Why have boring fences and hedges around your house when you can fill them up with different shades of colors nature has on offer with its stunning blossoms!
03.05.2024 - 14:20 / balconygardenweb.com / Raul Cornelius
There are many Flowers that Start with C, and if you’re a gardener who loves expanding their knowledge, this article is for you!
Botanical Name: Eschscholzia californica
Type: Perennials
Blooming Period: Spring and early summer
California Poppies are the state flower of California. These flowers are common in fields and roadsides and are really tough. They can grow almost anywhere.
Botanical Name: Canna indica
Type: Perennial
Blooming Period: Summer, Fall
How can we forget the lovely Canna Lily? It is not a true lily but is just as pretty with large, showy flowers and broad, banana-like leaves.
Botanical Name: Iberis
Type: Annual and perennial
Blooming Period: Mid-spring through early summer
Candytuft is part of the Brassicaceae family and is really easy to grow. It can be a great border plant and also consistently produces flowers with little care.
Botanical Name: Zantedeschia aethiopica
Type: Perennials
Blooming Period: Late spring to early summer
You might also know Calla Lilies as Arum Lilies. They’re semi-aquatic and have a long vase life, making them perfect for bouquets and centerpieces.
Botanical Name: Streptocarpus
Type: Perennial
Blooming Period: Early and late spring
Did you know about this C-named flower? Cape Primroses have been used as houseplants for a few decades and have gorgeous purple flowers with white edges and spots.
Botanical Name: Trifolium
Type: Annual and Perennial
Blooming Period: Spring, Summer
Clovers are short-lived herbs, but they give you fragrant flowers in red, pink, yellow, and white shades. Plus, they’re nitrogen-fixing plants and help improve the soil.
Botanical Name: Lobelia cardinalis
Type: Perennial
Blooming Period: Summer to early fall
Cardinal Flowers are native to the Americas and have stunning red blooms
Why have boring fences and hedges around your house when you can fill them up with different shades of colors nature has on offer with its stunning blossoms!
As trends often go, what’s old is new again, and the garden is no exception. Romantic and whimsical gardens are back in style, along with many classic blooms like roses, hydrangeas, and 2024’s “it” flower—the peony.
Don’t have a sunny part in your home or garden, but still crave for those lively blossoms? Don’t worry! We have some beautiful flowers that will be more than happy to bloom in no sunlight!
Welcome to a fascinating journey through the world of flowers that start with O. From the elegant Orchid to the charming Oxeye Daisy, this collection showcases a diverse array of blooms, each with its own unique beauty and characteristics.
May is historically the hungry gap in the vegetable garden, because it is the time when the winter crops run out and before the summer crops get going. If you have been well organised, you may have some early crops of salad leaves, broad beans, radishes and even strawberries to harvest towards the end of the month – as well as asparagus, which is at its prime now. But the main focus this month is the sowing, nurturing and tending of your crops, as growth accelerates. Potatoes should be earthed up so the tubers are not exposed to light, while peas and broad beans need supporting with pea sticks or canes and twine as they get bigger. Weeding must be done regularly (little and often is my motto) and, if the weather is dry, watering is essential. It is best done as a thorough soak every few days rather than a scant daily sprinkling. At the start of May, I sow tender crops like tomatoes, cucumbers and courgettes in seed trays and individual pots. I keep these in the greenhouse until later in the month, when it has warmed up and they can go outside. As the month goes on, the focus shifts to planting out. I find it very satisfying to be able to plant a neat row of seedlings along a garden line, rather than try the lottery of direct sowing into the ground, then thinning out. Using the no-dig method, I will have already prepared my beds with a layer of well-rotted compost. Just before planting out, I will rake the bed to break down any larger clods and give the seedlings a better chance of establishing.
As much as we love a beautiful garden full of lush greenery, it’s hard to deny that starting a garden and buying plants can start adding up in price.
If you showcase plants the right way around your house, they can make it look a million bucks! Flowers can be a great pick for this, and we have some amazing ones to do the job for you!
Bridgerton is coming to Chelsea this month, as Netflix makes its debut at the flower show, with a garden themed around its popular TV show. First time Chelsea designer Holly Johnston has created a garden based on the personal journey of the show’s main character, Penelope Featherington. The Bridgerton Garden is part of the Sanctuary Gardens area at the show.
We all love strings of pearls for their beautiful display of plump leaves that dangle down beautifully on those thin, wire-like stems. However, these plants do flower beautifully, too, if you know how to create the right environment for them!
The popping of the seed pods in the plants is in response to a stimulus that acts as a trigger, such as touch or environmental factors. This mechanism aids in the dispersal of seeds and ensures the plant’s propagation in its natural habitat.
These cotton candy-like flowers not only create a magical effect in your garden, but also attract beneficial pollinators!