All sorts of flowers are deer’s top choice on the menu, roses, azaleas and pansies, but not begonias, people think. Things are not as straightforward though, and you may end up being disappointed. You plant your begonia rhizomes and wait with trepidation for them to bloom… Then one morning you wake up …
“There is no rose without thorns,” goes the saying – and it’s wrong. You can grow beautiful shrubs and climbers of the most famous flower in the world and have all the advantages, blooms, beautiful foliage, colors and fragrance, but without the painful spikes! This is a great plus for …
There are many beautiful flowers that have an amazing scent, but few can match the intoxicating fragrance of a rose. The fragrance of roses is the sweetest of all flowers, experts say. And when you grow them in your garden they add an “aroma-scented” atmosphere with their wonderfully scented blooms. …
Popular belief has it that roses only grow in full Sun, but some varieties actually tolerate and even thrive some shade. So if your garden does not have lots of sunlight, but you still want to grow these thorny flowers of love, you still can. Your best bet is to …
The Sun that shines in Southern states can brighten up the colors of flowers, and some annuals will bloom all through summer there. Tickseed, petunias and cosmos look great in the light, but not all short lived plants can stand such hot days as you get in California or Florida! …
Growing fragrant and colorful roses that climb over gates, gazebos and pergolas can turn any garden into a little piece of heaven. Close your eyes and imagine them in that sunny green spot you had in mind… I know why you want one now! But we all know the truth: …
If your your soil is naturally acidic, defined as soil with a pH around 5.5, you might wonder which plants you can grow. While most plants grow best in a neutral or near-neutral soil pH, but there are some acid-loving plants, such as azalea, camellia, rhododendron, hydrangeas many conifers and magnolia …
Rose of Sharon or Hibiscus syriacus is a flowering deciduous shrub from Asia with showy, exotic flowers and you can train it to become a small tree. It has the “Hawaiian” look of other hibiscus species, but it is very adaptable, fairly hardy and low maintenance. For this reason, rose …
Read a plant description and you will find “annual”, “perennial” or “biennial” next to “flowering”, “evergreen” and other data about the variety. But things get a bit more complex when you read “hardy perennial” or “soft perennial” for example… And I understand your confusion when you read “perennial grown as …
Jasmine is a genus of plants famous for their fragrant flowers and glossy little leaves. It originates from Eurasia and Oceania, but most of us see it as an “Oriental” plant. We also think of it as a white flower, but there are also yellow, pink, blue and variegated varieties. …
