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Rain Gardens (800 readers)

Contributed by amazon 23.05 2007 on 07:46:55 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Bringing Water to Life in the Designed Landscape | Rain gardens encompass all possible elements that can be used to capture, channel, divert and make the most of the rain and snow that fall on a property. Using the innovative and attractive approaches described here, it is possible to enhance outdoor spaces and minimize the damaging effects of drought, stormwater runoff, and other environmental challenges. ...

Brya ebenus - Jamaica Rain Tree (948 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.10 2007 on 09:03:57 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Title and Article's text

This is a tough, spiny tree with an erupting growth habit. New branches burst straight up as if ejected by a volcano, cascading onto the countryside below as they become longer and heavier. Mature height is 30 feet, but its easy to keep under 15 with annual pruning. Flowers in times of high humidity, which means for a good part of the year here in South Florida. Yellow-orange flowers along the branches on and off all year - especially after a rain. Stunning! Makes an excellent landscape, patio o ...

Garden Bulbs for the South (919 readers)

Contributed by amazon 01.04 2007 on 10:58:58 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

There are hundreds of choice bulbs that revel in southern warmth and humidity, and Scott Ogden profiles the best of them in this fascinating, comprehensive volume. In a series of chapters that takes us through the gardening year, Ogden introduces the plants that help to give southern gardens their distinct regional flavor, many with charmingly descriptive names: rain lilies, oxblood lilies, jonquils, crinums, and scores of others. ...

Musa basjoo 'Sakhaline' - Japanese banana (1476 readers)

Contributed by havlis 02.05 2008 on 08:48:12 Topic: Plants / Tropical and Subtropical Plants Match on Article's text

Another striking feature of exotic-like gardens in our climate (zone 6) are leaves of banana trees. This selection “Sakhaline” is fully hardy and was named by the largest Russian island in the North Pacific, where its origin is. Though this island is in the same climatic zone as for example China, it is rather mountainous and in some areas temperature swings from -40°C in winter to 30°C in summer. In other parts, however, it seldom drops below -12°C and reaches no more than 16°C in summer. So yo ...

Daylily Planting and Care (4729 readers)

Contributed by bloomingfieldsfarm 26.09 2006 on 11:55:35 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

When to plant Daylilies can be planted very successfully at any time the ground can be worked --- spring, summer or fall. Fall planted Daylilies should be mulched to prevent winter frost heaving. ...

Daylilies: facts & fiction (4706 readers)

Contributed by eurocallis 18.09 2006 on 15:20:57 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

In between the big spring tidying up and the hectic of autumn plantings there is a brief time in July when - exception granted for a few chores - the gardener has nothing to do but enjoy his flowers. No danger of cold snaps, incredible weather or other terrors. Moreover days are long and one can sit out enjoying the garden until night falls. ...