These hardy perennials can thrive in part sun, full sun or shade, high heat or freezing temperatures, and still bloom beautifully every year.
Like most flowers gardens, yours probably looks its best in June. That’s peak bloom time for classics like peonies, bearded iris, Asiatic lilies, clematis, campanulas, baptisia and delphiniums. As summer progresses, we all struggle to maintainRead More
There are only so many hours in the day following a Chelsea Flower Show, and much to my chagrin I did not get around to writing about Hay Joung Hwang’s debut show garden in 2016. There…
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Watch out, Mr. Orchid, there's a new houseplant in town! The medinilla magnifica has been climbing the ranks of popularity since it was introduced to the North American houseplant market several years ago. It has appeared regularly in high-profile fashion editorials and interior design magazines and has been called "the Rolls Royce of houseplants" by garden writer Rob Herwig. With its stunning flowers and dramatic dark foliage, it commands attention and growers around the United States and Canada have hastily taken notice. Martha Stewart has several examples of the medinilla magnifca in her Bedford greenhouse and one plant enthusiast in Ontario, Canada, even gave the plant its own website: Medinilla.ca. Its family name is Melastomataceae, of which there are over 400 varieties. The 'magnifica' variety is currently the only species on offer as a houseplant in the commerical market. Like orchids and staghorn ferns, the medinilla is an epiphyte, meaning it grows non-parasitically on other trees, deriving its nutrients and moisture from the air, rainfall and the organic matter scatttered around its roots. Its natural habitat is the mountainous regions of the Philippines where it is cool and consistently damp. Its most remarkable feature is also its biggest selling point: massive pink flowers that hang pendulously from the plant's stems. The large pink outer petals are actually 'bracts' (coloured leaves) that shelter clusters of small pink flowers, which are non-fragrant. It is difficult not to be inspired by such a beautiful plant. The medinilla magnifica truly lives up to its name! For plant care instructions click here. To read frequently-asked questions about the plant, click here. Medinilla magnifica looks beautiful in the entrance of a home, left. On the right is a close-up of its flowers: dozens of buds on each stem. This is one of Martha's medinilla magnifica plants, looking lovely in her greenhouse at Bedford.
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Mix and match these flower combinations for a gorgeous garden. Their colors, textures, and bloom times offer something for everyone.
Pelargoner i någon färg eller form har nog de flesta av oss haft hemma. Favoriten är den skira och romantiska Mårbackapelargonen, förmodligen tätt följt av den klart röda. Men visste ni att Mårbackan har en identisk artfrände, kallad Sundbornpelargonen.
Orlaya is the funny name for a beautiful flower that we weren’t growing. I wasn’t convinced initially that we should grow it - it was an umbellifer much like Queen Anne’s Lace (Chocolate Lace Flower) and Ammi and fennel, all of which we were growing already and had good success with. On the other
Plant some of these native spring flowering plants to attract birds and pollinators to your plot this year
Siamo negli anni in cui impazza il jungle mood, ovvero il ricreare in casa ambientazioni lussureggianti e tropicali. Tessili dalle fantasie a foglia larga o accessori che ricordano cactus e piante …
What to grow in your cutting garden? A mix of annuals form the backbone, but enhance them with bulbs and perennials for varied bouquets.
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Flower meadow seed mixture is a composition of undemanding, lush, colorful and long-flowering (from May to October) annual and perennial plants. The mixture consists of over 40 species of plants found naturally in meadows and in the field in our country. The mixture includes seeds of species such as summer love (Adonis aestivalis), field cockle (Agrostemma githago), calendula (Calendula officinalis), yellow chamomile (Anthemis tinctoria), lupine (Lupinus), phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia), sowing esparceta (Onobaveris viciifolia), field poppy rhoeas), black cumin (Nigella damascena), maciejka (Matthiola longipetala), chrysanthemum (Leucanthemum vulgare) and herbs. These species are important not only in terms of aesthetics, but also constitute a valuable asset for bees.From March to May, the seeds of the Kwietna Łączka mixture are sown directly into the ground at their destination. The seeds are sown after mixing them with sand (in a proportion 1: 3), using 1 g of seeds per m2. You can sow them around the edges of vegetable gardens, between rows in orchards and beds in naturalistic compositions. The seeds of the mixture can be mixed with grass seeds and sown on lawns, obtaining the effect of a flower meadow (30 g of mixture seeds per 1000 g of grass seeds).Pocket contains 2 grams or 500 seeds of wild flowers
If your garden can use an atmosphere booster, colourful Phlox is a must-have: from summery white to sparkling pink and intense purple.
Be brave with a raucous palette of PINK AND ORANGE for a fabulous look only modern gardens can pull off!
Spring Paper Daisy Display at the Australian botanic garden is an annual event where beautiful daisies mark the onset of spring.
This summer so far has been wonderful. We had the chance of being at my old house for a few weeks, and we’re loving the time away. It’s been a very, very long time since I’ve been home for a long period of time, and it’s really wonderful for me to be reminded of all the things that have contributed
