Shrubs
-
Books About Bonsai Trees
www.timetogrow.info via @KWesleyHowe &bull YesterdayBeginning Bonsai: The Gentle Art of Miniature Tree Growing Larry and Shirley Student This book is one of the best for beginner bonsai growers and is authored by Northeast Bonsai Association charter members. Everything you need from buying your first bonsai to creating your own bonsai… Full Story »
-
Bush or Shrub?
The Deep Middle &bull Jul 28, 2010
I don't know if it's the snob in me, the snarky / immature teenager in me, or a combination of both, but I get real persnickety when I hear someone refer to a woody perennial (and not a tree) as… Full Story »
-
Topics:
- Coneflower
- Shrubs
- Perennial
-
Butterflies Hummingbirds Workshop at Buck Garden in Far Hills - Topix
www.topix.com via @topix_nj &bull Jul 28, 2010Join instructor Cynthia Megill, former Horticultural Instructor at Suffolk Community College and Buck Garden Interpretive Gardener Patricia Scibilia for "Attracting Butterflies Hummingbirds to Your Backyard" on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 from 9:30 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. Participants will learn about… Full Story »
-
Mums In July
The Gardens of Petersonville &bull Jul 28, 2010
This is about life in my gardens. One is an acre on a hillside in Laguna Beach, California and the other is an acre in San Juan Capistrano, California. The gardening books say to stop pinching back chrysanthemums this month… Full Story »
-
6 Steps to Increase Your Home's Curb Appeal | Charleston Home Magazine
www.charlestonmag.com via @chashomemag &bull Jul 27, 2010Organize the View: Before you set to adding a colorful pot here, a birdbath there, look at the bigger picture: aYou want to create a sense of structure for the front of your home,a advises Parker. This might mean installing… Full Story »
-
Overhead Watering. Disease Preventative?
Fine Gardening Blogs &bull Jul 27, 2010
In a recent blog post on Hot Weather Rose Tips, I mentioned I give my roses a bath during the heat to cool them down and take some stress off the leaves. It also washes dust away when there is a long spell of no rain like we are currently experiencing here in the upstate of South Carolina. In the comments on… Full Story »
-
Admiral Creedy's Musings
admiralcreedy.blogspot.com via @AdmiralCreedy &bull Jul 27, 2010The place I work at is an interesting one. I get to do all sorts of things. Outside the front door there have been two flowerpots. They have, as far as I can remember, been full of dead weeds. I went to B+Q, and bought some new flowers. The old pots, dusty and weedy, were excavated. Deep down, buried in soil, were some bulbs. These were very, very dead. Dead on the outside, dead deep down. After some gardening, the pot's have no death left in them - and instead have orange Lilie's and shrubs - they look and are… Full Story »
-
Getting to Know Your Composting Equipment
o3enzyme.com via @helenlowell &bull Jul 25, 2010After a couple of months taking care of your compost pile, turning over the pile every now and then, warding off insects and pests, and keeping the pile damp, it is only natural (and you should do so) to get the most out of your compost. And this means using the compost wisely and effectively.… Full Story »
-
Furnishing the Gravel Garden
The Gardens of Petersonville &bull Jul 25, 2010
This is about life in my gardens. One is an acre on a hillside in Laguna Beach, California and the other is an acre in San Juan Capistrano, California. There seems to be a curse on the Gravel Garden. I… Full Story »
-
Wise ways with water in the garden
Homes & Gardens - The Oregonian - OregonLive.com &bull Jul 24, 2010
View full sizeThe OregonianIt's full-fledged summer now, and water takes center stage in the garden. We've said it many times, but it bears repeating: Water lawns and plants in the ground deeply and infrequently. This practice encourages a deep root… Full Story »
-
The Garden of Landcraft's Dennis Schrader
Garden Rant &bull Jul 24, 2010
Landcraft is a Long Island nursery specializing in tropical and green roof plants, and it's the baby of a very cool guy namedDennis Schrader. And beyond cool is the back garden of his and partner Bill Smith's home next door,… Full Story »
-
My Souvenirs from Buffalo: New Weeders
May Dreams Gardens &bull Jul 24, 2010
Have you ever stopped at a garden center with seventy plus other fanatical gardeners? It's fun to watch how they scatter about. Some head over to look at statues and other garden ornaments. Others immediately start looking over the tables and rows of plants And a few head over to that little corner behind the knick knacks and doodads to see what garden tools are offered for sale. With the garden bloggers, I can always count on… Full Story »
-
Compost for Brooklyn's Inaugural Block Party!
www.compostforbrooklyn.org via @SustnblFlatbush &bull Jul 23, 2010Newkirk Avenue and East 8th Street Brooklyn, NY Help us transform a vacant lot into a community composting project and native plant garden. To donate, please click the image below. Every dollar helps enormously! Founded by Louise Bruce and Matthew… Full Story »
-
Topics:
- Composting
- Shrubs
- Trees
-
Pruning lavender for more flowers
Ewa in the Garden &bull Jul 23, 2010
Without real explanation and understanding why to do so, I used to follow the rule of early spring pruning only for preventing my precious lavender from becoming too leggy. So equipped with the tools when the snow have melted, I… Full Story »
-
Topics:
- Shrubs
- Leggy
- Hampton Court
-
Nectar Plants for Hummingbirds in California
www.ehow.com via @JJasso_com &bull Jul 23, 2010Hummingbirds love flowers with tubular blooms. California is home to thousands of nectar plants that attract hummingbirds. Many of these plants are shrubs that produce flowers in the spring and summer months. These tiny birds are attracted to brightly colored… Full Story »
-
Gayfeather
The Gardens of Petersonville &bull Jul 23, 2010
This is about life in my gardens. One is an acre on a hillside in Laguna Beach, California and the other is an acre in San Juan Capistrano, California. I am quite fond of this bulb, liatris spicata or Gayfeather.… Full Story »
-
HTA show saps visitor numbers at Woking Nursery Exhibition
Horticulture Week: Latest Ornamentals Production News &bull Jul 23, 2010
Competition from the HTA's National Plant Show (NPS) led to a significant decrease in visitor numbers at the Woking Nursery Exhibition last week, but organisers remained bullish about the event's prospects. Overall numbers fell from 700 in 2009 to 540 this year, a drop of more than a fifth. But committee… Full Story »
-
HTA show saps visitor numbers at Woking
Horticulture Week: Latest Ornamentals Production News &bull Jul 23, 2010
Competition from the HTA's National Plant Show (NPS) led to a significant decrease in visitor numbers at the Woking Nursery Exhibition last week, but organisers remained bullish about the event's prospects. Overall numbers fell from 700 in 2009 to 540 this year, a drop of more than a fifth. But committee… Full Story »
-
Anatomy Of A Rose
Fine Gardening Blogs &bull Jul 22, 2010
A few weeks ago I did a blog post on deadheading. In it I talked about bud-eyes and one of our readers asked what they were. That is what inspired this video. I figured showing you what the various parts… Full Story »
-
Drizzly Days
The Gardens of Petersonville &bull Jul 22, 2010
This is about life in my gardens. One is an acre on a hillside in Laguna Beach, California and the other is an acre in San Juan Capistrano, California. I know there is much worse weather happening elsewhere in the… Full Story »
