Gardenig in Japan. Tips & Guides

From the classic curly and flat-leaf types to unique options like Hamburg and Japanese, explore how these Different Types of Parsley Varieties can elevate your culinary creations!

We often hear from Cherry Ong when she’s traveling to visit a marvelous public garden, but today she’s letting us in to see her home garden in Richmond, British Columbia. She says that she’s learned to love fall and is sharing the beauty of her shade garden with pictures she took in early October.

How to Grow and Care for Bridalwreath Spirea Spiraea prunifolia, S. x vanhouttei, S. cantoniensis

Isn’t every plant great in a group? Well, the answer is no. Some plants are too vigorous in their growth habits to share the stage, while others are better if put on a pedestal all their own (i.e. the focal point plants of the landscape). Today’s episode we talk about plants that are great in masses—that is to say—in groups of three or more. We have options for shade, choices for sun, and selections for those in-between exposures situations. We’ll also feature some great plants that we’ve seen grouped to perfection in gardens featured in Fine Gardening. And you don’t have to be a millionaire to group plants. Many of our suggestions are easily divided after just a year or two, providing you with multiple plants for the price of just one.

If you don’t want to go for the orange ones and are looking for Green Pumpkin Varieties, then we have the greenest and the most delicious ones for you!

Tips for Growing ‘Crimson Queen’ Japanese Maple Trees Acer palmatum var. dissectum ‘Crimson Queen’

Claire Margetts is a senior gardener and the National Trust’s first-ever Sissinghurst Scholar, part of an 18-month programme designed to cultivate future head gardeners under Troy Scott Smith. “Vita wrote that ‘climbers are among the most useful plants in any garden’, says Claire. “I couldn’t agree more and could happily extol the virtues of any of the hundreds of clematis and climbing rose forms that adorn the medieval walls, farm buildings, homespun chestnut structures and which grow in the orchard here.” This month, Claire picks ten best climbers that will grow in shade or partial shade, are happy in most soils and are generally hardy.  

Creating a natural privacy screen in the open space of your apartment or a patio can be an effective way to maintain a sense of solitude and block out dust and prying eyes. Here’s a curated list of Tall Plants for Balcony Privacy that also grow wide, offering dense foliage suitable for this purpose.

Even the smallest garden benefits from including at least one tree – if chosen well, they provide year-round colour and interest, benefit wildlife and can make a small garden seem bigger. There’s a host of beautiful trees that can be grown in a small garden, and some that will thrive in a container. Here, we share some of our favourite trees for small gardens. There are options to suit every garden style and trees that will provide fabulous autumn foliage, beautiful spring blossom and delicious fruit for you or vibrant berries for the birds. Our choices include recommendations from the Gardeners’ World team and familiar faces from across the gardening industry.

Chrysanthemum Flower Meaning holds a special significance that ranges differently from cultures and its colors. If you want to know what it signifies, keep reading!

Monty Don is one of the nation’s favourite gardeners. For nearly twenty years, Monty has been lead presenter on BBC Gardeners’ World, the beloved television programme which inspires this magazine.

When it comes to pruning season, trimming and shaping trees and shrubs with thick, woody growth can feel like a daunting task. While your secateurs and other essential gardening tools may not be up to the task, a strong pair of anvil garden loppers is more than capable of tackling tougher trimming jobs. Used with with both hands their long handles make them ideal for cutting branches up to 50mm thick and if you’re pruning dense dead wood, then a pair of loppers with an anvil blade is the tool for you. Cuts are made as the top blade slices through the wood onto the flat anvil base. They can crush stems as they cut and although bypass blades make cleaner, more precise cuts, anvil blades have greater force. They are ideal for clearing dead branches and making the first cut on thick branches before removing them cleanly with bypass loppers or a saw. Loppers are available with telescopic handles that extend for greater reach and most have an additional cutting mechanism to help you cut thicker wood with less effort, helpful for those with less strength and for very tough wood.

How to Grow Magic Carpet Spirea Spiraea japonica ‘Walbuma’

We’re off to Pennsylvania today to enjoy fall in Rhonda Molin’s garden.

How to Graft Japanese Maple Trees

Tips for Growing Japanese Yews Taxus cuspidata

Here are key autumn garden tips plus 7 top suggestions of plants to plant now.

How to Grow and Care for Japanese Spirea Spiraea japonica

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We’re in Holland, Michigan, today visiting Terri Holden’s beautiful garden.

Sometimes plants are just like us gardeners and can’t wait to get going at the beginning of the season. Often our gardens trumpet forth in a symphony of color and texture but then start to fade out as autumn approaches, leaving us to wish for some awesome soloist to come in and take over the show. This is where ‘Grape Crush’ New England aster comes to the rescue.

Carefully planned and designed outdoor spaces can increase the square footage of the home. Developing a cozy outdoor space is key to opening up the home and enjoying the finer weather with style. Whether it’s a cozy patio or an intimate deck setting, outdoor living ideas can get you started on the garden space of your dreams.

Leaf Spots on Japanese Maples: 7 Causes and Treatments

Want to beautify your exterior with plants but feel discouraged by the lack of direct sunlight? Look no further! There are plenty of Outdoor Plants That Grow Without Sunlight in shade. Whether you have a small balcony or a spacious backyard, these plants will add a touch of perpetual beauty to your living space.

Having decided to pick blooms that had not been included in a vase this year, not because they were not vase-worthy but more due to the seasonal abundance, I toyed for a while with different titles – Waifs and Strays? Pigs Ear? – but the ease of finding a prop meant that Random Selection, like the blooms, made the cut.

Nerine ‘Sparkle’ is a hybrid derived from the more tender N. sarniensis, the original Guernsey Lily. Ideal for growing in a conservatory or glasshouse, the sarniensis hybrids have a wider colour range than the hardier species, and typically their flowers appear before their leaves, on a tall, elegant steam.

How to Grow and Care for Winterhazel Corylopsis spp.

Japanese garden tools are known for their quality and precision and can be a reliable addition to your gardening toolkit. Japanese-style tools and brands often stand out when our experts review gardening products, and they are often scored highly for their performance.

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Fall is a beautiful time to explore Bedrock Gardens in Lee, New Hampshire, one of New England’s newest public gardens. The 30-acre property was historically a farm and more recently the home garden of artist Jill Nooney and her husband, Bob Munger. Over the course of three decades the couple built trails, garden rooms, water features, and structures that provide visitors with a unique and immersive woodland adventure. With sculptural elements and installations sited throughout the landscape, there are surprises at every turn.  

I gave up being sensitive about my lack of height many years ago, but still feel rather intimidated by tall plants in the garden; actually, intimidated is not the word, perhaps it’s more a case of being a little uncomfortable about their presence, particularly in a smaller border. For that reason, I tend to avoid adding plants that are listed as being above a certain height, perhaps 1.5m (5 feet) or so, but even that is pushing it a bit. Sadly, that doesn’t allow for plants that grow beyond their supposed height (David Austin roses are particularly skilled in this deception). This week, for example, I read an article suggesting Dahlia ‘David Howard’, at 0.7m, was a good choice for a front-of-border position – someone is having a larf, as mine (the orange one at the back in the above picture) towers above me at well over 2m tall (around 7 feet), and always has done.

With the charming appearance and the magnificent vibes these bring, here are the Best Shohin Bonsai Tree Pictures that will enchant you.

Bonsai is the ancient Japanese art of training and pruning a tree that is growing in a small pot and therefore has constrained growth. Indoor bonsai trees make popular and unusual gifts for house plant growers looking for a challenge. There’s a wide range to choose from, including a selection of beginner species that require far less maintenance. Most indoor bonsai trees are native to tropical and semi-tropical regions so need plenty of light, humidity and consistent temperatures. Temperate trees are best grown outside as they need a period of winter dormancy which is triggered by gradually fading light levels and temperature, which is hard to replicate indoors.

Today we’re back in Carla Z. Mudry’s garden in Malvern, Pennsylvania, celebrating the blooms of the end of summer.

These are some really good Indoor Garden Ideas to Steal from Japan to include natural elements in a miniature form to induce peace in your home!

Discover the enchanting world of lilac flowers, a gardener’s delight renowned for their intoxicating fragrance and mesmerizing shades that range from classic lavender to deep purple. If you think you know lilacs, think again! This guide will take you on a journey through the various Types of Lilac Flowers to embellish your garden!