Daphne (Daphne odora) charms gardeners with its leathery, dark green leaves and intensely fragrant flower clusters, which appear in winter when most other shrubs lay dormant. It propagates from semi-ripe cuttings taken in early to midsummer and will rapidly put on growth if planted in a shaded bed with moist, draining soil. On the other …
Lawns have a tendency to become when they’re weak from weather conditions or improper 15, infected with diseases. It is more effective than to deal with fungal problems as soon as they arise to care for your lawn all the time. Irrigation fertilizer, timing and lawn maintenance affect how vulnerable yards are to fungi, even …
Rosemary, called Rosmarinus officinalis, is a perennial, evergreen shrub with needle-like leaves and a fragrance reminiscent of pine needles. Depending upon the amount, it develops from 20 inches to 6 feet tall and produces flowers. A Mediterranean native is grown for medicinal, culinary, ornamental and craft functions. It is hardy in several places, but can’t …
March from the Mid-Atlantic is about the Search! Every morning I step out my front door and am amazed at what has changed at ground level. Look carefully this month, peeking below those dried leaves and crusty mulch, and you’ll be surprised at the amount of green hiding there. Crocuses, daffodils, irises and tulips — …
In need as cut flowers and as plants for hobbyists and enthusiasts, wild orchid populations were frequently threatened by harvesting for all these markets before efficient means of cloning developed. Cloning is vegetative reproduction from existing plant parts, instead of sexual reproduction from growing seeds. Through cloning, it is possible to find an exact replica …
Place aromatic crops near a walkway or patio, and you instantly add a whole new dimension, which makes functional spaces feel more enticing with odor. You’ll want to linger longer outside if you have got coastal sweet pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia) perfuming the air, and its bright yellow colour is especially appealing in the end of …
In the medieval knot garden to Victorian displays of carpet bedding, delineation between landscape attributes has always been important in garden design; defining lawn edges, pathways or paving from neatly planted beds continues to be valuable in our houses today. Hardscaping materials like concrete, brick and terra-cotta have traditionally been used, however there are benefits …
The Eupatorium genus includes a plant for everybody. From purple to magenta to white blossoms, from gold leaves into green leaves, from brief to gargantuan types, you simply can’t go wrong. In winter the species that are taller provide fantastic architecture that birds perch on, and since these plants have hollow stems, it is possible …
October is the beautiful bridge month between autumn and winter. The times are noticeably shorter, bright and trendy. October is a busy month in the garden, the opportunity to get ready for the harsh snow and cold of winter when enjoying every minute you can spend outdoors. Jocelyn H. Chilvers Winterize water features. The freeze-and-thaw …
Since the long summer nights are waning, we love our evenings in the backyard more and more. Busy modern lifestyles may lead to hurried days, with early morning and evening being the only real time we must savor our gardens. There’s a magic BBC television show for very young kids called In the Night Garden …