The Composed Garden Other / Books THE COMPOSED GARDEN is the culminating work of one of California s most brilliant garden designers, Harland Hand. Lushly illustrated with photographs of Hand s gardens, this meticulously written guide describes his distinctive design principles, as well as practical strategies for using plants, hardscaping, … Contributed by amazon 04.08. 2008 12:02:58 (20648 readers) Match on Title and Article's text | |
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' - Black Mondo Grass Plants / Grass, Grasses Each 6 tall circular mound is composed of truly black 1/4 wide foliage. Spreading by rhizomes, a single plant will make a nice 20 wide mat in 2 years. For fast coverage, we plant on 8 centers. This easy-to-grow groundcover makes a great backdrop for blues, golds and good imaginations. Plant in part sun … Contributed by amazon 01.07. 2007 21:55:53 (106230 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Dryopteris cycadina - shaggy shield fern Plants / Ferns Shaggy shield fern is a lovely fern with geometrically regular architecture. Individual leaflets are deep green and glossy, composed around a nearly black stem. The fronds are mostly upright making an attractive specimen plant beneath tree canopies. It is hardy to about -30°C. Cut off all leaves in … Contributed by havlis 20.04. 2008 20:44:45 (38503 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Polystichum setiferum 'Herrenhausen' - soft shield fern Plants / Ferns This fern brings softness to your shady garden. The fronds are very decorative, composed of many, tiny leaflets forming a lacy-like, glossy leaves of bright green colour. They are evergreen. Though they are very hardy and can withstand heavy frosts evergreen we suggest cutting off all leaves in spring … Contributed by havlis 27.03. 2008 16:49:16 (31075 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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Sorbus cashmiriana 'Chinese lace' - Kashmir rowan Plants / Deciduous Trees Kashmir used to be a principality in the Himalayas known for its extraordinary shawl wool. It was super soft, warm and expensive. Hence, everything connected with the name Kashmir evoked feeling of exotic beauty and high price. Kashmir rowan is a beautiful tree that, luckily, is not an expensive item. … Contributed by havlis 04.10. 2016 16:23:44 (19486 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Sorbaria sorbifolia 'Sem' - false spirea Plants / Deciduous Shrubs False spirea is a valuable plant for small sized gardens as it quickly fills limited space with mass of beautiful leaves. It is a woody plant spreading with suckers like some perennials. Its leaves are fresh green during summer, pinnate, and look like service-tree leaves but are finer and prettier. When … Contributed by havlis 12.03. 2008 13:21:07 (48501 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Clematis viticella - Italian Clematis Plants / Climber Plants Clematis viticella - Originating from native to Southern Europe Clematis viticella (Italian Clematis), have finally come up in the world. They thrive both in a hot Mediterranean climate and in the coolness of Northern Europe. Preferring sunny areas they shouldn t be planted in shade or over a north facing … Contributed by amazon 24.09. 2007 10:09:38 (31597 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Tamarix ramosissima 'Pink cascade' - tamarisk Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Tamarisk is a beautiful plant with tiny leaves and profusion of flowers in late summer. The flowers are small, pink, composed in long racemes. Deciduous leaves are scale-like, blue-green, very small. Overall appearance is feathery and very fluffy and the plant looks great in a Mediterranean-style landscape, … Contributed by havlis 04.09. 2016 12:02:19 (18098 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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Sorbaria sorbifolia 'Sem' - false spirea Plants / Deciduous Shrubs False spirea is a valuable plant for small sized gardens as it quickly fills limited space with mass of beautiful leaves. … Contributed by havlis 06.10. 2016 22:15:27 (13029 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Sorbus aucuparia 'Edulis' - mountain ash, rowan Plants / Deciduous Trees Mountain ash is a common tree in our country. In the 19th century a variety with edible fruit was found in Moravia, Czech Republic, it is called Edulis. … Contributed by havlis 21.11. 2016 11:26:42 (16655 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Aesculus pavia 'Koehnei' - dwarf red buckeye Plants / Trees and Shrubs If you like big trees for their leaves but own only a small plot have a look at this dwarf red buckeye. Koehnei is a fantastic variety with attractive both foliage and flowers, and moreover, slow growth. … Contributed by havlis 22.09. 2016 14:18:10 (27448 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Callistemon citrinus - Lemon Bottlebrush Plants / Tropical and Subtropical Plants Upright small tree or large shrub, 6 -12 high by 6 -8 wide. Leaves are narrow, lance shaped, and leathery, with a distinctly citrus aroma (thus the common name). Bright red, plump, bottle-brush shaped flowers composed mostly of stamens bloom off and on throughout hot weather. Bark is somewhat rough and … Contributed by amazon 29.01. 2008 12:53:37 (33314 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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Aesculus x mutabilis - hybrid painted buckeye Plants / Deciduous Trees This buckeye is a garden hybrid between aesculus pavia and aesculus sylvatica, both from S.E. USA. It was described already in early 20th century but in Europe it is still little known since another, very similar tree has been popular here for decades = aesculus pavia “Koehnei”. … Contributed by havlis 22.09. 2016 14:23:16 (10803 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Jubaea chilensis - Chilean Wine Palm Plants / Other Jubaea chilensis; Family: Palmae/Arecaceae (palm family); Common Names: Chilean wine palm, coquito palm, honey palm. This Incredible Hulk of the palm world, Jubaea chilensis, dominates the landscape with his thick muscular trunk. The straight gray trunks can grow to over 3 ft (0.9 m) in diameter and … Contributed by amazon 14.08. 2007 08:11:19 (19077 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Cyperus alternifolia - Umbrella Plants Plants / Perennials Umbrella plant is a close cousin of the papyrus plant of ancient Egypt, which it resembles. Like papyrus, it also forms clumps in wet and boggy areas, although it will thrive in drier situations as well. Also like papyrus, all the leaves are arranged atop triangular stems. But while papyrus has 12 wiry … Contributed by amazon 08.06. 2007 06:50:19 (21485 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Helleborus 'Winter Moonbeam' - Lenten rose, hellebore Plants / Perennials Winter Moonbeam is an English variety of hellebore. It is sensational in many aspects offering striking foliage, beautiful flowers, and excellent hardiness. Its leathery leaves are very large, composed of 3-6 broadly elliptic leaflets. They are deep green with silvery-grey marbling and serrated margins. … Contributed by havlis 23.01. 2017 09:14:53 (16420 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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