap TV shop commercial? Well, it might. But you know what – it is true! The plant is called ENDLESS SUMMER® and was bred by t ...