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Natural Swimming Pools: Inspiration For Harmony With Nature (Schiffer Design Book)

Late Summer Flowers (1019 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. ...

Saponaria officinalis - Soapwort (653 readers)

Contributed by amazon 03.09 2007 on 09:43:39 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Low growing groundcover, profusion of light pink flowers throughout the summer. Easy to grow, great for spilling over rocks and walls. Traditionally used as soap. Grows 3 inches tall. Prefers sun. Hardy in zones 5-9. Easy to grow! ...

Filipendula vulgaris - Meadowsweet (591 readers)

Contributed by amazon 28.11 2007 on 09:49:35 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Meadowsweet ( Filipendula vulgaris ) Beautiful ivory blooms in summer! Evergreen perennial thrives in drought, poor soil! Ivory flowers in summer. Foliage is evergreen in warm areas. Tolerates drought, poor soil. ...

Weigela florida 'Victoria' - weigela (748 readers)

Contributed by havlis 27.05 2008 on 10:42:28 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

Weigelas are valuable garden shrubs that grow freely in almost any soil and require little maintenance. They are deciduous shrubs growing 1.5 – 2.0 tall and just a bit less wide. Leaves are ovate to oval. Bell or funnel shaped flowers come in many colours and appear at the end of spring / beginning of summer and sporadically towards the end of summer. ...

Helianthus annuus 'Italian White' - Sunflower (701 readers)

Contributed by amazon 27.09 2007 on 08:46:32 Topic: Plants / Annuals Match on Article's text

Boldly contrasting, big creamy white flowers with deep chocolate centres. Excellent for flower arranging and great at back of borders or against a tall wall where they provide atmosphere and contrast. Flowers summer. Height 4-5ft. ...

Belamcanda chinensis - Leopard Lily (729 readers)

Contributed by amazon 25.01 2008 on 09:15:47 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

An unusual perennial for the warm sunny border with sword-like rich green leaves and clusters of delightfully speckled flowers, for the first time offered in a wide range of colors. In autumn the seed pods burst to reveal clusters of black seeds like blackberries. Will flower in its first summer from seed. Flowers early summer. Height: 36-40 inches. Prefers sun. Hardy in zones 5-9. Also know as the Blackberry Lily! ...

Antirrhinum braun-blanquetii - Perennial Snapdragon (685 readers)

Contributed by amazon 25.10 2007 on 09:58:36 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

This wonderful plant was originally found only in Spain and Portugal. Bright yellow 3 lobed flowers, with a hint of cream will brighten up any garden in the summer sun. Its candelabra shape and naturally branching habit makes it ideal for the middle of a border or large container. It blooms all summer and fall. Grows up to 36 tall. Hardy in zones 5-9. In cooler regions it can be grown as an annual ...

Bacopa ‘Bridal Showers’™ - Bacopa Bridal Showers (1429 readers)

Contributed by amazon 16.05 2007 on 10:18:28 Topic: Plants / Annuals Match on Article's text

Bacopa Cordata is a rather rapid spreading annual used in container planting. Creating a beautiful shower of tiny white flowers flowing. Blooms all summer in sun to part shade. Makes a lovely hanging baskets also ...

Malva sylvestris 'Zebrina' - French Hollyhock (1144 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.09 2007 on 10:36:57 Topic: Plants / Biennials Match on Article's text

This Old-Fashioned Striped Favorite Can Really Take the Heat! Masses of 2-inch lavender blooms,striped with purple, all summer long! This delightful charmer looks like it came from Grandmothers garden (and it probably did!), with soft lavender blooms merrily striped and scored in deep purple. The neatly-spaced petals have a notched form reminiscent of four-leaved clover, and the merry white eye completes the effect of whimsical charm and exquisite detail! Masses of these 2-inch blooms arise alon ...

Iris 'Champagne Elegance' - Bearded Iris (744 readers)

Contributed by amazon 01.07 2007 on 21:23:06 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Article's text

White and apricot flowers, re-blooms later in the summer. 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 the spring and early summer, with handsome green sword like foliage. They enjoy full or part sun and well-drained soil. Plant about 15-18 inches apart. ...

Clematis chiisanensis 'Korean Beauty' - Clematis (1338 readers)

Contributed by amazon 15.10 2007 on 20:42:51 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text

Liven up your hanging basket, container plantings, or trellis this summer with this easy to grow Clematis. Flowering in only three months from sowing, you can use Korean Beauty almost anywhere, plus as a hardy perennial it will come back year after year. The nodding, rich yellow blooms are followed by attractive feathery seed heads. Climber to 9 feet. Blooms summer to autumn, prefers full sun to light shade. Hardy perennial in zones 5-9. Start seeds now. ...

Clematis 'General Sikorsky' - Clematis Vine (705 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.06 2007 on 08:30:53 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text

This profuse bloomer produces huge 6-8 in diameter, dark lavender flowers with a tint of red in the center. Blooms from June to September. Flowers primarily from the previous years stems in early summer, but there is also a second flush later in the summer on the new growth. To 8-10 tall. This winner of Englands Royal Horticultural Societys Ward of Garden Merit was introduced by Brother Stefan Franczak in 1965 and was originally known as Jadwiga Teresa. Blooming time: Summer ...

Oxalis valdiviensis 'Lucky Gold' - Shamrock (1311 readers)

Contributed by amazon 14.11 2007 on 13:18:27 Topic: Plants / Annuals Match on Article's text

An attractive plant that can be used as a summer annual or as a shamrock pot plant for St Patricks day celebrations. The leaves are bright green and have a perfect shamrock shape with three leaflets. Multiple seedlings in a small pot will give a good effect in approx 2 months from sowing. Flowers during summer with masses of orange-yellow flowers over a long period ideal for pots and bedding. Use in hanging baskets, window boxes, containers, pot plants and as a shamrock. Great houseplant! Rare! ...

Echinops ritro - Globe Thistle (629 readers)

Contributed by amazon 09.08 2007 on 08:34:09 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Proper Name: Globe Thistle (Echinops ritro). Soft Violet-Blue Globes on Tall, Vigorous Plants! Blooms all summer! Splendid in dried arrangements! A mass of bobbing Globe Thistles, their softly-colored heads adding valuable blue color to the garden, is a spectacular sight in the summer sun! Ranging in size from 1 to 1 3/4 inches across, they are a gentle violet-blue, with a fuzzy appearance that adds to the soft, calming effect of the tall heads. ...

Arum italicum - lords and ladies (713 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 ...

Anemone 'Andrea Atkinson' - anemone, windflower (1027 readers)

Contributed by havlis 22.03 2008 on 16:45:21 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Article's text

Andrea Atkinson is a later variety of anemone. It has 60-80 cm long stalks with snow-white camellia-like flowers with distinct yellow stamens. It starts blooming at the end of summer and continues until October. 3-palmate basal leaves are mid to dark green, sharply toothed, sparsely hairy beneath. ...

Teucrium chamaedrys - Wall Germander (627 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.08 2007 on 10:03:39 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Germanders 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 ...

Hibiscus moscheutos 'Disco Belle Mixed' - Hardy Hibiscus (717 readers)

Contributed by amazon 19.02 2008 on 09:09:28 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Pest-free and easy to grow in full sun! These Gorgeous 9-inch Blooms Can Take the Heat! Huge, parasol-shaped flowers completely cover the compact, bushy 2 -foot plant! All summer long, enormous 9-inch pink, red, rose, and white blooms cover these neat 2 -foot plants! Disco Belle is spectacular as a quick summer hedge or a border standout, with parasol-shaped blooms of exquisite shades! Pest-free and easy to grow in full sun and moisture-rich soil, it offers non-stop flowers, even during a heat w ...

Platycodon grandiflorus 'Fuji White' - Balloon Flower (869 readers)

Contributed by amazon 22.06 2007 on 10:37:41 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Great for the sunny border or for cutting! Big White Balloons on Tall, Ultra-Hardy Plants! 25- to 30-inch plants bloom in summer. Cheery white stars all summer long are gorgeous in the garden or vase! This exceptionally tall variety reaches 25 to 30 inches in the garden, with blooms on long, elegant stems. A great choice for cut flowers, it contrasts nicely with the blues of most Balloon Flowers. ...

Malus domestica 'Golden Delicious' - apple tree (834 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. ...