Flowering Cherries

Flowering cherries While the briefness of their glory has to be acknowledged, cherries really are the hardy spring-flowering trees for temperate climate gardens. I can think of no others, apart from their close Prunus relatives and some of the magnolias that even come close to rivalling flowering... Read More

A Guide for Servicing Your Chainsaw

Chainsaws provide many years of service for very little upkeep. Taking the time to service your chainsaw will help ensure that your equipment will not let you down. For safety reasons, make sure you only service your chainsaw when it is fully cooled, with the spark plug disconnected. If you... Read More

Catch a Leprechaun in Your Garden

There is no mention to be found of female leprechauns in traditional Irish legend, so as to how they came to be .. your guess is as good as mine. These apparently aged, diminutive men are hard-working cobblers, turning out exquisite shoes for other sprites. If you happen across... Read More

Lifes a Beach--A Shore Theme in your Outdoor Space

Twentieth century American architect Phillip Johnson once said, "I hate vacations. If you can build buildings, why sit on the beach?" Mr. Johnson evidently didn't how to relax, but as another summer is slipping away, you can. Did you visit the beach this year? Do you wish you had? Either... Read More

Camellias

Camellias Named by Linnaeus in 1735 in honour of the Jesuit priest and naturalist Georg Josef Kamel, Camellia is a genus originating mainly from China but with a range covering a large area of South East Asia. The exact number of species is not clear but it is somewhere... Read More

Kirengeshoma palmata

Kirengeshoma palmata Sometimes known as yellow waxbells, Kirengeshoma palmata is a late-flowering rhizomatous perennial up to 1.2m high with arching stems and is native to the woods and mountain lowlands of Korea and the Japanese islands of Shikoku and Kyushu. The unusual name? No, it doesn't come from an... Read More

Fuchsia procumbens

Fuchsia (named after Leonhard Fuchs, a 16th century German botanist) is a genus of over 100 species of shrubs and small trees. Although there are four New Zealand native species (colensoi, excorticata, perscandens and procumbens) and one from Tahiti, the vast bulk of the genus occurs in Central and South... Read More

Gallica Roses

Very soon stocks of new season's roses will be arriving in the garden centres, if they're not already there. Indeed, to be sure of getting the most sought after varieties it may have been necessary to put an order in some time ago. However, in their rush for... Read More

Tuberous Begonias

If you appreciate plants that have no hesitation in boldly stating their presence with huge, almost artificially perfect flowers, then tuberous begonias are for you. While some may find them rather too overstated, downright brazen even, if you like colour, and plenty of it, with subtlety an option rather than... Read More

Growing Palms

Palms Everybody recognises palm trees, they are the universal symbol for the tropics but many are hardy enough for our temperate climate gardens. Until recently New Zealand gardeners have had only a very limited range of palms to choose from. In the last five years the range has... Read More

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Sept. 7 “Garden Line” program looks at native grasses
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BROOKINGS, SD – When done properly, a yard, park, or landscape can go back to its roots. On the Sept. 7 “Garden Line” program, Great Bear Recreation Park in ...


Garden Calendar: landscape color, bonsais and butterflies
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The director of Keep Lewisville Beautiful will discuss landscaping trends. 9:30 am Wednesday. Memorial Park Recreation Center, 1950-B S. Valley Parkway, ...

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Project Living Proof providing an example of sustainable residential gardens
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•Edible landscaping: Raised beds give the vegetable garden a tidy look; in the backyard, espaliered fruit trees and berry plants produce crops in a small ...

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Holden Garden talk will focus on native plants
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Her talk with slide presentation, “Habitat Landscaping,” will focus on plants native to the area that thrive in gardens. You must be an online subscriber to ...


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Be patient, persistent with weeds
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Prison Labor Goes Green
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Experts will offer hands-on demonstrations and advice about home remodeling and repair, gardening and landscaping, energy savings, cooking, decorating, ...


Plans reveal history of Taneytown home's landscape designer
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The backyard also had the obvious markings of a planned formal landscape that interested the two gardening enthusiasts, but, like the house, not much work ...

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Theme Gardens

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