During the long, dreary, winter months, it is fun to dream about creating new spring gardens. I have done this for years. One year, I planned a succulent garden, another time it was a rose garden, or a climbing, trailing garden with many arbors, arches and trellises. A few years ago I created a landscaped ...
Gardenias are often chosen by gardeners for a number of reasons, but the biggest one is for the fragrance of the flowers. Gardenias are hardy in USDA zones 9 and 10, but if you live in a zone that is colder than 9, gardenias are grown indoors as a houseplant. Gardenias are evergreen plants that ...
There are probably more than 60 different forms of Euonymus, but only a few of these have become popular as landscape plants. This single genus of plants represents vine, ground covers, shrubs and small trees. Although the tree types are not common for landscape use, one of them, the Wahoo, “Euonymus atropurpurea,” is often found ...
Urban sprawl, we all have to deal with it. We live on smaller and smaller plots of land, with our neighbors sometimes just a little to close for our comfort level. Perhaps putting up a privacy fence is restricted by zoning or budgets, what can you do to afford a little privacy in your back ...
Evergreen shrubs add year round beauty to your property. Even during the deep freeze of winter, these evergreen plants will provide your yard with depth, height and color. While the seasons change and many other plants will come and go, the following evergreen plants will remain consistent with each season change. Evergreen specimens make a ...
Dwarf Shrubs and Plants – Dwarf shrubs and plants make for fun indoor plants. It is possible to keep these plants indoors year round, transition them outdoors for the season and several species are hardy enough to stay outside year round adding to the beautification of homes both inside and out. Some dwarf species of ...
The formally trimmed row of plants can become a “living”, architectural feature that can add beauty to the garden and be an adjunct to the overall design of the house. A hedge can truly be called a group of “working” plants. When the professional nurseryman draws a master plan of the garden he will use ...
Mistletoe has been associated with winter celebrations and legends for thousands of years. (1) The tradition of kissing under mistletoe had already been in Europe first with winter solstice celebrations, and then became part of Christmas traditions. Now we usually just see a sprig of mistletoe, but in the past it was common to see ...
