Eye-Catchers for the Wintertime Garden
Designing a garden that offers up novel impressions for every season is an exciting challenge. After the leaves have fallen, you’ll discover that a number […]
Effective Use of Woody Plants
Trees and shrubs that attract the gaze in wintertime are very useful for encouraging viewers to see the world of plants in a different light. […]
A high-spirited Halloween indoors and out
The autumn colour palette provides the perfect backdrop for a wonderful Halloween party with your family and friends. Combine the scariness with something green and […]
Winterprep: Yardwork One Last Time!
Prepping the Garden for Winter – Have You Thought of Everything? It’s high time to bring container plants in to their cold-weather quarters, a spot […]
Alstroemeria – Colourful Latina
The Alstroemeria stands out because of its twisted leaves and beautiful, brightly colored flowers. It symbolizes friendship and is, therefore, the perfect gift to give […]
Fertilizing: Protecting Plants and the Environment
Garden plants need nutrients for healthy growth, so hobby gardeners give them fertilizer. But, beginning in the fall, plants enter a dormant period. If you […]
Autumn Anemones
Now autumn anemones are available in many varieties and blooming shades. Get them now – this robust fall beauty thrives in humus-rich soil in sunny […]
Overwintering Container Plants
In the past, few people could afford large, valuable container plants. They built splendid orangeries for their palms, lemon trees, oleander, and bay bushes. Plants […]
Ideal Planting Time
…for woody plants and perennials. Often, garden owners don’t realize that new plants that are put into the soil in fall have a jump on […]
Dividing Shrubs
No other form of reproduction is as simple as division. Through division one gets several vital individual plants that can be re-arranged. Also, rejuvenated plants […]
Amaryllis – Goddess of Beauty
With a little luck, it will flower again next year. To make an amaryllis bloom in the following year is not that difficult. If you […]
Plant Out Fragrant Flowers and Shrubs
Trees and shrubs that bloom in spring with robust fragrance should be put in the ground the previous fall. This allows the plant time to […]
