Category: Tropical Style

Cobaea scandens, better known by the frequent name cup-and-saucer vine or cathedral bells, is a fast-growing plant that is hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture planting zones 9 through 11. In warmer climates such as California, gardeners can enjoy it; although in most of the nation, this plant has been grown as an annual. Using […]

Bamboo is for the tropics. When you pick the selection, it offer a little privacy or can be a exotic point. Bamboo can be”running” or”clumping.” Runners would be the invasive creatures that provide a name, when planted with no root barrier, taking over landscapes to the large-scale grass. Bamboo stays put, just expanding several inches […]

From the time August arrives, it sometimes seems that summer will last forever. However, the days are gradually becoming shorter, and collapse will be here soon. In the meantime, summer rains and increased humidity are reducing our sexy temperatures for short periods and also helping to water our plants. If you are lucky enough to […]

Driveways are often the most overlooked part of garden layout, considered more utilitarian than something worthy of our attention; nevertheless we usually travel together them at least two times per day, and they’re frequently both the first and last thing people see. What impression does your driveway give? Certainly designing homes that flank a driveway […]

If one doesn’t have to be a chef to be a gourmet, does one have to be a garden designer to develop pretty edibles? Obviously not. Nevertheless a few cues from a designer and plantsman might help make your potager that much more interesting. As a child, I learned to combine unique textures of foliage […]

February brings visibly more times and the promise of spring. Do not be fooled, though — plenty of snow and freezing temperatures are yet to come to the Rocky Mountains and other cold areas. On these serene, sunny days, get outside and analyze your trees and shrubs. The care you give them now will pay […]

We have been enjoying fall’s foliage pageant for months — trees, shrubs and even perennials have been setting on a colorful show. But now that the leaf fall is all but complete, it’s time to create a strategy for handling leaves that will keep your landscape healthy. Jocelyn H. Chilvers Jocelyn H. Chilvers 1. Discard […]

Tilling turns and mixes the soil to aerate it, improve drainage and also make it simpler to plant in. Tilling can also free buried weed seeds and also disrupt the delicate balance of microorganisms that keep the nutrients in the soil. When to till your garden is located in part on the number of months […]

New Zealand flax brings texture, colour and foliage to the scene yearlong — particularly proficient in otherwise barren autumn and winter gardens. While falling leaves, a visible cue of the shifting of the seasons, are always a visual treat, the end result is frequently a landscape full of bare branches. Flax fares nicely together with […]

Asparagus is a springtime treat that you plant in winter or early spring, a garden perennial having two- to three-month harvest season. While its fernlike foliage might appear to indicate a fragile plant, asparagus is sturdy, often found in ditches along the street. In much of the Earth, green asparagus is common. In northwest Europe, […]