x Cornus 'Rutgan®' - STELLAR PINK® dogwood Plants / Deciduous Shrubs STELLAR PINK® | Stellar Pink® is another beautiful cross coming from hybridization of flowering dogwood and Japanese dogwood. It was the answer to the so-called dogwood decline in the USA caused by the anthracnose epidemic in the last decades of 20th century. This variety, same as a number of others, … Contributed by havlis 19.02. 2008 08:45:03 (56872 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Hibiscus syriacus 'Hamabo' - Rose of Sharon Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Rose-of-Sharon deserves more attention for its abundant flowering in summer. These maintenance-free shrubs come from eastern Asia and are the inevitable ingredient of every summer garden which they highlight with a wide range of coloured flowers. There has been a number of cultivars available since its … Contributed by havlis 21.02. 2008 08:47:31 (74380 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Hibiscus syriacus 'Diana' - Rose of Sharon Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Diana has large, pure white blossoms without the purple eye, so typical for hibiscus. This makes it a very elegant flowering shrub that is popular in Californian style where masses of green leaves come first and then attractive flowers, preferable of one colour. And white remains the top favourite. … Contributed by havlis 20.02. 2008 09:17:04 (31057 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Magnolia 'Athene' - magnolia Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Athene is a large-flowered magnolia hybrid, a cross between magnolia „Mark Jury“ and magnolia x soulangeana „Lennei Alba“. The flowers have almost white petals with deep red or purple red shades at the bottom. They are very fragrant and reach 25-30 cm across when fully opened. It is an early … Contributed by havlis 21.03. 2015 20:37:30 (37264 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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Hibiscus syriacus 'Lady Stanley' - Rose of Sharon Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Rose-of-Sharon deserves more attention for its abundant flowering in summer. These maintenance-free shrubs come from eastern Asia and are the inevitable ingredient of every summer garden which they highlight with a wide range of coloured flowers. There has been a number of cultivars available since its … Contributed by havlis 19.02. 2008 08:36:50 (303177 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Aralia elata 'Variegata' - Japanese angelica tree Plants / Deciduous Trees If you are looking for an architectural plant that will attract passers-by’s eyes but will require zero maintenance at the same time and on top of that will be hardy enough not to worry about it in winter, have a look at this Japanese angelica tree. Could the leaves look like angel’s wings to be … Contributed by havlis 12.08. 2014 21:18:41 (29020 readers) Match on Article's text | |
x Cornus 'KN30-8' VENUS® - dogwood Plants / Deciduous Shrubs This dogwood comes from an interspecific hybridization of Japanese dogwood and cornus nuttallii. Dr. Elwin R.Orton from the Rutgers University of New Jersey, USA was the man behind this work that began in 1983 and 20 years later he was able to have his superb plant patented under patent number PP16309. … Contributed by havlis 20.02. 2008 09:27:18 (55141 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Hibiscus syriacus 'Notwoodone' - Rose of Sharon Plants / Deciduous Shrubs LAVENDER CHIFFON® | Rose-of-Sharon deserves more attention for its abundant flowering in summer. These maintenance-free shrubs come from eastern Asia and are the inevitable ingredient of every summer garden which they highlight with a wide range of coloured flowers. There has been a number of cultivars … Contributed by havlis 20.02. 2008 09:07:04 (25403 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture Other / Books Hemenway, a permaculture expert and associate editor of The Permaculture Activist, explains how gardens can function as ecosystems, describes the basic parts of an ecological garden (soil, water, plants, and animals), and shows how to create backyard ecosystems through guilds. Guilds, the author tells … Contributed by amazon 30.05. 2007 10:19:30 (17976 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Aralia spinosa - devil's walkingstick Plants / Deciduous Shrubs If you are looking for an architectural plant that will attract passers-by’s eyes but will require zero maintenance at the same time, and on top of that will be hardy enough not to worry about it in winter, have a look at this devil’s walking stick. Wondering why such a beauty is called a name like … Contributed by havlis 28.08. 2012 12:07:08 (23066 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Many uses for groundcovers (1) Plants / Other Groundcovers are low-growing plants that form a sod as they develop in a horizontal direction. Some varieties are evergreen and some are even reasonably tolerant of being walked on. An advantage of using groundcovers is that their closely-knit carpet of leaves gives weeds down. … Contributed by pph 11.04. 2007 20:26:16 (18926 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Magnolia 'Butterflies' - cucumber magnolia Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Another unique jewel among magnolias is this yellow flowering hybrid. It is a cross between m.denudata and m.acuminata (cucumber magnolia). It was raised by Phil Savage in Michigan, USA, in 1988 and patented three years later. … Contributed by havlis 19.02. 2008 08:30:51 (31954 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bailmer' - big-leaf hydrangea, French hydrangea Plants / Deciduous Shrubs ENDLESS SUMMER® | Attention, hydrangea lovers! Are you sick and tired of never-ending grieving upon your frost-damaged hydrangeas that only make a jungle of leaves but no blossoms? Continue reading as we have a life-altering experience for you! Two decades after its discovery in the USA there is a plant … Contributed by havlis 16.02. 2008 19:39:13 (119736 readers) Match on Article's text | |
THE DAYLILY - A plant for all climates Plants / PerennialsIt is not surprising that daylilies have become so popular. They are amongst the most beautiful flowering plants, bloom prolifically over a long period and come in an enormous range of spectacular colours. … Contributed by eurocallis 14.09. 2006 18:07:11 (11470 readers) Match on Article's text | |
