What’s best on a summer’s afternoon than sitting in the shade surrounded by flowering vines? The leaves that frame your view… the flowers that blossom at eye level… and all this while you shelter from the heat of the Sun in that fresh corner of your garden… If you too …
Ornamental grasses are a group of plants grown for their visual appeal. Some of the species in this group are true grasses, meaning that they belong to the Poaceae family. Others, such as sedges, are not part of this group but still exhibit grass-like qualities. Landscape grasses offer the opportunity …
The first fact that you should know about palm trees is that they are not trees at all! Instead, the correct way to classify palm trees is as a woody perennial much like bamboo. All types of palm trees fall into the Aceraceae family. But similarities in palm tree classification …
Whether you grow your perennials in your garden bed, border, or container, one thing is sure: you don’t want deer munching on them. If you live in an area where deer live, you will know the feeling… One day you walk out, and where you had rich and lush foliage, …
Plants and flowers look magnificent in the Sun. The light on their foliage and beautiful petals just makes them shine like stars in the sky. Attractive pots and decorative containers and lots of sunlight on terraces and patios with healthy plants can turn even a small balcony into a small …
These spiky beauties will provide evergreen color and a unique leaf option for your landscape.
Fill your pond or other water feature with one or more of these aquatic plants to create your own thriving mini garden pond. What is a pond without beautiful water plants? Even a small water feature, a fountain and an aquarium look far better with beautiful leaves and flowers in …
Flowering ground cover plants are real treasures to fills a vacant space with a seasonal show of texture and colors to those challenging areas in your landscape where; turfgrass is difficult to grow or maintain, such as dense shade, steep slopes, and poor soil. That barren patch of soil in …
Small evergreen shrubs and dwarf varieties of evergreen shrubs can solve many problems in your garden. They will fill it with richly textured and colorful foliage all year round. They are low maintenance, and they are even excellent ground cover. What is more, they adapt well to many types of …
Celosia or cockscomb is a genus of annual flowering plants from warm countries around Central and South America, Africa, the West Indies, and South and East Asia. The name comes from the Greek for “burning” because the brightly colored inflorescences of celosia look like flames. They are well known as …
