Festuca cinerea - Blue Fescue Plants / Grass, Grasses Striking ornamental forms grassy, tuft-like clumps 8 across, 8-12 high. Powder Blue Festuca s foliage accents paths, rock gardens, beds and needs watering only during drought. Attractive white plumes appear in midsummer. Hardy plants multiply rapidly. Plant 8 apart. Shipped in 3 pot. Deer tend to avoid. … Contributed by amazon 04.06. 2007 08:16:29 (48051 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Abies concolor - White Fir Plants / Conifers Grows to 40. Excellent for ornamental use and as a Christmas tree. Withstands heat and drought better than other firs. Large pyramidal tree with soft blue-green to silvery needles, 2-3 inches long. Easily cultivated. A citrus smell is present when the needle is broken. Older trees develop a dome-like … Contributed by amazon 19.05. 2007 08:26:34 (30436 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Elettaria cardamomum - Cardamom Plants / Herbs and Spices Common Names: cardamom, Malabar cardamom, Ceylon cardamom | Family: Zingiberaceae (ginger family) | This popular ginger is native to India. The spicy seeds are very aromatic and used extensively for culinary purposes, It is the true Cardamom of commerce. As an ornamental plant It must be grown with constant … Contributed by amazon 25.11. 2007 11:26:23 (30328 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Forever Pink' - Bigleaf Hydrangea, Mophead Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Family: Hydrangaceae ; (Hydran-gea: Greek for water-vessel, from shape of capsules) ; Hydrangea is a fascinating genus of plants with remarkable diversity. It includes vines, shrubs, trees and semi-herbaceous plants, many with outstanding ornamental features. … Contributed by amazon 30.07. 2007 10:30:30 (16874 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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The Pruning Book Other / Books It is unlikely that the basics of pruning have ever before been assembled so thoroughly or comprehensively than in Lee Reich s The Pruning Book. With clear prose and generous diagrams and photographs, he takes the angst out of pruning for the beginning or experienced gardener. Included are all the basics … Contributed by amazon 30.03. 2007 11:42:17 (15773 readers) Match on Article's text | |
A Book of Salvias: Sages for Every Garden Other / Books This first significant book on the subject covers more than 100 beautiful, garden-worthy species and dozens of hybrids. Salvias are growing in popularity because of their diversity of fragrance, bloom, habit, and color, and many add drought tolerance and disease resistance to their ornamental qualities. … Contributed by amazon 28.03. 2007 21:16:22 (12683 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Bambusa arundinacea - Thorny Bamboo Plants / Grass, Grasses From South China, this tall 100 bamboo is a large, lush ornamental but also is used in the tropics as a timber source and for paper pulp. The young stem sprouts are edible. Must be kept quite warm. Lives up to its name by creating an impenetrable wall of long hooked thorny branches. Once established … Contributed by amazon 06.08. 2007 10:13:20 (27406 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Malus 'Royalty' - crab apple Plants / Deciduous Shrubs This crab apple is a beautiful small tree with excellent flowering in the spring. The flowers are deep pink to bright purple and are followed by non-edible dark purple small fruits. The leaves are small-ish as opposed to real apple, shiny, deep purple throughout the season. … Contributed by havlis 02.05. 2008 09:07:43 (50653 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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Hydrangea macrophylla 'Lemon Wave' - Bigleaf Hydrangea Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Lemon Wave A wild psychedelic, variable blend of yellow, cream, white and green variegated foliage. Rivals the best of the variegated Hosta on the market. Mauve flowers. FIRST CHOICE AWARD 99. … Contributed by amazon 25.10. 2007 10:02:11 (16220 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Heuchera 'Bressingham Hybrids' - Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells Plants / Perennials Compact, mounding, plants produce new leaves that display a coppery bronze color maturing to deep green. Varieties offer a range of foliage color and patterns. They are North American plants that are usually grown for their ornamental foliage alone. Great in woodland gardens as well as border, or accent … Contributed by amazon 08.06. 2007 07:02:48 (28228 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Prunus serrulata 'Kanzan' - Japanese Flowering Cherry Plants / Deciduous Trees This is one of the most popular and hardiest ornamental cherry trees available. A vigorous deciduous small to medium-sized tree with an upright habit when young and wider canopy when older. In spring the tree is laden with large double, purplish-pink showy flowers shortly before the bronze foliage appears. … Contributed by abies 01.11. 2007 18:16:14 (57064 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Masja' - Bigleaf Hydrangea Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Masja Bigleaf Hydrangea - Hydrangea macrophylla Masja | Family: Hydrangaceae | (Hydran-gea: Greek for water-vessel, from shape of capsules) | Hydrangea is a fascinating genus of plants with remarkable diversity. It includes vines, shrubs, trees and semi-herbaceous plants, many with outstanding ornamental … Contributed by amazon 25.11. 2007 11:46:48 (25320 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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Gardening with Grasses Other / Books Ornamental grasses are among the most versatile and sophisticated of garden plants. Planted as single specimens in beds or on the terrace in a container, grasses are striking focal points. … Contributed by amazon 29.03. 2007 11:23:39 (10026 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Fuchsia magellanica - Hardy Fuchsia Plants / Deciduous Shrubs If you love Fuchsia in hanging baskets, then you ll adore this plant. Masses of brilliant red pendant flowers act as beacons for hummingbirds. Completely cold hardy. In warmer climates it s an attractive evergreen and is deciduous (comes back from the roots) in colder regions. Grows into a very ornamental … Contributed by amazon 10.09. 2007 18:43:28 (26815 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Harlequin' - Bigleaf Hydrangea Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Harlequin Bigleaf Hydrangea - Hydrangea macrophylla Harlequin ; Family: Hydrangaceae ; (Hydran-gea: Greek for water-vessel, from shape of capsules) ; Hydrangea is a fascinating genus of plants with remarkable diversity. It includes vines, shrubs, trees and semi-herbaceous plants, many with outstanding … Contributed by amazon 12.09. 2007 10:54:46 (14100 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Darmera peltata - Umbrella Plant Plants / Perennials Hardy Umbrella Plant - Darmera peltata Family: Saxifragaceae Origin: The species is native to western United States. Large, rounded clusters of red-centered, blush-white flowers rise on thick stalks before the clumped growth of massive (18 across), orbicular, lobed foliage emerges. … Contributed by amazon 12.09. 2007 10:47:17 (18582 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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