Filed Under (My Home Garden) by Admin on 24-02-2009
Where does one get first plants? Perhaps a friend given you a plant. May be you have seen them in a local nursery. However you get them, you need to know their names and their needs. One should never buy an unnamed plant unless it is a species and you think you can figure at least what genera it is. Then you can bloom it and refer to botanical descriptions or expert to find its full name. Read the rest of this entry »
Filed Under (The Home Gardner) by Admin on 16-02-2009
Evergreens can be planted in pots any time of year, even in winter, for that touch of green that brings life to winter-ravaged gardens. I like to plan all of the gardens I design with at least a few spots of evergreen color to keep the garden from looking so bleak in the winter months. The best evergreen for containers is the alberta spruce because it stays small (rarely exceeding 6′ tall in pots), grows slowly, and tolerates neglect and city conditions.
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Filed Under (My Home Garden) by Admin on 14-02-2009
Filed Under (The Home Gardner) by Admin on 14-02-2009
I have always thought of the garden as art, and so imagine how excited I was to discover earth sculptures, such as this one of a woman in repose. “The Mudmaid,” as she’s known, is on display at Heligan Gardens in the UK.
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Filed Under (My Home Garden) by Admin on 13-02-2009
Filed Under (The Home Gardner) by Admin on 13-02-2009
I’m a big fan of Asian ceramic pots in the landscape and on roof gardens. These pots are made with an outdoor-ready clay and fired to a high enough temperature in the glazing process that they won’t crack or break as readily as terra cotta.
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Where does one get first plants? Perhaps a friend given you a plant. May be you have seen them in a local nursery. However you get them, you need to know their names and their needs. One should never buy an unnamed plant unless it is a species and you think you can figure at least what genera it is. Then you can bloom it and refer to botanical descriptions or expert to find its full name. Read the rest of this entry »
