Learn to grow eucalyptus with our complete guide. Eucalyptus varieties are known for their potent essential oils and heady fragrance.

Underplanting is an essential part of gardening and landscaping. The basic thing to understand about underplanting is that choosing the right plants is crucial. They need to be tolerant of the dry soil, the shade, root competition, and ever-changing moisture and light conditions. It is not true that you can not have…

Pteridophyllum racemosum: A with white flowers in spring. CHARACTERISTICS Mature size: 8 IN - 15 IN - wide, 6 IN - 12 IN - tall Flowers: white blooms in spring GROWING CONDITIONS USDA Zones: 5a - 9b

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Looking for some plants that will grow in the shade and help to hide bulb foliage? This list of shade perennials to plant with spring bulbs is perfect!

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So the one inherited foundation shrub that I said was “love at first sight” is also the one to go. I can’t quite believe I made the decision but I have, and it feels right. As the weather allows I’ve been busy working on the front garden redo (pictures to follow…someday) all the while glancing at the foundation plantings and knowing that something just wasn’t working. Finally I realized I’d been blind to the big sore thumb, the Camellia. Not that it isn’t a perfectly lovely plant! It is! But it’s planted too close to the house, it gets too much sun, but most importantly it’s too darn sweet for the danger garden. So I put an ad on Craigslist, and it’s gone. Just like that. No more cutting Camellia flowers to bring in the house. Before… After…(it was to the left of the Pieris by the steps, to the right of the window, and in front of the rain gutter downspout) The best part is it went to a good home…a collector from Battle Ground, WA. Evidently its bloom coloration is fairly rare and he’s been looking for one for awhile. This guy and his assistant (who helped us dig the Camellia) have planted almost 100 trees on his property! Here it is, in the back of his truck Buh-Bye Cameliia! So…what will go in its place? I’ve been thinking a lot about this and have come up with three schemes… 1. Plant something slightly forward of the Pieris (the one next to the front door)…then once it has grown a bit the Pieris comes out. Ideally I would like to have three large “shrubs/plants” near the house, not four like we’ve had; our house just isn’t that big! The Pieris would provide height until the new plant has some size to it. 2. Leave the Pieris and plant something with summer interest, like more Canna 'Musifolia' or Musa basjoo that highlight summer but then go away in the winter. Leaving the Pieris to provide winter interest (and winter really is their time to shine). There are currently Canna’s in the front garden so they wouldn’t be completely out of the blue. 3. Do nothing. Oh you know I’ll end up planting something there…probably more than one thing if I start small. Maybe I should just leave it and see what happens over time…(this would be the hardest choice by the way). If something new is planted the question is what. The (ever changing) criteria presently include: evergreen, interesting flower or fruit, chartreuse leaves, fast growing. Not necessarily all at the same time of course. I am having real difficulty coming up with something that has chartreuse leaves and is evergreen. My current list of possibilities looks like this: Arbutus unedo 'Compacta' a smaller version of the Strawberry tree. It’s evergreen (a definite plus) and of course has those fabulous red fruits. On the other hand its flowers and leaves look a lot like the Pieris. Not a bad thing...but maybe too similar? Ceanothus ‘dark star’ I love these! Tiny crinkled evergreen leaves, amazing dark blue flowers, fast grower. But our house will be dark after we paint it chocolate; too much dark and this one would just disappear? Thinking about something bright that would really jump against the chocolate paint behind it I started thinking about a lime green Sambucus (Elderberry) or Cotinus. Downside being that both of these are deciduous. Speaking of deciduous how about a Cutleaf Sumac? Gorgeous color…but these sucker really bad right? In moment of zonal denial I thought of the perfect plant! An Eriobotrya japonica or Loquat, but this would be a real risky choice. There are several beautiful specimens growing nearby, like this one in front of a neighbor’s house. But they all are in fairly protected areas and our front garden is definitely not protected. Then in a moment of complete craziness I thought of a Paulownia tomentosa or Catalpa (because I’m not sure what the difference is between the two), and coppicing it regularly to get those cool big leaves and keep the overall plant size in check. But then I do keep coming back to the idea of the Cannna or Banana. Here is where I ask….what would you do? What plant suggestions do you have? There must be a million cool plants I’m not thinking of. Please share your ideas! I leave you with a small bouquet of Pieris japonica branches that were accidently broken in the Camellia dig…they smell so good!

Welwitschia mirabilis is a dioecious plant with a short stem and only two opposite leaves produced from marginal grooves on the crown...

Welwitschia mirabilis is a dioecious plant with a short stem and only two opposite leaves produced from marginal grooves on the crown...

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Viburnum plicatum 'Rosace': A broadleaf deciduous shrub with green foliage and white, pink and cream flowers in spring and summer followed by red fruit. Attractive to birds. To grow well, it prefers sun - mostly shade and regular water. Grows best in well-drained and average soil. CHARACTERISTICS Plant type: shrub Plant family: #Caprifoliaceae, #Adoxaceae Foliage: deciduous green Mature size: 8 FT wide, 6 FT - 8 FT - tall Flowers: white, pink and cream blooms in spring and summer Uses: #rare, #cutting garden, #wavy leaves, #fall color GROWING CONDITIONS USDA Zones: 5a - 9b Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade Watering frequency: regular Soil needs: well-drained and average

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These popular perennials are easy to grow, and they come back every spring to fill your landscape with their beautiful flowers and foliage.

Gresgarth Hall in Lancashire, where Arabella Lennox-Boyd indulges her passion for growing rare plants in contrasting terraces and borders around a lake

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The garden of an Oxfordshire manor house has been reinvigorated over many years by the designer Arne Maynard, with bold, distinctive new elements set against the existing framework.

Giant Titan Arum Lily Amorphophallus titanum. Photo: David Clode. Cairns Botanic gardens. Photos to download and print of trees, leaves, flowers etc. These photos are free for you to download, prin…

Abutilon megapotamicum (Trailing Abutilon) is a deciduous or partially evergreen shrub that grows up to 6 feet (1.8 m) tall. Leaves are ...

This is my step-by-step process of propagating camellia cuttings. The same method works for roses, gardenia, azalea and other woody broadleafed shrubs.

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Abutilon (Abutilon x hyridum), commonly known as flowering maple, gets its name from its...

When it comes to home decor and plants, there are a few bonafide hip (or "hipster") plants on the scene. These plants have earned their cred on blogs, Pinterest, and in the likes of various decor editorials. Along with macrame plant hangers, atriums, and other vessels, all things plants se

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Hedychium gardnerianum: A broadleaf evergreen, semi-evergreen or deciduous perennial with yellow flowers in summer and fall. To grow well, it prefers sun - mostly shade and even moisture - high water. Grows happily in well-drained and rich soil. In need of something verticillium wilt resistant? This may be a good option. CHARACTERISTICS Plant type: perennial Plant family: zingiberaceae Mature size: 3 FT - 3 FT - wide, 5 FT - 8 FT - tall Flowers: yellow blooms in summer and fall Uses: fragrant, cutting garden, border plant, container plant, tropical-looking GROWING CONDITIONS USDA Zones: 8a - 11 Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade Watering frequency: even moisture - high Resistant to: verticillium wilt Soil needs: well-drained and rich

These hardworking shrubs offer spectacular blooms or colorful berries—and sometimes even both.

The mimosa pudica is a creeping annual and a perennial flower. This flower has pink round bulbs with green leaves that move whenever its touched—whether its a person, insect, or just a strong burst of wind that blows against the plant a little too hard.

Underplanting is an essential part of gardening and landscaping. The basic thing to understand about underplanting is that choosing the right plants is crucial. They need to be tolerant of the dry soil, the shade, root competition, and ever-changing moisture and light conditions. It is not true that you can not have…

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Attractive in flower or fruit, Cornus canadensis (Bunchberry) is a rhizomatous perennial forming a carpet of conspicuously-veined, glossy leaves.