Erysimum 'Bowles mauve' - shrubby wallflower Plants / Perennials Shrubby wallflower is a long-flowering perennial, or to be precise a subshrub forming woody stems, exactly like lavender plants do. Bowles’ Mauve is a beautiful variety with mauve flowers that open in late May and continue blooming until autumn. They are small, produced at the tops of erect stems which … Contributed by havlis 21.05. 2014 21:50:14 (21149 readers) | |
Buddleia davidii 'Adokeep' - Adonis Blue English Butterfly Bush Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Family: Loganiacead (Buddle-ia: after Adam Buddle, English botanist) They re 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 22.06. 2007 10:51:08 (27332 readers) | |
Buddleia davidii 'Guinevere' - Butterfly Bush Plants / Deciduous Shrubs They re fragrant, colorful and they attract butterflies. Bold, long blooming flowers ignite an explosion of summer sales. Treat them like a perennial in the north; cut them back heavily in the spring for better flowering. … Contributed by amazon 05.09. 2007 09:09:52 (27780 readers) | |
Salvia nemorosa 'Blue Queen' - sage Plants / Perennials Salvia is a large genus, containing about 900 species. In our climate mostly common (evergreen) sage is grown for culinary uses. Also, very popular are those of subtropical origin that are used here as annuals with long flowering season, especially in public areas. We concentrate on herbaceous perennials … Contributed by havlis 02.06. 2014 21:23:50 (34667 readers) | |
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Iris 'Napoleone' - bearded iris Plants / Bulbs Napoleone is an outstanding bearded iris variety with extraordinary large flowers. They are velvet-like, deep purple red, with golden brown shades towards the throat. The beard is yellow at the top and burgundy red at the bottom. Sword-like leaves are deciduous, pale green. Flowering stalks are sturdy, … Contributed by havlis 29.05. 2016 10:07:02 (14022 readers) | |
Perovskia 'Blue Spire' - perovskia, Russian sage Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Blue Spire is a hybrid between two types of perovskia. It was first introduced to RHS in 1961 and since late 80´s it has been in cultivation in most of the world with mild climate. It is a very hardy plant originally found in Central Asia (Afghanistan, Pakistan) but is successfully grown even further … Contributed by havlis 01.09. 2016 21:18:16 (9538 readers) | |
Proper Pruning Techniques Garden care / Garden ToolsPruning is a vital part of plant and tree care. This task can be confusing so we developed the following guide to help you prune properly. Three basic tools suffice for most pruning jobs: shears, loppers, and a pruning saw. Keep them sharp for clean cuts; disinfect after pruning diseased material. … Contributed by Yardiac 28.04. 2007 10:47:07 (12018 readers) | |
The Garden Plants of China Other / Books Gardens have long been an integral part of Chinese culture, written about by scholars and prized by emperors and priests; think of Chinese scrolls traced with plum blossoms and wood-block prints etched with pine branches or bamboo. The West has not only received a great number of fine plants from China, … Contributed by amazon 08.04. 2007 09:57:00 (21160 readers) | |
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Echinacea, Rudbeckia and summer grasses Plants / Other ‘Heat’ is a powerful sensory stimulus – look at how it is used in advertising everything from perfumes to cars. Heat equates to danger, excitement, sexual attraction. Plants can very much evoke a sense of heat too, with vivid colours setting the pulse racing. Rudbeckia and Echinacea are two prairie … Contributed by pph 01.08. 2011 12:00:47 (40927 readers) | |
Azalea japonica 'Snow' - Japanese azalea Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Japanese azaleas are very popular features of our gardens. In their home climate they grow to relatively substantial shrubs, as opposed to limited sizes in our continental, dry climate. Azaleas are very floriferous, maintenance-free shrubs that bloom from end April until end May. Snow is a pure white … Contributed by havlis 08.04. 2008 08:51:37 (33735 readers) | |
Forsythia viridissima 'Bronxensis' - golden bell Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Viridissima species of Golden bell originates in China. Bronxensis is one of its few but truly fantastic varieties valued for very attractive semi-evergreen foliage and primrose yellow, bell-shaped flowers in early spring (April in zone 6). Leaves are soft green, glossy, narrowly lance-shaped, and heavily … Contributed by havlis 11.04. 2017 11:21:31 (13285 readers) | |
Daylilies: The Perfect Perennial Other / Books Daylilies -- available in a rainbow of glowing colors and combinations of colors; able to survive with little or no care in a wide range of climates; boasting a variety of shapes and sizes; suitable for any kind of landscape; drought resistant and almost disease and insect free; adaptable to various … Contributed by amazon 26.09. 2006 11:47:21 (14766 readers) | |
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Buried Treasures Other / Books Finding and Growing the World s Choicest Bulbs | Take a few chapters from a John le Carré spy thriller, add a hefty dose of exotic travelogue, blend with one of the best books on bulb growing ever written, and you ve got Buried Treasures. Since launching his first international mail-order catalog in … Contributed by amazon 07.04. 2007 11:12:15 (13967 readers) | |
The American Woodland Garden Other / Books Capturing the Spirit of the Deciduous Forest | North America s eastern half, roughly from the Midwest to the Atlantic, was once a great deciduous forest. Although centuries of human intervention have cleared much of the land, the timeless forest remains in the spirit of the place. Today, even the shortest … Contributed by amazon 10.04. 2007 10:33:52 (16293 readers) | |
The American Woodland Garden Other / Books Capturing the Spirit of the Deciduous Forest | North America s eastern half, roughly from the Midwest to the Atlantic, was once a great deciduous forest. Although centuries of human intervention have cleared much of the land, the timeless forest remains in the spirit of the place. Today, even the shortest … Contributed by amazon 18.05. 2007 07:56:57 (9465 readers) | |
The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses Other / Books This encyclopedia by a distinguished American horticulturist is the most authoritative and best-illustrated reference ever published on ornamental grasses. Rick Darke has been studying and photographing grasses in gardens and native landscapes around the world for more than 20 years, and this book includes … Contributed by amazon 29.03. 2007 12:08:32 (13431 readers) | |
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Caring for Clematis (2) Plants / Climber Plants PruningWhile it is not mandatory to prune Clematis, you will find that your plant is more attractive and will produce more flowers if properly cared for. Pruning also enables you to control the size and growth of the plant and allows you to remove dead or damaged parts. … Contributed by artsnursery 25.11. 2006 19:18:44 (48221 readers) | |
