You may be resistant to changing your existing landscape into a xeriscape, or drought tolerant landscaping. If it’s important for you to not only beautify your surroundings but use less water too, think of making the change. Everyone wants to make their carbon footprint as small as possible. Drought tolerant landscaping seems like a misnomer, …
Ornamental Gardens
I love the carefree nature that hydrangea trees bring to any garden, with their late-blooming clusters of flowers. These versatile trees are one of the easiest ornamentals to maintain, thriving in shady locations and well-drained soil. There are over 100 varieties of hydrangeas trees varying in size, color, and shape. It can often be difficult …
Every day I walk to my front door during late spring and summer I’m greeted by a delicious smelling breeze. I LOVE my front yard, filled with fragrant perennial flowers! I get 2 in one: looks and scent. Honesty, if I had my way, I’d live in my front yard 😛 Fragrant Perennial Flowers If …
There are few things in the world as beautiful as rose pictures, apart from actual roses in real life. The rose is a type of flowering shrub. It comes from the Latin word Rosa. It’s a woody perennial and there are over 300 different species and thousands of cultivars. It is one of the most recognizable …
Don’t fret if you have a garden area located in the shade. You have a wealth of choices in shade loving plants that thrive in the low light conditions without skipping a beat. Shade Loving Plants For Every Garden From colorful foliage to brightly colored flowers, you’ll LOVE these shade loving plants. Use them in …
The climbing varieties of honeysuckle (lonicera) bear sumptuous, often sweetly scented blooms from early summer to autumn. Some also have attractive evergreen foliage. Growing climbing honeysuckle vines in your garden can add amazing displays of cascading flowers. Bees will LOVE your garden! And so will you 😉 Why Grow Climbing Honeysuckle Vines Before we get …
Every flower garden should include dahlias for color and excitement from July until the first fall frost. There is a dahlia flower for every taste, from simple to exotic. Here’s a quick refresher on how to grow dahlias. How To Grow Dahlias Dahlias (Dahlia pinnata) rule in the late summer flower garden and continue …
The black eyed Susan vine, or Thunbergia alata, is a pretty climbing plant. It grows well in any south, east, or west facing window. It’s perfect for the veranda or porch and will also thrive on a sheltered balcony. Discovered in South Africa in 1823, this profusely flowering climber was named for Linnaeus’ apprentice, the …
Camellias have a long blooming season and can put on a real show. Their blooms come in lots of different shades, sometimes peeking out from under a late spring snow. Here’s how to care for camellias (Camellia Japonica), so you can enjoy their gorgeous flowers in your own garden. Cultivated for many centuries in the …
Romantic vibrant-colored fuchsia blossoms dangle from pots and hanging baskets, or drape beautifully over the soil in a garden. Fuchsia is a prolific bloomer all summer. Here are some tips for growing fuchsia plants in your garden and in containers. Fuchsia Varieties Fuchsia is named after Leonard Fuchs, a German doctor who lived in the …