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Fern-like foliage and feathery blooms are an attractive combination offered by this tropical beauty. Fast growth makes Albizia an excellent choice for shade or for quickly filling gaps in the landscape. May be overwintered inside where not hardy.
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Os frutos são cápsulas verdes, que, quando maduras, rebentam, expondo as sementes de cor negra envoltas em fibras finas e brancas que auxiliam na flutuação, que é chamada paina. The fruits are lignous ovoid pods, 20 cm long, which contain bean-sized black seeds surrounded by a mass of fibrous, fluffy matter reminiscent of cotton or silk. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floss_silk_tree
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Common Name: California Poppy Thai Silk Appleblossom Scientific Name: Eschscholzia Californica Life Cycle: Annual Remarks: Rose and cream coloured ruffled blooms, semi doubles. Plant Height: 40cm When: Spring and summer Sowing Depth + Method: 3mm deep, sow direct is best. If raising seedlings to take care when transplanting not to disturb roots. Spacing: 30cm apart Position: Full Sun Days until germination: 10-14 days Approx Number of Seeds: 100 Note: WA orders are sent weekly as they require quarantine inspections on arrival to WA
Silk tassel plants are dense evergreen shrubs with long, leathery leaves. They typically bloom in January and February, followed by grape-like clusters of round berries that provide much welcome suste
"Paisagismo não é sobre decoração, mas sobre saúde e cura, para a Terra e para as pessoas." - Thomas Woltz “Um jardim é um espaço vivo, em constante renovação como a água.” Gilberto Elkis, paisagista "A natureza é sábia e justa. O vento sacode as árvores, move os galhos, para que todas as folhas tenham o seu momento de ver o sol." Humberto de Campos "O jardim é uma natureza organizada pelo homem e para o homem" Roberto Burle Marx Via Pinterest e Alex Hanazaki Uma última dica de Páscoa UM ARRANJO PARA SUA MESA Este ou "quase este" será o meu centro de mesa nesta Páscoa - rústico e com musgo - as flores ainda estou decidindo, mas acho que vão ser amarelas ou brancas, e por fim vou acrescentar ovos de codorna, adoro a estampa. Via Heather Christo
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The Persian silk tree has special flowers which especially stand out because of their circular bundles of pinks stamens, protruding far beyond the petals. This variety of Mr. Wilson is, unlike the ordinary kind, quite cold-hardy. The maximum height is 6 meters, but the tree can also be pruned. Despite its stunning growth, flowering and hardiness, the species isn’t common. However, you can regularly spot them around the Mediterranean sea. In 1745, the Persian silk tree was already imported by England from its original habitat in China. Besides the beautiful flowers, the leaves of the Albizia are extremely worthwhile. The double pinnate sickle-shaped leaves that resemble the leaves of a fern, fold themselves over and close at night. Hence the nickname ‘sleeping tree’. Sowing description: First soak the seeds for 24 hours in water. Sow them in sowing mix at 20 degC and keep the soil moist constantly. Family: Fabaceae Scientific name: Albizia julibrissin 'E.H. Wilson' Common name: Persian silk tree Native to: China Sowing time: December - August Difficulty: Easy Minimum temperature: -15 degrees Celcius Photo: Ceské tropy
Throughout the garden, and especially along its outer perimeter, mature trees cast pockets of the Chen and Linda's magnificent garden called 'Garden Canadensis' into shade and part shade. What I think will surprise and delight you is just how vibrant shady areas in a garden can be. Here then are some of the many wonderful plant parings from Garden Canadensis for shade/part shade, with a brief explanation of why each combination works, as well as a bit of information on a key perennial in each grouping. Plant combination: Dicentra 'Stuart Boothman' and Hosta 'Dancing in the Rain' What's nice about this mix is the combination of fern-like foliage and the large, broad leaves of the hosta. Chen writes: "I like all Dicentras, the fern-like leaves and the dainty flowers, and would like to have all varieties if I can, eventually. Ideally, I try to plant them in the shade of some trees with enough sunlight for decent blooms, but not so much that their leaves deteriorate too quickly into summer." See more of Chen's collection of Dicentra including: Dicentra 'Stuart Boothman' which is pictured above and has pale pink flowers and greyish foliage. Dicentra 'Aurora' A good reliable creamy white dwarf Dicentra. Dicenta 'Bleeding Hearts' Chen writes, "This is probably the most showy Dicentra, although it is not vigorous in my garden. I have lost 2 trials mostly because of vole problems." Plant Combination: Brunnera 'Jack Frost' (left) with Heuchera 'Silver Scroll' (in the foreground) and Hosta 'Fire and Ice' (in the upper right). What's nice about this combination: Both the Brunnera and the Heuchera have silver foliage, but they couldn't be more different or more complimentary. The cream of the hosta's foliage adds that all important element of contrast. Plant Combination: On the right is Pulmonaria longifolia 'Diana Clare' and to the bottom left is a deciduous rhododendron: Rhododendron schlippenbach which the "rabbits like to chew on". Above them is a hosta with a lots of cream trough the centre of its dark green foliage. What's nice about this combination: I would particularly like to draw to your attention to the silvered-grey-green Pulmonaria. Chen notes that: "The quiet beauty of Pulmonarias is indispensable for the shady parts of my garden. The flowers may be early and brief, but their foliage is highly ornamental from early spring into late fall. In mid-summer they typically go through a decline, but this can easily be taken care of by removing their foliage. New foliage will emerge, and be ready, as the weather is cooling off. They appear to self-sow readily (but not wildly) in my garden. This presents a problem for keeping the named cultivars intact after a few years. I suspect that many Pulmonarias on the market are just derivative seedlings of some kind. For the same reason, many name cultivars are not that distinct from each other." Just a few of Chen's Pulmonarias that caught my eye are : Pulmonaria 'Diane Clare' shown above has pale blue flowers:"Its foliage is highly ornamental for the whole season. It is a very vigorous Pulmonaria." Pulmonaria 'Opal' which has white flowers. Chen describes this variety as a "must have". Pulmonaria 'Raspberry Splash' which is a vigourous plant with showy red flowers and is "one of the best Pulmonarias". Plant Combination: Chen tells me that the neat green mound at the front of this planting is Buxus microphylla 'Kingsville'. It is "probably the most dwarf form of boxwood, and is popular to use in bonsai." The large golden Heuchera in the centre of the picture is Heuchera 'Carmel'. In front of 'Carmel' is what Chen describes as a"very weak, but pretty" Heuchera 'Autumn Leaves' (with reddish foliage). In the lower left corner is Heuchera 'Christa'. Behind 'Caramel' and to the right with the purplish-green foliage is Heuchera 'Petite Pearl Fairy'. Peaking out from behind it is the green foliage of Heuchera 'Silver Scroll'. What is interesting about this planting is how multi-colored it is despite the shade conditions and minimal flowers. Planting Combination: On the top left is Hosta 'Sagae'. Below it is lime colored Hosta ' Blaze of Glory'. With tiny white flowers in the centre is Corydallis ochroleuca. Peaking out from the lower right is Heuchera 'Delta Dawn'. Bending over the whole group is a Japanese Maple Acer palmatum 'Peaches and Cream'. It may be primarily one color: green, but what makes this combination work is contrast. There are the cut leaves of the Japanese maple, the large leaves of the hosta and the small, dainty fern-like leaves of the Corydallis ochroleuca. Each green is distinct and mixed together they are actually quite colorful. An excerpt from Chen's notes on Corydallis: "This is a delicate and elegant class of perennials like their relative, Dicentra. The blue flowered varieties are particularly precious, but they are not the easiest to grow here. I like Corydallis enough that I tolerate some of them that tend to self-sow wildly, bordering on weedy. Fortunately, they are relatively easy to weed... Corydallis ochroleuca is an important filler plant for me; both for the foliage and the flowers...." Read more and see the Chen's collection of Corydallis here. Another beautiful Japanese Maple, Acer palmatum 'Shigitasu sawa' which Chen says is one of his favourite maples. When I was going through my pictures, I came across this planting and was surprised to see hostas and conifers grouped together. I had always thought that most conifers needed sun. So I asked Chen about it. "I would estimate that this part of the bed is at least in 50% shade, if not more. Those conifers are not afraid of shade at all, especially the Alberta Spruce (I have some in very dense shade). The blue conifer in the front and the bright green conifer behind it are the common Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Boulevard' and Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Gracilis' respectively. They can take full sun to a fair amount of shade.", Chen tells me. What's nice about this combination: I love the way Chen has echoed the bluish-green color of the Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Boulevard' with the frosty, blue-green Hosta 'Regal Splendor'. The lime colored hosta in foreground is Hosta 'Silk Kimono'. The maroon foliage of the Japanese Maple makes a perfect counterpoint to all the cool greens. I am embarrassed to admit that I used to think hostas were kind of boring! In truth, I just hadn't seen anyone use them quite so imaginatively. Plant combination: Hosta 'Sum and Substance' (upper right) and Hosta 'Smooth Sailing' (in the foreground) light up in contrast with the deep, dark plum leaves of Ligularia 'Britt Marie Crawford'. Not only is this color combination sublime, this mix of perennials offers an interesting variety of leaf shapes and sizes as well. Chen speaks highly of the contribution hostas make to any garden, particularly a northern one: "I would think hosta is an essential perennial for the northern garden...They add an element of large leaf texture that is not prevalent in northern vegetation (in comparison with tropical environments). Depending on the variety, hosta can take full sun to full shade, and are hardy and (practically) maintenance free (except for the HVX virus). Unfortunately, it is often relatively expensive for a fair sized specimen, and takes years to develop into a nice size clump...Although I am not a Hosta addict by any means, I do like to acquire a few each year since they are so useful, elegant and take care of themselves." Here is another combination that includes conifers in shade conditions. Chen tells me that this area, "... only sees sunlight very early in the morning, and for a very short time at noon, when the sun passes between the large conifer, and the cover of a forty plus year old crabapple tree. I would estimate that this part of the garden has 60% shade or more." Plant combination: The light green conifer in the back is Juniperus rigida. As well as several hosta, there is a Japanese maple on the left: Acer shirasawanum 'Jordan' and the lime colored maple on the right: Acer palmatum 'Purple Ghost'. In the foreground with tall red flower spikes is Rheum palmatum 'Atrosanguineum'. Why this combination works: Each and every plant contributes something new and appealing to the grouping. Every green is distinct and the deep maroon of the maple adds a nice punch of warm color. The mixture of scale and texture makes an area that is largely green anything, but boring. A few more examples from Chen's hosta collection. On the left is Hosta 'Gypsy Rose' and on the lower right is Hosta 'Orange Marmalade'. The lime colored hosta behind it is Hosta 'Ogon Amagi'. In the foreground of the righthand picture you can see a very unique hosta cultivar that has upright foliage. In the picture on the right you can see Chen's photograph of it in flower. This is Hosta 'Praying Hands'. Read more and see additional hosta pictures here. This paring is quite stunning don't you think? Plant Combination: The vivid chartreuse of Hosta 'Sun Power' practically glows in contrast with the deep maroon of the Japanese Maple, Acer palmatum 'Tamuke yama'. Up next will be perennials and plant combinations from 'Garden Canadensis' for sun.
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The Pink Silk (Albizia julibrissin) tree is beautiful! Its blossoms look more like feathers than flowers. The first time I saw this flowering tree I could hardly believe my eyes. It looks like something out
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In a bombed out muse in Clapham Junction the print designer Neisha Crosland and her husband have created a private arcadia drawing inspiration from ancient Rome, Paris, Venice and Madeleine Castaing
Créations crochet tricot et art textile. Vous êtes sur mon nouveau blog, l'ancien est toujours actif à l'adresse www.sophiegelfi.fr Comme il n'est pas possible de transférer la liste des abonnées, inscrivez-vous sur la newsletter ci-dessous :
Os frutos são cápsulas verdes, que, quando maduras, rebentam, expondo as sementes de cor negra envoltas em fibras finas e brancas que auxiliam na flutuação, que é chamada paina. The fruits are lignous ovoid pods, 20 cm long, which contain bean-sized black seeds surrounded by a mass of fibrous, fluffy matter reminiscent of cotton or silk. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floss_silk_tree
Meet Darcy Daniels, garden designer and creator of eGardenGo, a resource she created to help gardeners easily choose beautiful plant combinations to reflect their personal style. Darcy gardens in NE Portland, USDA Zone 8b, and we are excited to feature her profile on the HPSO blog so we can all get to know her better! How did I become involved in gardening professionally? I’d always loved plants when I was growing up, but it wasn’t until I bought a house in 1998 that things changed. The house is a small bungalow, and when I moved in, it had no garden...
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Much has been written about Froggsong, the garden of Cindy and Steve Stockett. For more articles about the garden you can visit Fine Gardening, The Seattle Times, Country Living, Sunset Magazine, and The Beachcomber. Cindy maintains a blog about her garden which you can visit here. In the words of Cindy as published in the NPA guide, "Froggsong garden, a three-acre [Other sources say twelve acres.] estate garden, is a blend of formal and informal design. A rose pergola, roundel garden, parterre garden and knot garden share a space that frames and defines the senses. I call this type of garden 'Northwest Formal,' a mixture of defined, structured areas that are relaxed by the casual disorder of perennial cottage gardening." This garden has an interesting juxtaposition of styles sort of like throwing a formal garden, billowing perennial borders, and a woodland into a blender, mixing it up, and having Picasso sort it out. On entering the garden, one might not suspect what surprises await. Like a chef garnishing a dish with a little of what might be expected flavor-wise from a creation, we get a small clue of the mix inside this garden with the formal evergreen hedge, acer palmatum, and free flowing hakenechloa. Here we have more of a clue with the formal element of matching pots flanking the entry but the path is not symmetrical. Notice the abandon of the perennials on the left side of the walk and the formality of the boxwood on the left. Here's a closer view. Cindy is a retired elementary school teacher. I bet her classroom was full of fun surprises. Hey look, a pot. Looks like plants that we just saw at DIG. Hmmm...coincidence? I don't think so. This view begs for a focal point at the end to draw us on. Instead we have the mystery of the woods. A mix of gold and white variegated foliage. Here we have a couple of neatly clipped box hedges looking like parentheses holding back side conversations. (Works for me.) Love this shade of blue here. It's echoed in the hosta in the foreground and spruce behind and contrasted with golden foliage on the left and the purple to the right. An area with formally trimmed box but with an informal free-form shape. do you want to explore ? There's a dead end. What might draw you in here? Many questions. Froggsong has an abundance of beautifully framed vignettes. The rose pergola from the side. The climbing roses were removed because their canes became too much trouble. Here's another example of Cindy's unique style. This stream starts higher up and cascades down a naturalistic looking fall into this pond where it suddenly hits this very man-made looking rill. That runs past relaxed foliage on the left and uber formal knot garden on the right. This empties into this large pond with relaxed naturalistic rock on one side, sharp edges on the other and with wood decking over parts. Knot on the left formal circle center containing not a lollypop trimmed tree but something allowed to grow freely. Notice the spherically trimmed box on the right that provides balance. I never thought that I had Attention Deficit Disorder but in this garden, there ware so many areas to explore, so many inspiring plant combinations and so many questions to ponder, that my mind was racing from one area to the next. Again with the gold purple and white variegated foliage - an ostinato that helps to hold the garden composition together. My favorite part of the garden is this natural looking pond and marsh area with weeping willow trees. More old fashioned formality but with a contemporary center. Instead of being surrounded by formal hedges, the hundred-year old doug firs are the background. Surprise! Love this container with the cascading grevillea! The potager also has an echium and lilies. Blue poppies grown here with Aruncus dioicus. The same combination as once existed in the woodland at Heronswood. Love the white variegated tree with fine foliage and the large white variegated hosta beneath. Notice the partial formally trimmed box shrub on the left. Looking out at this unique garden from the deck of the house. Love the variegated dogwood just left of center. Stunning view! I love the look of weeping willow trees! The fabulous foliage colors and shapes here are stunning! The bisecting line of boxwood spheres, the fireworks of the phormium. Sigh. Round the back of the house is this sweet building that contains a sauna, there's a hot tub nearby and in the background, you can see the glass doors of the huge shower which can also be entered from the master bath. That's Corsican mint all round the path. The fragrance was divine but imagine tiptoeing through this from hot tub to shower. It's a beautiful set up but I have to admit to wanting solid walls around me when nekkid. (The world breathes a collective sigh of relief!0 Heading back through the front path, we're off to our next stop!
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Spring is so busy and summer is too hot, so it seems that fall is the time I tend to tackle big garden projects. The work on this newest project actually began over a year ago. A temporary shed had finally been removed leaving behind a scruffy area of lawn and a row of rather bedraggled looking cedars. After the ugly cedars were cut down, I was left with a fairly blank slate. I could do just about anything I wanted to do. The area in question was not without its challenges. For starters, the soil ranged from poor to heavy clay. Light levels were a diverse mix of conditions. Within a matter of a few feet, the amount of sunlight could shift from full sun to full shade. Most of our backyard is flat and even, but this one section of the yard slopes down as much as a foot. I started with the soil, which is where all garden planning must really begin. The horrible clay soil was amended to allow better drainage. Rich black topsoil was added to improve the quality of the poor soil and raise the grade up to be level the rest of the yard. While I can describe this work in two quick sentences, the task took all of my spare time last fall. The area I am describing is a large space that includes what will eventually be a stream with a wooden bridge, a small pond, a generous flowerbed and a small courtyard with a wooden bench. To keep this post a manageable length, I am going to focus in on one small part of the larger project– the circular courtyard of thyme with the wooden bench. The starting point for this courtyard was a concrete column with Celtic-inspired ornamentation. I bought the column on clearance a few years back with no particular use in mind, but confident that I would eventually find a place for it in the garden. When I came across the sundial at a home goods store, I knew it was the perfect topper for the Celtic column. A sundial is basically a primitive clock that tells the time of day based on the position of the sun. An armillary sundial, like the one I have, has a fixed rod or gnomon (in this case an arrow) that represents the polar axis of the sky as seen from Earth. My inexpensive sundial is more decorative than anything else, and one of the round sphere's is broken, so I am putting a proper replacement high on my wishlist for Christmas. Geranium 'Rozanne' is one of the many hardy geraniums that I added to this part of the garden. Most hardy geraniums bloom in June, but Geranium 'Rozanne' blooms much later. Come late summer and fall, you'll be so glad you planted it! Creeping Thyme Plants inspired me as well. On the part-shade/shade fringes of my courtyard, I decided to feature hardy geraniums as an alternative to commonly used shade plants like hosta (more on the hardy geraniums another time). For the courtyard itself, I wanted to lay down a ground covering of thyme. Thyme is one of those plants that can take a fair amount of foot traffic. Creating a steppable lawn of thyme is something I have dreamed about making for years. Until now I didn't have a sunny spot available. Thyme is a Mediterranean herb that likes full sun and hot, dry conditions. It can be a bit of a challenge to get it to overwinter here in Southern Ontario. The last thing thyme likes are freezing temperatures and soggy clay soil! To improve its odds for survival you need to provide thyme with really sharp drainage. The soil in my little courtyard was horrible grey clay. To improve the drainage, I dug out the top 6-8 inches of clay. Then I mixed into the remaining soil bags of fine gravel and sand. Hopefully, that will do the trick of improving the drainage! The garden at sunset in September 2018. A circular courtyard with a sundial at its centre fits in perfectly with the rest of the garden's design. Circles a recurring element. There is a round seating area in the middle of the garden. When you walk further down the central path and pass through the wooden arbour, there is a large circular garden with an urn at its centre. How to Make a Garden that's a Perfect Circle The first step in making a circular garden is deciding where you want the centre of your circle. The centre can be quite arbitrary based on whatever is pleasing or it could be based on preexisting elements in the garden's design. I already had flowerbeds, a bench and a central pathway in place. We used a tape measure to determine the midway point between the bench on one side and the flowerbed on the other. Then we found the centre point between the outside edge of the pathway (seen on the righthand side of the photo) and a flowerbed on the opposite side. The intersection of those two measurements gave us the centre of what would be my circle. Once you find the centre, you can start to map out the outline of your circle. A simple measuring device makes the job easy. Using a rubber mallet place a rounded, verticle pole at the centre point of your circle. The pole could be anything handy; a wooden dowel or even a broomstick handle. Attach a length of rope to your pole (Note: choose a rope that will not easily stretch). Pull the rope out until it reaches the outside edge of your circle. Tie a 6-inch galvanized spike to end of the rope. Swivel your rope around the pole marking the stops around the circumference of the circle with galvanized spikes. As a demonstration, I have marked out part of a circle (seen above). Once the galvanized spikes are placed around the circumference of the circle, you will have a pretty clear guide, but tieing and then wrapping some twine around each of the spikes will make the outline even more distinct. I knew I would be working on this project over a couple of weeks, so I decided to use an old rubber hose to mark the perimeter of my circle. I am by no means an expert at laying brick. There is probably a hardscaping professional out there that will cringe upon seeing my DIY methods. I'll tell you what I did to lay down my circle of bricks, but this is in no way a tutorial! With an edger, I dug in to mark the outer edge of my circle. Then I widened it into a trench that was big enough to accommodate my bricks. When the trench was finished, I levelled and compacted the soil. Then I added sand, compacted and levelled it. When I was happy with my work, I laid the brick and firmed it down with a rubber mallet. The final step was to fill the cracks between the bricks with sand. Getting the sand flat and even took the vast majority of my time. That being said, things progressed fairly quickly. To compliment sundial and play up the celestial theme even further, I decided to create a stylized sun with a circle of precast edging and radiating lines of bricks (you can easily find this scalloped edging at Rona, Lowes or Home Depot). The bricks mimicking the rays of the sun were by far the fiddliest part of this job. With my husband's help, I laid out my pattern of bricks (we eye-balled the placement of the bricks rather than doing any measurements). Once the bricks were laid out, I used one of the galvanized spikes to trace the brick's outline in the dirt. Using that outline as my guide, I dug a trench. The rocky ground was levelled and compacted. Sand was added, levelled and compacted as well. Finally, the bricks went in and the gaps were filled with sand. So far there is just a smattering of Creeping Thyme planted in the gravelly soil. I will add lots more thyme next spring. Hopefully, all the hard work I did to improve the soil's drainage will pay off and it will spread quickly to create a dense lawn-like groundcover. I should also make mention the plantings at the base of the sundial. Presently I have a mix of Calamintha and Russian Sage. The sage was a dwarf variety, but it's quickly proven to be too big for such a small area. In the spring, I will move the sage to a new spot in the garden and replace it with one of two varieties of blue Catmint. Dwarf Calamint, Calamintha nepeta ssp. nepta: has arching sprays of pale mauve-blue flowers. The foliage of this plant has a minty fragrance. Full sun or light shade. It tolerates average, dry and moist growing conditions and is suitable for normal, sandy or clay soils. Bees love it! Height: 20-30 cm, Spread 30-45 cm Hardy USDA Zones 4-9. I will probably go with one of these two: Blue Catmint, Nepeta racemosa 'Walker's Low' is a long blooming perennial that has a mounded, bushy habit. It has grey-green foliage and blue flowers. Full sun. Height: 60-90 cm (23-35 inches), Spread: 75-90 cm ( 29-35 inches). USDA Zones: 3-9. Nepeta x faassenii 'Blue Wonder' is a bit more compact. Height: 30-45 cm (12-18 inches), Spread: 38-45 cm (15-18 inches). USDA Zones 3-9. Despite the fact that the thyme is really patchy, but I am rather pleased with the way the whole thing came together. When you walk over the bridge and into my garden, it surrounds and envelopes you and I love that! You may be wondering about the very pretty plant on the righthand side of my picture (above). It is Eupatorium rugosum 'Chocolate'. Eupatorium rugosum 'Chocolate' has really attractive maroon-brown foliage in the spring. The tops of the leaves turn olive-green as the summer progresses, but the undersides of the leaves the plant's stems remain a nice contrasting shade of chocolate throughout the gardening season. In full sun, 'Chocolate' needs moist soil. In part-shade, it will tolerate somewhat drier conditions but it still prefers regular water. 'Chocolate' has flat clusters of starry white flowers in late summer/fall. It is important to deadhead the flowers to avoid self-seeding. 'Chocolate' will not come true from seed. Deer resistant. Height: 90-120 cm (35-47 inches), Spread: 75-90 cm (29-35 inches). USDA zones: 5-9. A new grey bench replaces an old white one that you may remember seeing in previous pictures (We found it on clearance at Lowes). My husband made the tall wooden obelisk beside the bench. Eventually, I hope it will be smothered in the blooms of a Clematis viticella that has blue bell-shaped flowers. Containers dressed for fall. Piper's favourite lookout spot is the little bridge. My final project for the year is to lay a brick path between the bridge and the arbour you see in the distance. Here's hoping the temperatures remain warm enough for me to get the pathway completed! Bookmark this post with a PIN.
Completing his series, Dan Pearson admires the effects of the season’s bounty on his Somerset smallholding – from the productivity of the kitchen garden and orchard to the beauty of the hay meadow
I think I struck a cord with my last post highlighting a small suburban shade garden. Obviously gardeners are hungry for planting suggestions for shade. In this…
Common Name: California Poppy Thai Silk Appleblossom Scientific Name: Eschscholzia Californica Life Cycle: Annual Remarks: Rose and cream coloured ruffled blooms, semi doubles. Plant Height: 40cm When: Spring and summer Sowing Depth + Method: 3mm deep, sow direct is best. If raising seedlings to take care when transplanting not to disturb roots. Spacing: 30cm apart Position: Full Sun Days until germination: 10-14 days Approx Number of Seeds: 100 Note: WA orders are sent weekly as they require quarantine inspections on arrival to WA
Silk tassel plants are dense evergreen shrubs with long, leathery leaves. They typically bloom in January and February, followed by grape-like clusters of round berries that provide much welcome suste
"Paisagismo não é sobre decoração, mas sobre saúde e cura, para a Terra e para as pessoas." - Thomas Woltz “Um jardim é um espaço vivo, em constante renovação como a água.” Gilberto Elkis, paisagista "A natureza é sábia e justa. O vento sacode as árvores, move os galhos, para que todas as folhas tenham o seu momento de ver o sol." Humberto de Campos "O jardim é uma natureza organizada pelo homem e para o homem" Roberto Burle Marx Via Pinterest e Alex Hanazaki Uma última dica de Páscoa UM ARRANJO PARA SUA MESA Este ou "quase este" será o meu centro de mesa nesta Páscoa - rústico e com musgo - as flores ainda estou decidindo, mas acho que vão ser amarelas ou brancas, e por fim vou acrescentar ovos de codorna, adoro a estampa. Via Heather Christo
Join me for a look at Orchidelirium, this year's beautiful and fascinating New York Botanical Garden Orchid Show.
