Snapdragons prefer cool temperatures and tend to burn out in intense summer heat of the southern United States. Avoid watering with overhead sprinklers if possible in order to prevent mold, fungal leaf spots, downy mildew, wilt and root rots.
Why not rely on some old favorites, such as globe amaranth? Garden centers are full, and choosing from among the numerous offerings is often difficult. Insects and diseases are rarely problems, but mildew may attack in very humid conditions.
You can be the judge of these green cultivars.The stunner at right is Peony 'Green Halo.' It might cost you an arm and a leg as some other interesting peony cultivars do, but it will definitely stop people dead in their tracks.
Cut away any leaves, then hang the stalks upside down in a dark, dry and warm location. For such a tall plant, bells-of-Ireland matures relatively quickly and will reliably produce stalks from the middle of summer to frost.You can encourage the height...
Calla Lily ‘Green Goddess' is a vigorous plant that produces flowers with creamy white centers which fade to bright Kelly green. As fall approaches, its greenish blooms take on a rosy tinge.
Green -- the color of youth and optimism -- is never more welcome than in spring. You can find many more green-flowered perennials, particularly among the daylilies (Daffodils are practically synonymous with yellow.
Mr. Stahl also operates a paper-making facility using hemp as a main ingredient.I'll conclude this brief visit to the remarkable world of industrial hemp with a few more interesting facts:Hemp stalks continue to fuel wok cooking in much of China today.The...
Whether you put a few short-stemmed blooms in a little vase or combine an armful of daisies with other wildflowers or cottage garden favorites, daisies make delightful cut flowers.
That was one moment my family never let me forget. Today's pharmacologists find little evidence to support its treatment of fevers, even though it was thought to be beneficial at one time when our ancestors steeped the leaves or seeds in wine and used...
Some people are surprised to hear that birth flowers exist. Gerbera daisies in particular make excellent cut flowers and come in an assortment of beautiful colors. It is said that a bouquet with Gladioli conveys to a recipient that they pierce the giver's...
They are also rich in nutrients: rose hips are very high in Vitamin C; marigolds and nasturtiums also contain Vitamin C, and dandelion blossoms contain vitamins A and C. Research has shown that edible flowers have been used by the Roman, Chinese, Middle...
They are sensitive to ethylene, an odorless plant hormone. Noteworthy varieties include: Both roots and flowers were used to treat maladies such as earaches, worms, indigestion, burns and snake bites.
There are certainly other yellow daylilies, but only Stella D'Oro (also called Stella Doro and Stella de Oro, meaning star of gold) is equally comfortable at a gas station foundation planting or hanging out at the mall.
To create an easy garden teeming with heirloom flowers plan the bed in an informal square, rectangle or a sweeping border. The easiest way to do this is to collect cuttings or seeds of heirloom flowers from family members or friends.
Some day I'll learn about their special needs and bring one home for the challenge of nurturing it back into bloom.Occasionally you may find a rack full of apparent rejects still sporting their full-price stickers.She may not have had time to retag the...
So break out the tea and ready yourself for a friendly stroll. (White/Pink/Not the right red.)Foliage plants are a great addition as well. As long as it has the same tone it will look absolutely divine!There truly is no other color as decadent and delicious...
Salvia--when I first heard that word for the garden, the only salvia I knew were the simple and rather small annuals that I had planted year in and year out for the last few garden years.
Hiding behind a tall shrub, I stretched out on the grass to wait and found myself nose down in a patch of tiny blue florets. So small and delicate, they seemed to disintegrate when I tried to pick them.
Peak performer with trailing stems is impressive in the front of the border, gilding a hanging basket or two, and mingling in a container. It asks for lots of sun and little water.
Thank you to lsander153 for the image.Cornflower is a classic in the garden and is available in both tall and mini forms. In frost free areas they can grow into a wonderful tree-like shrub in the garden.
Some of the world's most prestigious flower breeders have chosen their best varieties to enter in this competition. For those consumers and home gardeners who are unable to make it to view these flowers in person, the above link allows voting on this...
Watch for seedlings next spring where the torenia grew this year, as they often reseed. Torenia fournieri, hailing from Southeast Asia, is one such plant that is always present in my summer garden.
They will burst in color early in the spring and keep color into early summer. The best plant to have in the landscape bed around the house in fall and during the winter months. Perfect companion of spring flowering bulbs.
There you are wandering the aisles of the big box store or huge nursery. Under average beginner growing conditions allow aof eight weeks, and better yet twelve, to produce little plants of the size and maturity that you're used to buying.Of course you...
Smugness didn't get me far with my new plants, and I didn't have my grandmother's luck with petunias (or her hired gardener's). To get back to the calibrachoa (kal-ih-bruh-KOE-a), these attractive flowering sun-loving plants were discovered in South America...
The flowers may be found in white, pink and rosy-purple. Apply infrequent supplemental water in only the hottest and driest periods. Previously known as, this species does not have the hardiness its look-alike cousin,, has attained.
(27 C.).Check the tray daily and remove the newspaper as soon as seedlings emerge – generally two to nine days. Place the seeds where temperatures are around 80 F. You can also drop the pods into a shallow pan and put the pan in a sunny (non-windy)...
