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Contributed by amazon 12.04. 2007 10:26:46 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's textGardeners, plant collectors, horticulturists, and landscape designers will find a valuable resource in this carefully selected plant directory of best performing winter-flowering shrubs. Readers will find daphnes, viburnums, witch hazels, and camellias to suit every taste and garden situation, as well as information about how to help their choice winter-flowering shrubs flourish from November to March. ...
Contributed by havlis 08.03. 2008 10:49:46 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's textCreeping 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. ...
Contributed by amazon 08.07. 2007 09:35:29 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's textCommon Name: Chinese or Beverly Hills Foxglove (The Foxglove growing on Steriods). Rehmannia is named after Joseph Rehmann (1799-1831) a physician in Petrograd, Russia. The flowers of this plant look like a foxglove on steroids. The Chinese Foxglove blooms longer than common Foxglove and it has a showier flower. It sends out underground runners to form colonies and is deer and rabbit resistant. ...
Contributed by amazon 06.06. 2007 08:36:53 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's textThe 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. ...
Contributed by havlis 06.07. 2011 18:26:38 Topic: Plants / Trees and Shrubs Match on Article's textJapanese maples are the „créme de la créme“ of every garden. A majestic looking tree needs no pruning at all and we recommend to let it form its own shape. ...
Contributed by amazon 03.09. 2007 10:24:24 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's textThis lovely bright green creeper spreads effortlessly in all directions filling up to two feet per plant. A fairly flat plant of about two inches, it has one long tap root (as opposed to many surface roots like a Creeping Thyme) which helps with water conservation. It likes full sun but it can take partial shade. Related to Carnations and Dianthus. Foliage turns red during winter for great winter interest. Tiny white star flowers in summer. Perfect for walkways, rock garden paths or as a lawn su ...
Contributed by havlis 18.10. 2007 10:35:45 Topic: Plants / Conifers Match on Article's textAmong the most spectacular conifers this monkey puzzle tree is the hardiest. The scale-like leaves are dark green, sharp-pointed. This species is said to be 60 million years old. It dislikes atmospheric pollution and hot and dry soil. It does surprisingly well in our climate, too, if you provide a winter shelter. In some instances a fleece is enough, younger plants might need a stronger cover. Avoid freezing winds and southern sunny walls where the temperature is high in winter during the day an ...
Contributed by amazon 04.07. 2007 10:05:26 Topic: Plants / Grass, Grasses Match on Article's textBlue Eragrostis (Love Grass)Graceful, Native Grass Maintains Its Flowing Beauty Until Winter! This Native American grass is graceful in form with narrow, blue foliage. The airy flower plumes begin appearing in July, maturing to a tan color in August and gradually to a lighter straw color in the fall. Maintains interest throughout the winter and is drought tolerant. ...
Contributed by amazon 27.07. 2007 08:13:38 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's textFIRE BALL® has the brilliant red fall color to be expected of burning bush. Plant it among spring and summer flowering shrubs for a jolt of color in the fall. Also makes an unusual bonsai! Euonymus alatus Select ...
Contributed by havlis 27.05. 2008 10:14:32 Topic: Plants / Conifers Match on Article's textJapanese cedars proved to grow happily in our garden where winter temperatures sometimes drop to -27°C. They showed no damage whatsoever and thrive. ...
Contributed by abies 16.10. 2007 09:57:40 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's textEvergreen, dense, fast growing shrub of regular round habit and small oval dark green leaves. Grown for its dense inflorescences of small white flowers and masses of brightly coloured ball-shaped small fruits which surround the young branches all along their length. In case of Soleil d´Or variety they are bright yellow. They appear as green in Summer, change to yellow in Autumn and remain on branches untill eaten by birds in Winter. ...
Contributed by amazon 07.09. 2007 08:40:20 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's textIn our trials, this is the only hardy lantana, with well-established clumps surviving short durations of -3 degrees F. The plants emerge from the ground in early May and within a couple of weeks are topped with showy orange and pink flower heads that are produced nonstop until frost. Virtual sterility also prevents unwanted seedlings and promotes more flowering. Established clumps will get quite large (to 10 spread) when happy! For full hardiness, establish well prior to winter. Do not cut old s ...
Contributed by abies 07.12. 2007 12:45:25 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's textEvergreen, dense, fast growing shrub of regular round habit and small oval dark green leaves. Grown for its dense inflorescences of small white flowers and masses of brightly coloured ball-shaped small fruits which surround the young branches all along their length. In case of Orange Glow variety they are bright orange. They appear as green in Summer, change to orange in Autumn and remain on branches untill eaten by birds in Winter. ...
Contributed by amazon 03.07. 2007 09:48:02 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's textThe Bleeding Heart Vine (Clerodendrum thomsoniae) is an attractive bushy, tropical looking twining vine. Glossy dark green leaves are from 5 to 7 inches long (18 cm). It is hardy in zones 10 and 11 and in cooler areas should be grown outdoors in the summer and brought indoors during the winter. Prefers full sun or part-sun. This native of Africa can vine up to 6 feet and get over 2 feet wide. ...
Contributed by amazon 08.06. 2007 06:53:40 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's textNative of Japan and China and introduced into cultivation in 1865, this sturdy, deciduous vine will eventually grow to 25 feet or higher. Clusters of white blooms and smooth foliage make a rich-looking accent in your garden. Will need a sturdy structure such as a stone wall or strong fence to climb on from which it will eventually branch out to about 3 feet providing a deep garden texture that most climbers dont provide. Fall foliage will turn a golden yellow and even the reddish-brown bark peel ...
Contributed by amazon 12.09. 2007 10:43:11 Topic: Plants / Tropical and Subtropical Plants Match on Article's textPossibly the hardiest Ensete species, this plant originates from high altitude China so is accustomed to cooler regions. The huge, glaucous leaves are architectural and decorative, great for the tropical borders or large containers. ...
Contributed by amazon 11.07. 2007 12:12:00 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's textBright scarlet with green edges. Sun tolerant. Fancy Leafed Caladiums are very showy foliage plants with bright red, pink, green and white variegated leaves. Youll enjoy these South American beauties with heart shaped, rainbow colored leaves...prettier than most flowers. Pot early indoors with a starting temperature of 70° or more, then plant them, pot and all, outdoors in the shade or semi-shade after spring frosts. Or, plant them in shady window boxes where sun loving annuals wont grow. Water ...
Contributed by havlis 01.08. 2011 11:48:12 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's textBluebeard is an attractive shrub with rare late summer/early autumn flowering . In colder zones it is supposed to be a perennial rather than a woody shrub as it may freeze down to the ground. ...
Contributed by amazon 06.06. 2007 08:57:17 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's textBlue Mist Caryopteris (also commonly called blue spirea or bluebeard) is a low-mounded, deciduous shrub that is valued for its aromatic foliage and late summer flowers which are said to resemble clouds of blue smoke or mist. The plants typically produce about 18-30 inches of growth per year, so total shrub height (usually from 2-3) depends in large part upon the extent of winter dieback and/or the annual spring pruning. Longwood blue is a taller cultivar which may reach a height of 4. It feature ...
Contributed by amazon 02.06. 2007 19:54:53 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textStunning flower gardens that bloom through the seasons depend on the artful combination of annuals, perennials, and bulbs. In this book, Anne Halpin shows you how to grow these plants and gives foolproof design techniques for any landscape. The extensive section on using color in the garden can guide you through the tricky process of plant placement and selection. Practical techniques are emphasized too. You will learn how to care for soil, start plants from seeds, grow and care for plants in co ...
Contributed by havlis 12.08. 2011 10:26:40 Topic: Plants / Trees and Shrubs Match on Article's textCampsis radicans - tree form This is the species of north-american trumpet creeper trained into a tree with a real stem. It bears terminal cymes of rich red, trumpet-shaped flowers from early summer until the first frosts. Pinnate leaves are deep green and enhance its tropical appearance . ...
Contributed by amazon 08.04. 2007 09:46:41 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textTimber Press has previously published two critically acclaimed and bestselling books by Piet Oudolf, the influential Dutch landscape designer: Gardening with Grasses (with Michael King) and Designing with Plants (with Noël Kingsbury). This new collaboration with fellow Dutch plantsman Henk Gerritsen deals with a selection of some 1200 plants most suitable for Oudolfs New Wave naturalism, which emphasizes the importance of plant structures in providing all-season interest. ...
Contributed by amazon 07.07. 2007 10:46:01 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's textThe Classic Butterfly Weed--Bloom-Heavy and Super Easy to Grow! Big orange blooms welcome summer, attracting butterflies and gardeners by the drove! Giant flowerheads, more than 5 inches across, in vivid shades of red, yellow, and orange blanket these strong pants from June right up through frost! So floriferous that you can pick all you want and still have more than enough for the butterflies to enjoy! This plant is a trouble-free wonder in the sunny garden, blooming unchecked through the most ...
Contributed by havlis 17.03. 2008 10:51:32 Topic: Plants / Roses Match on Article's textA sport from Officinalis and an equally good shrub but with crimson flowers, striped with white. A very showy plant, giving a wonderful effect in the garden. Will form a very good low hedge. Non-repeating. ...
Contributed by havlis 12.08. 2011 10:56:00 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's textOsmanthus is a genus of about 15-20, while only a few ones are hardy enough to grow down to zone 6. Those are often mistaken for hollies owing to their foliage appearance. Osmanthus is native to Japan and China , some species originate in the south of USA. ...
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