Category: garden tips

Certain plants bring to mind bygone days, and are endowed with an aura of nostalgia. Typical examples are mignonette, Mimulus, verbena, certain old-fashioned roses, some of the no longer cultivated carnations, and heliotrope. Although still cultivated, heliotrope remains an old-fashioned plant, often grown in pots for sentimental reasons, and more popular in cottages than in […]

One of the easiest type of flowers to grow in the garden is wildflowers. The reason is that these flowers are found in the wild. They have been growing for thousands of years without the need for human assistance. They are found throughout the entire world from snowy region to the desert region. Once they […]

There are many types of flowers you can grow in your garden. If you want to spice up your garden a bit or try something different, try growing tropical flowers. Tropical flowers have vibrant colors and exotic shapes so it will make a big difference to your garden. Growing them will require some work, especially […]

There are many elements of contemporary garden design. Of course, there are more than a few different styles of modern garden design and each individual has a right to express his/her own style in his/her own garden. That’s really what makes contemporary garden design so interesting. Today there are so many different flowers, plants, trees, […]

While bedding plants are primarily chosen as color elements in the garden, it is worthwhile remembering that they possess other characteristics that inevitably affect, positively or negatively, the overall nature of the design. One cannot ignore their foliage texture and color, or their size, shape and form. Bedding plants are rarely grown in isolation from […]

Adding houseplants to your indoor decorating can add life to your home. Tropical indoor plants are used as often as furniture in the home. Some people decide to buy fake, plastic plants for their home, but it is often obvious. They collect dust and can look tacky. The real thing will be much better. Indoor […]

At the present time there is still some confusion between the genus Chaenomeles and the genus Cydonia. To aggravate the matter, certain nurserymen persist in using the name Pyrus, or even Japonica, when referring to either of these genera. An English botanist, John Lindley, convinced of the superiority of the “natural” system of classification of […]

Always check for special germination requirements with each type of seed. Germination requirements include light, temperature, nutrients, moisture, and medium. Each germination requirement can be controlled by the grower for each bedding plant. Exposure to light influences seed germination. Some seeds must have darkness to germinate. Bedding plant seeds requiring darkness include celosia, cleome, gazania, […]

Always I am having to guard against too much yellow in the garden. It is easy to over-yellow the garden scheme in the spring, and again in the autumn there is a chance that the golden- flowered plants will be too overpowering. And if one isn’t very careful there will be too much yellow in […]

India, due to its tropical location and topographical diversity, associated with favourable climatic conditions, has a moderately rich and diverse orchid flora. The monsoon conditions with annual alteration of hot humid and cool dry seasons in the montane moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests in India has given shelter to orchids with diverse habits of terrestrial, […]

Landscaping or shaping the landscape if you prefer refers to any activity or process that alters the features of a piece of land in a observable way, such as living elements of flora and fauna. Landforms, such as terrain shape and elevation or bodies of water, human elements, such as fences and structures, and abstract […]

In the past few years I’ve read about and have seen more interest in wildflowers, so I figure it’s about time I jump in and add my two cents. I have watched in despair as some of my friends have created a wildflower bed in their yards, and have ended up with the biggest, ugliest […]

The big cover-up of unsightly compost has become a fashion trend and is one to be considered seriously for the added decorative impact it gives. Regardless of the size and shape of the container, mounds of compost always creep over the rim and lie there, on the tabletop. Adding surface trims is one way of […]

A current floral industry buzzword is “boxed flower program”. This refers to the practice of selling flowers to the consumer in a box, normally through distribution channels other than the traditional retail florist. Some boxed flowers come directly from growers, some come from order fulfillment centers. In all cases, the flowers are delivered by a […]