Archive for January, 2008
Saturday, January 26th, 2008
LOVE-LIES-BLEEDING, TASSEL FLOWER
All of the many cultivars oiamaranthus caudatus have trailing panicles of flowers which may grow about 18 in long. They flower from June until well into October and the individual panicles remain beautiful for a remarkably long time. Those of the species itself are a shade of crimson that is difficult to combine with other border plants and is too pronounced for most bouquets. The cultivar Amaranthus caudatus ‘Viridis’ has soft-green, pendulous panicles that go particularly well with all kinds of other plants. They are very popular with flower arrangers and are also cultivated for the commercial cut-flower market. The cultivar Amaranthus caudatus ‘Griinschwanz’ has yellowish-green pendulous panicles, and those oi Amaranthus cau-datus ‘Rotschwanz’ are bright red. Don’t plant them too close together, so that they can develop freely.
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Friday, January 25th, 2008
Showcase your plants in the right garden planter to bring out the natural beauty of your plant in your garden. There are lots of planters out there to choose from in different design, style and materials. Add a sophisticated beauty to your yard or garden by using planters. Garden stores provides many different types of planters in different materials for you garden such as ceramic, copper, metal, resin, wicker and wood. Let your flowers bloom and plants thrive with the best design and stylish planter.
Hand Painted Lavender Planter: The Lavender Planter by Burley Clay Products Company comes in a choice of size. This clay planter features Pam Ballard-designed lavender carvings with a lavender finish. Lavender, in the Victorian times, symbolized devotion and loyalty. Today, lavender is valued for its household, cosmetic, and medicinal uses. Made of southeastern Ohio clay. Made in America. Lavender carvings with lavender finish. Designed by Pam Ballard. Comes in a choice of size.
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Thursday, January 24th, 2008
DAHLIA
Many people will remember dahlias as long tubers that were kept in the cellar in a bed of peat dust waiting for spring. They were then planted out to provide colorful flowers in late summer. Fortunately, there are still devotees of this romantic way of enjoying dahlias, but there is no need for anyone to do without them if they no longer have a cellar or anywhere else in the house where it is cool enough to prevent the tubers from drying out. The plants may also be grown from seeds or cuttings and commercial growers produce huge quantities of plants for flower-beds and containers by these methods. Dahlia plants grown from seed will have developed some tubers by the end of the season, and this also applies to some dahlias grown from cuttings. Some of the specialist firms, however, strike the cuttings in such a way that the plants will produce hardly any viable tubers, thus ensuring that you will be obliged to buy more dahlias next year.
Low-growing dahlias for pots and flowerbeds are the principal kinds grown from seed or cuttings. Their ancestors include Dahlia merckii from the warm regions of Mexico. It never freezes there, so the plants - and this applies to all dahlias - do not tolerate a single degree of frost. The very first autumn night frost causes the leaves and stems to turn black and die off immediately. It will then be time to remove the tubers of all tuberous plants from the soil. They will be protected briefly by the cushioning warmth of the soil, but will not tolerate any further frost.
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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
Create a little paradise to your backyard by building a waterfall fountain. Landscape garden waterfall fountains are outdoor framed decorations with beautiful natural designs that makes you relax hearing the sound of water. Creating a landscape waterfall garden is delicate but satisfying and makes your outdoor elegant. Landscape garden waterfall fountains gives attraction to your outdoors. The seemingly real scenery and atmosphere because of its fantastic views and beautiful water sounds.
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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
MARGUERITE
This marguerite will adorn summer patios, but it does not tolerate frost. The species grows naturally in the Canary Islands where it is warm, but never burning hot, and where there is always a cool sea breeze. This should be remembered when caring for these plants. Marguerites like warmth, but not heat, and under glass they often suffer from hot sunlight. You should therefore definitely put them out-of-doors after the last night frost and make sure that the potting compost does not dry out. They flower with such over-1 whelming exuberance that the plants may I easily exhaust their reserves. Re-pot them in nutritive soil immediately after purchase and give them liquid fertilizer several times during the summer.
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