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 (12011 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Vinca minor 'Bowles' - periwinkle Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Periwinkle is a European native plant growing wildly in the woods of Central Europe to Caucasus. It is a prostrate, evergreen groundcover offering a long flowering period. … Contributed by havlis 28.06. 2014 11:31:20 (25879 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Acer ginnala - Amur Maple, Siberian Maple Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Large 5-lobed leaves start out green, turn flame orange and fiery red as the weather cools. Grows to 20 ft., trims to any size. Amur Maple resists both pests and disease. … Contributed by amazon 28.05. 2007 10:36:31 (49342 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Art and the Gardener Other / Books In Art and the Gardener, Gordon Hayward s tenth book on garden design, he makes a radical departure from his earlier approaches in order to explore elements of visual language across two artistic disciplines-fine painting and garden design-in hopes that the remarkable crosscurrents will help reveal how … Contributed by amazon 16.09. 2008 09:18:47 (27548 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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Brodiaea laxa 'Queen Fabiola' - triplet lily, wild hyacinth Plants / Perennials Triplet lily is a beautiful and easy cormous perennial. It flowers in end May or June for about 3 weeks. Flowers are star shaped, violet-blue, borne on 30-50 long stems, each bearing about 10 blooms. Mid green leaves are linear. Cut flowers last 2 weeks in a vase, or left uncut in the garden they bloom … Contributed by havlis 22.03. 2008 17:05:19 (65027 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Ficus benjamina 'Starlight' - Weeping Fig Plants / Other The Starlight Weeping Fig (Ficus benjamina Starlight is a new variegated form of durable green Weeping Fig. Just like it s green counterpart, Starlight prefers very bright indirect light. Keep evenly moist, but not wet or dry. Trim as needed. Left alone the Starlight Weeping Fig can reach 6 feet tall. … Contributed by amazon 07.10. 2007 20:11:57 (49922 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Ilex x meserveae 'Casanova' - blue holly, Meserve holly Plants / Evergreen Shrubs We are always happy to hear about any success as far as increasing plants hardiness. And when it happens and a new plant variety is hardy and at the same time beautiful we are lost for words. Casanova is the one that left us speechless. It is a brand new variety that was only in 2006 introduced at the … Contributed by havlis 08.04. 2008 08:24:57 (27460 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Cortaderia selloana 'Rosea' - Pink Pampas Grass Plants / Grass, Grasses Superb for fresh or dried arrangements! Dusty-Pink Feathers of Late-Summer Color! Fresh green foliage reaches 6 to 12 feet tall, topped by long, thick featherdusters of bloom that last for weeks! Unsurpassed for glorious texture and color in the landscape, this pink Pampas Grass is the star of any garden … Contributed by amazon 04.06. 2007 09:32:52 (30238 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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Ailanthus altissima - tree of heaven Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Tree of heaven is a beautiful name for an extraordinary plant. It comes from China but is completely hardy in our climate. It is a tall tree suitable for large garden, parks or as a street tree. It is grown for unusually big leaves that can be half a meter long. The are compound of upto 30 individual, … Contributed by havlis 07.06. 2008 06:30:42 (87159 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Tropaeolum peregrinum - Canary Bird Vine Plants / Climber Plants Apart from common nasturtiums, there is a group of related Tropaeolum species which all make lovely garden plants. Most popular of these is the Canary creeper, an extraordinary climber with deeply divided palm-shaped leaves and heavily fringed blooms that peep from among the foliage. It is not fully … Contributed by amazon 07.07. 2007 11:30:51 (19289 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Cortaderia selloana - Pampas Grass Plants / Grass, Grasses Superb for fresh or dried arrangements! Dusty-Pink & White Feathers of Late-Summer Color! Fresh green foliage reaches 6 to 12 feet tall, topped by long, thick featherdusters of bloom that last for weeks! Unsurpassed for glorious texture and color in the landscape, this pink Pampas Grass is the star … Contributed by amazon 04.06. 2007 08:58:40 (21090 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Lilium 'First Crown' - lily Plants / Bulbs Lilies are not just beautiful cut flowers. In perennial beds same as carefully planted among shrubs or trees they will dazzle with bright colours, shapes, and sizes of their blooms. And be sure we select the grandest of the great ones only! … Contributed by havlis 04.02. 2009 14:44:45 (41946 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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Buxus microphylla 'Faulkner' - box Plants / Evergreen Shrubs If you are looking for a nice, evergreen plant that can be either trimmed to a desired shape or quite the contrary – left to its own devices, look no further. … Contributed by havlis 29.05. 2016 10:01:14 (14209 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Angel'® - blue holly, Meserve holly Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Blue Angel ® is a favourite female variety of blue hollies. It flowers abundantly in the spring and fruits are born in the autumn. They are bright red, shiny berries that remain on the plant until early to mid spring. It needs a male pollinator e.g. Blue Prince®. Leaves are very glossy, larger than … Contributed by havlis 02.04. 2008 14:21:51 (43834 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Prunus cerasifera 'Nigra' - Purple Leaved Flowering Plum Plants / Deciduous Trees Flowering Plum, Prunus cerasifera Nigra is an upright deciduous tree eventually making a ball shaped specimen. It has a rounded to pyramidal habit and dark-red leaves when young in spring and a very attractive deep purple foliage later which is retained throughout the summer. … Contributed by abies 08.11. 2007 10:20:58 (242265 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Master Landscape and Home Design™ Other / Software, DVDPunch! Master Landscape and Home Design™ software package delivers 9 powerful garden and landscape design software tools, patent-pending PhotoView™ and our sortable PlantFinder™ database with over 2,000 landscape plants - easily locate what you want, using PlatFinder™ - in one easy-to-use interface! … Contributed by punch 12.10. 2007 21:53:29 (13186 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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